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Post Mortem

Death Investigation in America

District of Columbia Medical Examiner

Jurisdiction D.C. (statewide)
Web site http://ocme.dc.gov/...
Accreditation Provisional  
Forensic Pathologists
4
Board Certified 		0
Part-time Certified 		2
Uncertified 		0
Part-time Uncertified
Fellows 0
Note The number of forensic pathologists fluctuated between three and six as a result of attrition between 2004 and 2009. Annual budget is the approved budget for each year.
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  Autopsy Rate vs. Expected
expected
 
+13%
 
+3%
 
+10%
 
+2%
N/A
N/A
N/A
Population
 
580K
 
582K
 
584K
 
586K
 
590K
 
600K
 
N/A
Autopsies
 
1,137
 
1,070
 
940
 
870
 
848
N/A
N/A
  Contract Autopsies
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Forensic Pathologists
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
 
6
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
N/A
Annual Budget
 
$6.33M
 
$6.67M
 
$9.1M
 
$8.34M
 
$9.17M
 
$10M
 
$8.64M