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Report: WTC Victims From Half the US
By DEEPTI HAJELA
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center claimed victims from half the states in America, according to a report released by New York City's Office of Vital Statistics.
Based on 2,617 death certificates filed by Jan. 25, records show the vast majority of those killed - 1,687 - were from New York, followed by 662 from New Jersey. But victims also hailed from as near as Pennsylvania and Connecticut and as far as Utah and California, the report released Thursday said.
The data classify the victims in a number of categories, including ethnic group, gender, age and country of birth. Non-Hispanic white men made up the largest group of victims, with 1,593 dying when the twin towers came down.
Slightly more than 500 victims were born outside of the United States, with the highest number, 53, from the United Kingdom.
``It clearly shows that the tragedy had a national and global impact in terms of loss of human life,'' said Sandra Mullin, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Health, which oversees the statistics office.
The city's latest numbers, issued Thursday, say 2,825 people died or are missing in the terrorist attack. The report only deals with the victims listed in the 2,617 death certificates, or about 93 percent of those who lost their lives.
Other report findings:
Of New York state residents, 1,127 were from New York City.
While most of the victims were killed on Sept. 11, nine died later, with the last reported death on Oct. 30.
The states, other than New York and New Jersey, that lost residents and the number lost: Arizona, 1; California, 27; Colorado, 1; Connecticut, 61; Florida, 2; Georgia, 4; Illinois, 7; Indiana, 1; Louisiana, 1; Maine, 3; Maryland, 3; Massachusetts, 81; Michigan, 1; Missouri, 1; New Hampshire, 8; New Mexico, 1; Ohio, 1; Pennsylvania, 27; Rhode Island, 5; Tennessee, 1; Texas, 2; Utah, 1; and Virginia, 3.
By DEEPTI HAJELA
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - The Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center claimed victims from half the states in America, according to a report released by New York City's Office of Vital Statistics.
Based on 2,617 death certificates filed by Jan. 25, records show the vast majority of those killed - 1,687 - were from New York, followed by 662 from New Jersey. But victims also hailed from as near as Pennsylvania and Connecticut and as far as Utah and California, the report released Thursday said.
The data classify the victims in a number of categories, including ethnic group, gender, age and country of birth. Non-Hispanic white men made up the largest group of victims, with 1,593 dying when the twin towers came down.
Slightly more than 500 victims were born outside of the United States, with the highest number, 53, from the United Kingdom.
``It clearly shows that the tragedy had a national and global impact in terms of loss of human life,'' said Sandra Mullin, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Health, which oversees the statistics office.
The city's latest numbers, issued Thursday, say 2,825 people died or are missing in the terrorist attack. The report only deals with the victims listed in the 2,617 death certificates, or about 93 percent of those who lost their lives.
Other report findings:
Of New York state residents, 1,127 were from New York City.
While most of the victims were killed on Sept. 11, nine died later, with the last reported death on Oct. 30.
The states, other than New York and New Jersey, that lost residents and the number lost: Arizona, 1; California, 27; Colorado, 1; Connecticut, 61; Florida, 2; Georgia, 4; Illinois, 7; Indiana, 1; Louisiana, 1; Maine, 3; Maryland, 3; Massachusetts, 81; Michigan, 1; Missouri, 1; New Hampshire, 8; New Mexico, 1; Ohio, 1; Pennsylvania, 27; Rhode Island, 5; Tennessee, 1; Texas, 2; Utah, 1; and Virginia, 3.
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