Death Statistics

Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office Yearly Statistics

   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Population of
Kenosha County		 167,258 167,493 167,658 168,065 168,700 170,071 169,151 171,455 170,272  
Total number of deaths 1,405 1,368 1,394 1,635 1,498 1,537 1,787 1,741 1,754  
Total deaths reported 1,355 1,278 1,359 1,400 1,432 1,502 1,785 1,779 1,797  
Suicides 25 28 20 28 22 29 28 25 25  
Accidents 123 115 129 126 126 141 146 132 191  
Homicides 5 8 4 10 5 7 7 18 7  
Naturals 1,027 949 1,039 1,078 1,118 1,152 1,443 1,578 1,547  
Undetermined 9 7 22 16 13 9 11 14 16  
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Anthropology exam:
non-human remains
 9 6 9 4 2 2 3 5 6  
Anthropology exam:
human remains
 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0  
Phone investigations
(non hospice)
 200 192 216 191 284 293 503 565 551  
Hospice investigations 697 671 748 764 760 801 810 786 807  
Scene investigations 305 263 264 311 250 253 327 317 348  
Total cremations 785 760 847 866 888 980 1,187 1,189 1,227  
Cremation only 
(and courtesy views)
 149 151 120 132 130 152 134 107 75  
Disinternments 5 1 11 1 9 4 10 3 2  
Autopsies 166 149 158 179 128 116 132 132 155  
External examinations 86 90 91 77 97 120 99 87 126  
Medical record reviews 16 19 19 32 33 34 337 329 287  
Death certificates issued 266 255 268 288 258 274 577 554 570  

Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths


 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total 50 44 54 57 46 30 49 53 58 28**
Gender:








 
Male 29 26 36 37 28 22 32 33 41 19**
Female 21 18 18 20 18 8 17 20 17 9**
Age:








 
Age 0-18 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0**
Age 19-30 7 7 11 7 9 4 8 4 5 2**
Age 31-40 11 10 17 16 10 10 11 18 16 12**
Age 41-50 14 10 10 14 13 4 14 14 12 5**
Age 51-60 13 12 13 13 9 9 13 12 16 7**
Age 61-70 4 4 1 5 5 1 2 4 4 2**
Age 71-80 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 3 0**
Age 81+ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0** 0**










 
Race:








 
Caucasian 42 36 46 50 40 24 45 44 47 18**
African-American 7 4 4 2 6 5 2 5 7 6**
Hispanic 0 4 2 5 0 1 1 3 4 4**
Asian 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0**
Other 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0**










 
Manner of Death:








 
Accident 41 39 45 44 39 26 37 44 55 26**
Suicide 5 3 3 6 4 3 5 2 2 1**
Undetermined 4 2 6 7 3 1 7 7 1 1**
Pending 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 44**










 
U.S. Military Veteran 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 3 1**










 
Toxicity deaths by month:








 
January 5 1 8 3 5 0 4 5 7 4
February 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 2 2 3
March 5 2 4 5 8 4 5 5 8 3**
April 5 6 5 4 1 1 2 7 6 5**
May 3 4 4 5 6 4 6 5 4 2**
June 4 2 1 4 4 4 5 4 2 4**
July 4 3 7 7 3 3 8 1 8 5**
August 4 2 3 5 4 3 2 2 3 1**
September 5 4 5 4 2 1 3 4 8 1**
October 3 5 3 5 5 2 1 3 4 0**
November 6 4 4 5 2 1 8 8 4 0**
December 4 9 8 5 2 4 3 7 2 0**

Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Drug Type

 
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Total toxicity deaths
50
44
54
57
46
30
49
53
58
28**
Involving opiate/opioid
41
38
39
49
35
25
38
44
45
24**
Involving heroin
22
21
21
20
17
10
10
14
14
7**
Involving fentanyl and/or fentanyl analog
3
3
6
22
11
16
24
40
38
21**
Involving benzodiazepine
24
20
18
18
12
5
5
13
12
9**
Involving cocaine
5
7
11
11
12
11
17
15
22
14**
Involving alcohol
18
14
10
9
10
7
13
9
10
6**
Involving a combination of opioid/opiate and benzodiazepine
21
17
15
16
11
3
5
13
10
9**
Involving Amphetamine
4
2
5
5
1
1
4
5
2
2**
Involving Methamphetamine
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
3
6
4**
Involving Phencyclidine (PCP)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0**
Involving Gabapentin
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
11
5
3**
Involving Xylazine
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
8**
Involving Mitragynine (Kratom/Krypton
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1**
Involving Metonitazene
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2**
Involving MDMA (Molly and ecstasy)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2**

Kenosha County Toxicity Deaths by Police Jurisdiction

   2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Kenosha Police
Department
 32 32 39 40 27 18 31 35 40 21**
Kenosha County
Sheriff's Department
 7 6 9 7 10 6 10 13 12 5**
Pleasant Prairie
Police Department
 6 1 5 2 5 1 4 2 4 1**
Twin Lakes 
Police Department
 4 3 0 6 1 2 4 3 1 0**
Antioch, Ill.
Police Department *
 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1**
Lake County, Ill.
Sheriff's Office*
 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0**

Kenosha County Stats by Month - Total Cases Reported

   2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
January 108 110 119 153 124 134 190 267 151
February 109 123 113 116 113 121 107 147 155
March 134 109 122 124 145 121 125 143 156
April 93 113 100 124 126 131 133 149 134
May 94 102 128 108 131 142 134 140 136
June 100 97 113 125 130 142 125 114 141
July 96 110 108 132 122 154 113 145 121
August 78 103 114 97 108 134 140 131 125
September 116 116 110 99 107 119 150 143 119
October 109 125 118 117 132 174 170 140 132
November 117 114 135 121 141 217 167 142 24**
December 124 137 120 116 123 196 225 136  
Total 1,278 1,359 1,400 1,432 1,502 1,785 1,779 1,797  

Kenosha County Stats by Month - Manner of Death - Suicide

          2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
January 4 6 1 0 5 0 2 0 6 1
February 2 2 2 3 0 1 0 3 0 4
March 1 2 0 3 0 4 2 0 1 1**
April 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 0 2 3**
May 1 1 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 1**
June 5 3 2 5 1 4 4 1 2 2**
July 2 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 2 2**
August 1 0 2 2 1 2 3 4 1 2**
September 2 3 3 1 3 4 4 1 2 3**
October 4 3 0 1 1 4 0 7 4 0**
November 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 0**
December 1 2 2 3 3 2 1 6 3  
Total   28 20 28 22 29 28 25 25 19**
* *Not finalized                    

* Note: In cases in which a toxicity incident occurred in Illinois and the person was transported to a Kenosha County hospital where he or she died, the Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office retains jurisdiction of the decedent’s death investigation.

**There are multiple pending deaths from 01/01/2023 to present, and the final stats are subject to change. The above listed 2023 stats are as of 11/08/2023.

***Data as of 11/08/2023.