Posted
7/19/2009 12:36:00 PM
by Douglas
Suicide rates on the rise in Harris County, and they're blaming the
economy.Harris County suicides increased overall by more than 25 percent between 2006 and 2008, according to the medical examiner's office, while the county's estimated population increased by only 3.2 percent. The suicide rate per 100,000 people went from 9.33 to 11.41 during this time — an increase of more than 22 percent.
And the pace isn't slowing — suicides in Harris County during the first quarter of 2009 are slightly ahead of the number reported during the same period in 2008.
Weird.