Crime & Safety
Spike in Stamford Suicides Prompts Police to Provide Assistance
There were five suicides in a two-week period this month; usually there are an average of seven per year.
In a two-week period, five Stamford residents have committed suicide and Stamford Police are asking for the public to assist those who may be troubled to seek professional help.
The city usually averages about seven suicides a year and Stamford Police are calling the recent spate an “unusual spike,” according to The Advocate.
Police said they are receiving more calls from residents who are reporting friends and relatives are suffering and may intend to harm themselves.
The age of the suicide victims have ranged from a 16-year-old student at the Academy of Information Technology and Engineering, a 28-year-old woman who was a recent immigrant who apparently was upset her landlord wouldn’t lower her rent to a 49-year-old man who walked into traffic on I-95 and was fatally injured when he was struck by a tractor trailer to a 67-year-old woman, according to the report.
Police said that the increased number of calls to police is good because police can help people seek medical attention at local hospitals.
If you know of someone who needs immediate help, they can call police; the Dubois Center Mobile Crisis unit at 203-358-8500; or the national suicide prevention hotline, call 211 and press 1.
The Advocate article can be found here.
Photo credit: National Suicide Prevention Hotline.
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