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Report Shows Slight Increase In Suicide Deaths

| 5:10 PM

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After years of declines, confirmed suicide deaths in San Diego County rose to 360 in 2022, slightly more than the 358 recorded in 2021, which was the lowest number of deaths in 10 years. 

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Suicides Rise Slightly in San Diego County

| 3:55 PM

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The number and rate of people who died by suicide in San Diego County rose slightly again last year, according to the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council’s 2019 Report to the Community released Thursday.