Cook County (Ill.) Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | Cook County, Ill. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://www.co.cook.il.us/... | ||||
| Accreditation | Full | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
|
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| Fellows | 1 |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-22%
|
-19%
|
-20%
|
-23%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
5.3M
|
5.27M
|
5.24M
|
5.24M
|
5.26M
|
5.29M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
2,944
|
3,125
|
3,203
|
2,782
|
2,728
|
2,633
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
14
|
15
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
$8.61M
|
$7.85M
|
$7.59M
|
$7.69M
|
$7.73M
|
$7.52M
|
$8.59M
|
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