EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – El Paso County saw a decrease in suicides and drug-related deaths last year, but an increase in traffic deaths, according to a 2024 annual report released by the El Paso County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday.
“Although the 2024 report features multiple positive data points, it is important to remember that the individuals represented in this report are each grieved by family and friends,” Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Emily Russell-Kinsley said.
According to the report, the coroner’s office investigated 6,310 deaths in 2024 – up 4.5% from the previous year – and performed 1,216 autopsies, a 22% decline that officials attribute to fewer out-of-county requests following a mass recovery of remains in Fremont County in 2023…