{"id":42,"date":"2016-04-21T16:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T16:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:57:37","slug":"annual-reports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/medical-examiner\/annual-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Annual Report<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCME_vital.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-572\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-572 size-medium\" title=\"ME completing report\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCME_vital-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Woman completing report\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCME_vital-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCME_vital.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nIn 2023, VDH\u2019s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner investigated nearly 9,100 deaths.\u00a0 The annual report summarizes these investigations and the other activities of the office.\u00a0 Copies of the office\u2019s annual reports are available going back to 2003<strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/Annual-Report-2023.pdf\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2023<\/a>&#8211; 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(2019 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2020\/07\/Annual-Report-2018-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2018<\/a> &#8211; (2018 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/Annual-Report-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2017<\/a> &#8211; (2017 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/03\/OCME-2016-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2016<\/a> &#8211; (2016 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/Annual-Report-2015-FINAL.pdf\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2015<\/a> &#8211; (2015 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/Annual-Report-2014-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2014<\/a> &#8211; (2014 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/Annual-Report-2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2013<\/a> &#8211; (2013 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/COMPLETED-Annual-Report-2012.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2012<\/a> \u2013 (2012 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/Annual-Report-2011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2011<\/a> \u2013 (2011 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/AnnualReport10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2010<\/a> \u2013 (2010 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_MainContentPlaceHolder_DisplayTicketView_Details\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/AnnualReport09.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2009<\/a> \u2013 (2009 DATA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/2008-OCME-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner\u2019s Annual Report: 2008<\/a> \u2013 (2008 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/2007-OCME-Annual-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner\u2019s Annual Report: 2007 <\/a>\u2013 (2007 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCMEAnnualReport2006.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner\u2019s Annual Report: 2006<\/a> \u2013 (2006 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/2005_Annual_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2005<\/a> \u2013 (2005 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCMEAnRpt05.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2005 Annual Report <\/a>\u2013 (2004 DATA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2016\/04\/OCMEanRpt04.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2004 Annual Report<\/a> \u2013 (2003 DATA)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annual Report In 2023, VDH\u2019s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner investigated nearly 9,100 deaths.\u00a0 The annual report summarizes these investigations and the other activities of the office.\u00a0 Copies of the office\u2019s annual reports are available going back to 2003.\u00a0 The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner&#8217;s Annual Report: 2023&#8211; 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