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Suicide rates in Louisiana - by parish ("The Suicide Belt")
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:37 am
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:37 am
I was going to post this in the OT, but then thought it better to post it here.
The recent suicides by Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain seem to bring the topic to the forefront - again. I looked up the suicide rates in Louisiana (by parish) and noticed something really strange about 5 of the top 10 parishes.
Question for the Poli Board: What factors might be contributing to this unusual grouping ("The Suicide Belt")?
All parishes: LINK
The recent suicides by Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain seem to bring the topic to the forefront - again. I looked up the suicide rates in Louisiana (by parish) and noticed something really strange about 5 of the top 10 parishes.
Question for the Poli Board: What factors might be contributing to this unusual grouping ("The Suicide Belt")?
All parishes: LINK
This post was edited on 6/8/18 at 8:29 am
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Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:40 am to tigerpawl
maybe compare drug usage?
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:44 am to tigerpawl
Personal preferences Parish Coroners?
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:47 am to Salmon
Could be. I can't find a great resource to look at drugs by parish. Best I could find is here and it looks incomplete.
LINK
I looked at poverty rates and nothing jumped out. Are those the most white parishes in Louisiana?
LINK
I looked at poverty rates and nothing jumped out. Are those the most white parishes in Louisiana?
This post was edited on 6/8/18 at 7:48 am
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:57 am to tigerpawl
What's the time frame? Were those always higher or just within the last five years?
Posted on 6/8/18 at 7:59 am to tigerpawl
What's up with Evangeline Parish? 
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:02 am to tigerpawl
could it be unemployment rate, education, drugs? I bet all 3 have plenty to do with it. No leadership in the school systems that are failing and the police are scared to hit these drug heads head on.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:03 am to tigerpawl
Interesting looking at cancer deaths in the link, "Cancer Alley" is not represented well at the top of the list 
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:06 am to Tiger on the Rag
Old (May 17) but here's unemployment:
This post was edited on 6/8/18 at 8:07 am
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:10 am to KSGamecock
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:12 am to tigerpawl
Is an drug overdose considered a suicide? Seems like if a person takes an illegal drug and/or over uses a prescribed drug and dies then it would be reasonable IMO to classify it as a self inflicted death.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:15 am to tigerpawl
quote:
Question for the Poli Board: What factors might be contributing to this unusual grouping ("The Suicide Belt")?
Having to live in Louisiana
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:16 am to tigerpawl
Too much racetrack betting.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:18 am to tigerpawl
Having to deal with state government?
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:21 am to STEVED00
Interesting. Posted yesterday at NOLA.com
Suicide rates climb in Louisiana and in 48 other states, report says
Suicide rates climb in Louisiana and in 48 other states, report says
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:22 am to tigerpawl
This is really surprising.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:22 am to STEVED00
quote:
Is an drug overdose considered a suicide?
Up to the coroner, with all the OD deaths and the relatively close suicide rates the suicide ranking statistics are skewed by how the coroner wants to classify.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:23 am to tigerpawl
Proximity to Baton Rouge
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:26 am to CarrolltonTiger
quote:5 different coroners from 5 different parishes? Hmmm....
Up to the coroner, with all the OD deaths and the relatively close suicide rates the suicide ranking statistics are skewed by how the coroner wants to classify.
Posted on 6/8/18 at 8:29 am to tigerpawl
Do you know the answer? I'm genuinely curious, I like this detective stuff.
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