37. There Are More Suicide Deaths In New York Than Compared To Murder Deaths
There were 565 deaths from suicide in 2014, compared with 353 deaths from homicide and 270 deaths from motor vehicle accidents in 2014, the most recent available year available. The suicide rate has risen sharply over the past decade-and-a-half. In 2000, it was 5.5 per 100,000 people. In 2014, it was 6.3 per 100,000 people.