Arkansas Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | Ark. (statewide) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://www.crimelab.arkansas... | ||||
| Accreditation | Provisional | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
|
||||
| Fellows | 0 | ||||
| Note | All cases are referred by county coroners. |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-56%
|
-56%
|
-57%
|
-60%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
2.75M
|
2.78M
|
2.82M
|
2.84M
|
2.87M
|
2.89M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
962
|
1,014
|
1,008
|
993
|
1,099
|
1,137
|
1,130
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
6
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
$1.65M
|
$1.61M
|
$1.84M
|
$1.85M
|
$2.17M
|
$2.23M
|
$2.51M
|
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