DEATHS IN VENTURA COUNTY IN 1989

TRAUMATIC DEATHS: 276 HOMICIDES: 23 Blunt force 5 Gunshot Wounds 12 Stabbing 4 Strangulation2 Males 19 Females 4 SUICIDES: 68 Gunshot Wounds 39 Cutting or Stabbing 3 Hanging 8 Drug Overdose 6 Carbon Monoxide 4 Auto Related 1 Suffocation 2 Jump from High Buildings, Pier 3 Other 2 Males 53 Females 15 TRAFFIC-RELATED DEATHS: 110 Freeway, Highways 106 Off-Road Vehicles 4 Auto vs. Auto 29 Auto vs. Fixed Object 19 Auto vs. Pedestrian 17 Single Vehicle Accident 20 Auto vs. Motorcycle 7 Motorcycle Only 8 Others (Bicycles, etc.) 10 Males 81 Females 29 ACCIDENTAL DEATHS (except traffic): 75 Industrial 3 Drownings 6 SCUBA 5 Aircraft 4 Pedestrian Hit by Train 4 Fall-Related Deaths 36 Accidental Overdose 6 Other 11 NATURAL DEATHS: 1,588 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 17 Long-Term Drug Abuse 17 Cancer-Related Deaths 453 Pulmonary Diseases 131 Central Nervous System Diseases 50 Cardiovascular-related Deaths 783 Alcohol-related Deaths 32 Other (Meningitis, Hepatitis) 66 AIDS 24 Undetermined Natural Causes 15 MISC. INFORMATION Abortion-Related Deaths 0 Undetermined Deaths 2 Coroner Investigations 1,983 Unidentified Bodies 0 Autopsies 441 Body Inspection/No Autopsy 234 Reported Cases/No Autopsy Required 1,272 Reported Cases Not in Jurisdiction 63 Source: Ventura County Coroner’s Office