Santa Clara County Suicide Death Records Since 2018

Records from January 1, 2018 onward detail suicide deaths under the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's jurisdiction. The dataset includes case status, demographic details, cause of death, and geographic coordinates. It is maintained by the Santa Clara County government and updated nightly.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of suicide incidents using Latitude and Longitude fields.
• Investigate demographic correlations by modeling Manner of Death against Age, Gender, and Race.
• Examine temporal trends in suicide rates by aggregating records by Death Date.
• Compare urban versus rural incidence by grouping cases by Incident City and Resident City.

Strengths

• Nightly updates ensure current data
• Includes geographic coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) for spatial analysis
• Contains 18 specific columns covering demographic and case details

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power
• Data is limited to Santa Clara County, California, restricting generalizability
• Sample data is unavailable for previewing data quality and completeness

Provenance

Source

Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office via data.sccgov.org

Collection Method

Official records of reportable deaths under the Medical Examiner-Coroner's jurisdiction.

Time Range

January 1, 2018 to present

Freshness

Updated nightly

Geography

Santa Clara County, California, USA