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Manner: Suicide 2000
A suicide is a death resulting from a self-inflicted injury which was
the result of an explicit or implicit purpose to end one’s life. In
2000, 96 deaths in Hamilton County were ruled suicides, accounting for 11
percent of the deaths investigated by this office, an increase of
about 2 percent over the number of cases determined to be suicidal in 1998
and in 1999.
In 51 percent of such cases the suicidal means was a handgun; a shotgun
was used in another 2 percent.
The remaining cases were divided among a variety of lethal means as
described graphically in the suicide section of this report.
As elsewhere in the nation, suicide continues to occur predominantly
among white males.
In 23 percent of suicides, postmortem toxicology analysis revealed the
presence of alcohol and/or a drug or drugs of abuse, down from 25.5
percent last year.
SUICIDE,
2000
SUICIDE
OVER A 15 YEAR PERIOD
SUICIDE
2000, MONTHLY
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AGE
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0 TO 6
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7 TO 12
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13 TO 21
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22 TO 31
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32 TO 51
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52 TO 71
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72+
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WHITE M.
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WHITE F.
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BLACK M.
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BLACK F.
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OTHER F.
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TYPE
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HANDGUN
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0
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0
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2
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7
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18
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9
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13
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36
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5
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8
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0
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0
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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0
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0
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0
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0
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6
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1
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0
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2
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2
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1
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1
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1
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HANGING
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0
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1
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2
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3
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8
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1
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1
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12
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0
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4
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0
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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0
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0
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0
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0
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9
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3
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1
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5
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6
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1
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1
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0
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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0
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0
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
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6
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1
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0
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0
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0
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OTHER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL
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0
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1
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7
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11
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43
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16
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18
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64
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15
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14
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2
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1
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ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG ABUSE BY SUICIDE VICTIMS
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TYPE
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ALCOHOL
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DRUGS.A
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DRUGS P.
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COCAINE
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HANDGUN
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6
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0
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0
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1
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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DRUGS AND/OR ALCOHOL
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JUMPED
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1
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0
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0
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0
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WERE DETECTED IN 22 CASES
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HANGING
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1
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1
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0
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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1
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5
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10
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0
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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1
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0
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0
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0
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MORE THAN ONE SUBSTANCE WAS
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OTHER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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DETECTED IN SOME CASES
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TOTAL
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10
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6
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10
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1
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SUICIDE
2000, LOCATION
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MEANS
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CINCINNATI
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ANDERSON TWP.
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BLUE ASH
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BRIDGETOWN
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CHEVIOT
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COLERAIN
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HANDGUN
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22
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1
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1
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0
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0
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2
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SHOTGUN
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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5
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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HANGING
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7
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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4
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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OTHER
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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TOTAL
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41
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2
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2
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1
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1
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3
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MEANS
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DELHI
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FAIRFAX
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FINNEYTOWN
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FOREST PARK
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GREEN TWP.
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HARRISON
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HANDGUN
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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2
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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HANGING
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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0
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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OTHER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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2
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MEANS
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INDIAN HILL
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LINCOLN HGTS.
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MADEIRA
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MIAMI TWP.
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MILFORD
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MT. HEALTHY
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HANDGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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HANGING
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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1
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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OTHER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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MEANS
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NEW BALTIMORE
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NORTH BEND
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NORWOOD
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READING
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ST. BERNARD
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SHARONVILLE
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HANDGUN
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1
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0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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HANGING
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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1
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OTHER
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0
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0
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1
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1
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0
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0
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TOTAL
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1
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1
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2
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3
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1
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1
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MEANS
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SILVERTON
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SPRINGDALE
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SPRINGFIELD TWP.
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SYCAMORE TWP.
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SYMMS TWP.
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WOODLAWN
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HANDGUN
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1
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0
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3
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2
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0
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0
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SHOTGUN
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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JUMPED
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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HANGING
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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CARBON MONOXIDE
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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DRUG OVERDOSE
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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OTHER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL
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1
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1
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3
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3
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1
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1
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There were 13 suicides in which the incident took
place in another county
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but the death occurred in Hamilton County.
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