Kentucky Medical Examiner
| Jurisdiction | Ky. (statewide) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web site | http://justice.ky.gov/... | ||||
| Accreditation | Full | ||||
| Forensic Pathologists |
|
||||
| Fellows | 0 | ||||
| Note | All cases are referred by county coroners. Kentucky has performed autopsies for Indiana in some cases, but did not provide breakdowns of those cases. |
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
+1%
|
-1%
|
+6%
|
-3%
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Population
|
4.15M
|
4.18M
|
4.22M
|
4.26M
|
4.29M
|
4.31M
|
N/A
|
|
Autopsies
|
2,471
|
2,519
|
2,546
|
2,421
|
2,342
|
2,373
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
|
Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
12
|
13
|
12
|
12
|
12
|
|
Part-time/ Provisional Forensic Pathologists
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
Annual Budget
|
$3.53M
|
$3.6M
|
$3.86M
|
$3.99M
|
$4.13M
|
$4.2M
|
$4.33M
|
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