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San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 62
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 20
Metro area population, 2006 4,180,027
Population covered by DAWN 954,241
Percent of population covered by DAWN 23%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2006
Metro area component Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (2) 62 6.5 20 2.1 954,241
1. Alameda County, CA*         1,457,426
2. Contra Costa County, CA*         1,024,319
3. Marin County, CA 20 8.0 13 5.2 248,742
4. San Francisco County, CA*         744,041
5. San Mateo County, CA 42 6.0 7 1.0 705,499

End Notes
1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. -- A number less than 4 has been suppressed.

SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2006 (08/2008 update).

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