A support group and suicide prevention education program located in Fresno, CA

If you came to this site because you are having suicidal thoughts or feelings, we urge you to please call 1-800-SUICIDE/ (1-800-784-2433)

Statistics

The following graphs were compiled by Fresno SOS based on statistics provided by the Fresno County Coroner.

Other Statistics

From the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

• More people die from suicide than from homicide.  Nationally in 2000, there were 1.7 times as many suicides as homicides.
  

• Males are more than four times more likely to die from suicide than are females.
  

• Suicide rates are generally higher than the national average in the western states and lower in the eastern and midwestern states.
  

• Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced or widowed. In 1992, the rate for divorced or widowed men in this age group was 2.7 times that for married men, 1.4 times that for never-married men, and over 17 times that for married women. The rate for divorced or widowed women was 1.8 times that for married women and 1.4 times that for never-married women.
  

• The risk for suicide among young people is greatest among young white males; however, from 1980 through 1995, suicide rates increased most rapidly among young black males.  Although suicide among young children is a rare event, the dramatic increase in the rate among persons aged 10-14 years underscores the urgent need for intensifying efforts to prevent suicide among persons in this age group.