• porcoesphino@mander.xyz
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    7 hours ago

    Usually with a comment like that I wouldn’t reply like this but you’re very, very active in this thread.

    Any statistics on public suicided by hanging? Ideally per capita grouped by race.

    I had a look myself so I know this is a tall order but I thought it was worth seeing if someone has the info

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      I take the story personally and thats probably unhealthy… Shocking amount of suicide and denial of that suicide in my personal life. Anyway, I couldn’t get that data together specifically the way you wanted. Closest I could gather was a listing of public suicides over a ten year span 2013-2023.On average around 45,000 people commit suicide a year, about 12,000 of that by hanging. Public is where the numbers got more difficult but there is some info out there, I’ll post it below. Numbers below represent a single year based on averages from the 10 year span. So its not common but also nowhere near close to unheard of. I had an AI try to compile specifically hanging public suicides and it said between 10-15% of hanging suicides happen in public. I can include the prompts I used to get you there if you dont trust me. Sources it used were the CDC, National Center for Health Statistics and the National Violent Death Reporting System.

      Motor vehicle — 2,363.

      Natural area — 1,895.

      Street or highway — 1,209.

      Hotel or motel — 1,032.

      Park/playground/sports/athletic area — 719.

      Parking lot / public garage / public transport — 700.

      Jail or prison — 654.

      Commercial / retail area — 475.

      Bridge — 323.

      Railroad tracks — 285.

      Hospital / medical facility — 178.