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Violent Deaths in Oregon: 2005 (pdf)
Violent death is the second leading cause of death among Oregonians aged 1-44 and the
ninth leading cause among all Oregonians. In 2005, the total of violent deaths among
Oregonians was 748 (20.5 deaths per 100,000 population). Of those, 555 (74.2 percent)
were deaths by suicide (15.2 per 100,000); 103 (13.8 percent) by homicide (2.8 per
100,000); 71 (9.5 percent) by undetermined manner (1.9 per 100,000); 16 (2.1 percent)
by legal intervention; and three (0.4 percent) by unintentional firearm injury. Seventeen
incidents involved more than one death; 11 of those were homicide-suicides.
