The Fulton County Medical Examiner
Atlanta, Georgia

Statistical Information

The geographical coverage of the FCME is Fulton County, including all incorporated and unincorporated areas within it.  If a death otherwise meets the legal criteria for investigation by a medical examiner,  the FCME investigates deaths that result from incidents which occurred in Fulton County, or, if the place of the incident is unknown,   deaths in which a dead body is found in Fulton County. The 2000 population estimate of Fulton County is approximately 816,000 people. Most of the City of Atlanta is inside of Fulton County.

Below are some basic statistics for the types of deaths investigated by the FCME since 1988. If you want more comprehensive information, return to the Main Menu and select "Special Reports and Registries of Death."

Year        Homicides         Suicides         Traffic Fatalities         Other Accidents       

1988        243                    76                         147                                 182                                 

1989        275                    98                         149                                 193

1990        252                    85                         130                                 159                            

1991        237                    87                         104                                 161

1992        219                  105                         109                                 156

1993        244                    86                         128                                 171

1994        233                    86                         151                                 170

1995        211                    78                         124                                 171

1996        235                    99                         139                                 190

1997        185                    81                         122                                 170

1998        188                    73                         157                                 222

1999        183                  100                         127                                 207 

2000        172                    76                         143                                 192

2001        171                    87                         125                                 265

2002        203                    83                         125                                 221 

2003        181                    79                         113                                 276

2004        159                    90                         137                                 240

2005        145                    78                         130                                 262

2006        149                    77                          132                                 245

2007        182                    86                          121                                 275

Procedural Statistics

Year        Total Cases    Certified    Autopsies    External Exams    Scenes*    Total Bodies Examined**

1997        2109                1380        812                160                    776                1180

1998        2234                1497        966                248                    888                1424

1999        2199                1407        885                304                    842                1357

2000        2098                1349        784                331                    832                1331

2001        2014                1361        831                355                    885                1406

2002        2063                1326        843                302                    930                1322

2003        2298                1312        860                412                    960                1554

2004        2254                1324        874                310                    883                1312

2005        2171                1322        887                369                    896                1427

2006        2212                1401        921                436                    890                1495

2007        2238                1403      1002                365                    921                1482

  * Indicates on-site scene investigation                         

**Indicates cases in which body was examined by an investigator and/or medical examiner