Fort Hood, At Least 9 Suicides In 7 Months

Fort Hood: 9 confirmed suicides so far this year 
Killeen Daily Herald
Jacob Brooks Herald Staff
July 26, 2015

Fort Hood is on track to match the 17 soldier suicides it had last year, and according to a recent Defense Department report, the Army has had more than double the number of suicides as any other active military branch in recent years.

Fort Hood officials last week said the post confirmed nine soldier suicides so far in 2015 with one pending.

There were 17 suicides in 2014, which is more than double the six suicides in 2013. That had been the lowest number in years.

Since 2009, Fort Hood has had double-digit suicide counts: 11 in 2009; a record-high 22 in 2010; 10 in 2011; and 19 in 2012.

By the Numbers
Fort Hood suicides by year:

2009: 11 confirmed
2010: 22 confirmed
2011: 10 confirmed
2012: 19 confirmed
2013: 6 confirmed
2014: 17 confirmed
2015: 9 confirmed, 1 pending

Fort Hood suicides in 2014:
January-March: 3
April-June: 6
July-September: 5
October-December: 3
Total: 17

Army suicides in 2014:
January-March: 27
April-June: 31
July-September: 31
October-December: 35
Total: 124


In a Defense Department report released earlier this month, the Army had 30 suicides in the first quarter of 2015; six of them were at Fort Hood.

The Army had 124 suicides in 2014, up from 115 in 2013. In 2012, the Army had 165 suicides.

The Air Force had 14 suicides in the first quarter of this year, the Marines had three and the Navy had 10, according to the report. 

In 2014, the Air Force had 62 suicides, the Marines had 34 and the Navy had 53.
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