King County (Wash.) Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | King County, Wash. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://www.kingcounty.gov/... | ||||
| Accreditation | Full | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
|
||||
| Fellows | 1 | ||||
| Note | Contract cases can also include anthropology cases examined for other counties or agencies. Annual budget is the approved budget for each year. |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
+11%
|
+20%
|
+21%
|
+24%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
1.78M
|
1.8M
|
1.83M
|
1.86M
|
1.88M
|
1.92M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
1,187
|
1,345
|
1,401
|
1,381
|
1,271
|
1,247
|
N/A
|
|
15
|
13
|
16
|
14
|
39
|
21
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$3.96M
|
$4.52M
|
$4.51M
|
$4.46M
|
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