Army Reports 227 Suicides January thru September

Army Releases September 2013 Suicide Information
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 762-13
October 31, 2013

The Army released suicide data today for the month of September 2013. During September, among active-duty soldiers, there were 9 potential suicides: 1 has been confirmed as a suicide and 8 remain under investigation.

For August 2013, the Army reported 12 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers: 5 have been confirmed as suicides and 7 are under investigation.

For CY 2013, there have been 115 potential active-duty suicides: 58 have been confirmed as suicides and 57 remain under investigation.

Updated active-duty suicide numbers for CY 2012: 185 (171 have been confirmed as suicides and 14 remain under investigation).

During September 2013, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 8 potential suicides (4 Army National Guard and 4 Army Reserve): None have been confirmed as suicide and eight remain under investigation.

For August 2013, among that same group, the Army reported 8 potential suicides; however, subsequent to the report, 1 more case was added bringing August’s total to 9 (5 Army National Guard and 4 Army Reserve): Four have been confirmed as suicides and five cases remain under investigation.

For CY 2013, there have been 112 potential not on active duty suicides (70 Army National Guard and 42 Army Reserve): 81 have been confirmed as suicides and 31 remain under investigation.

Updated not on active duty suicide numbers for CY 2012: 140 (93 Army National Guard and 47 Army Reserve): 138 have been confirmed as suicides and two remain under investigation.

REMINDER
The Department of Defense does not include other branches in the monthly report. The Department of Defense has not released the Suicide Event Report for 2012 that includes all branches as well as attempted suicide data.

This is where the numbers were last year thru September. It was the highest on record. The numbers were higher for the Army in 2012 but lower for the National Guards and Reserves.

Army Releases September Suicide Data
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
No. 838-12
October 19, 2012

The Army released suicide data today for the month of September. During September, among active-duty soldiers, there were 15 potential suicides: 1 has been confirmed as suicide and 14 remain under investigation.

For August, the Army reported 16 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers. Since the release of that report, 1 case was removed for a total of 15 cases: five have been confirmed as suicides and 10 remain under investigation.

For 2012, there have been 146 potential active-duty suicides: 91 have been confirmed as suicides and 55 remain under investigation.

Active-duty suicide number for 2011: 165 confirmed as suicides and no cases under investigation.

During September, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 16 potential suicides (13 Army National Guard and 3 Army Reserve): 1 has been confirmed as suicide and 15 remain under investigation.

For August, among that same group, the Army reported 9 potential suicides. Since the release of that report 2 cases were added for a total of 11 cases (7 Army National Guard and 4 Army Reserve): 5 have been confirmed as suicides and 6 remain under investigation.

For 2012, there have been 101 potential not on active-duty suicides (67 Army National Guard and 34 Army Reserve): 67 have been confirmed as suicides and 34 remain under investigation.

Not on active-duty suicide numbers for 2011: 118 (82 Army National Guard and 36 Army Reserve) confirmed as suicides and no cases under investigation.