City Police report huge spike in drug overdoses in 2017
Jan 11, 2018 at 11:19 am by
Harrison
ROCHESTER - The number of drug overdoses in Rochester spiked last year by more than two thirds after rising 30 percent and 20 percent the previous two years, according to figures released last week by the Rochester Police Department.
In 2014, the city recorded 81 overdoses, of which 11 were fatal. Since then, 106 overdoses were recorded in 2015, including 10 that were fatal; 128 in 2016, with 19 that resulted in death; and 235 this past year, with 21 that were fatal.
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