❓ Hon Adele Farina asks the Attorney General for suicide statistics in the Bunbury Coronial District for 2012-2014, including breakdowns by gender and age, and the number of suspected suicides awaiting determination. The Attorney General provides the requested data, noting limitations in age range specificity.
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I refer to suicide statistics in the Bunbury Coronial District, and ask: (a) for each of 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date, what was the confirmed number of suicides; (b) for each year stated in (a), how many were: (i) female; (ii) male; (iii) under the age of 16 years; (iv) 16-18 years; (v) 18-25 years; (vi) 25-45 years; and (vii) 45 years and over; and (c) for each of 2012, 2013 and 2014 to date, how many suspected suicides are yet to be determined by the Coroner?
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Answered
18 November 2014
Response time
27 days
With regard to suicide statistics in the Bunbury district the answers are as follows:
(a) 2012 - 20
2013 - 25
2014 - 15 (as at 24 October 2014)
(b)(i)- (ii)
Female
Male
2012
6
14
2013
3
22
2014
6
9
(iii) The Coroner's case management system is unable to provide reliable data for the specific age ranges requested. Data provided by the National Coroners Information System (NCIS) is as follows:
under 25 years of age
25 years of age and older
2012
3
17
2013
6
19
2014
5
10
(c) Suspected suicides yet to be determined: (as at 24 October 2014)
2012 - 0
2013 - 1
2014 - 10
(a) 2012 - 20
2013 - 25
2014 - 15 (as at 24 October 2014)
(b)(i)- (ii)
Female
Male
2012
6
14
2013
3
22
2014
6
9
(iii) The Coroner's case management system is unable to provide reliable data for the specific age ranges requested. Data provided by the National Coroners Information System (NCIS) is as follows:
under 25 years of age
25 years of age and older
2012
3
17
2013
6
19
2014
5
10
(c) Suspected suicides yet to be determined: (as at 24 October 2014)
2012 - 0
2013 - 1
2014 - 10
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