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Volume 126, No. 113
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Monday, April 10, 2017
In Colorado suicide is the seventh leading cause of death ranking tenth in the United States according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
83 69
Larimer County residents committed suicide in 2016.
69 out of the
83 deaths were middle age white men.
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79 out of the 83 deaths were of white descent.
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NEWS
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Five Colorado State University students have taken their lives in the last two years. Suicides have happened between Jan. 1 and March 6 in Larimer County.
Average suicide deaths in Larimer County have risen from 36 deaths in 2007 to 83 deaths in 2016.
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INFOGRAPHIC BY JILLIAN MARCUS COLLEGIAN
Suicide rates in Larimer County reach their highest in ten years By Austin Fleskes @MrPacMan80
Over the last ten years, national suicide rates have been on the rise, as have those in Fort Collins. However, statistics show that in that time period, suicide rates have more than doubled in Larimer County, which is a higher increase than the national rate. In response to these rising suicide rates, organizations at
Colorado State University and Larimer County, as well as those across the nation, have been fighting to educate people about suicide and how to prevent it. Statistics In the last two years, five Colorado State University students have died due to suicide, Dell Rae Ciaravola, CSU risk and public safety communications manager wrote in an email to the Collegian. In Larimer County 83 people died due to suicide in 2016 - the
highest it has been in 10 years, according to the Larimer County Coroners Office. In Larimer County alone the average number of suicide deaths has risen from 36 deaths in 2007 to 83 deaths in 2016. Middle aged white men were the highest percentage of deaths last year with men comprising 69 of the 83 deaths and the white population comprising 79 of the 83. Between Jan. 1 and March 6
there have been 15 suicide deaths in Larimer County. In Colorado suicide is the seventh leading cause of death, ranking tenth in the United States, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The AFSP reports that there are five times as many people dying from suicide than from homicide. For children ages 10 to 14 suicide is the number one cause of death and is the second see SUICIDE on page 4 >>
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