World Remembers the Victims
of vicious terrorist attacks
My deepest sympathies to those who lost loved ones in this awful tragedy. May God give you the comfort
and peace that you seek and may the soul of your loved one rest in peace
The
attacks resulted in the deaths of 2,996 people, including the 19 hijackers. The
2,977 victims included 246 on the four planes (from which there were no survivors),
2,606 in the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 at the
Pentagon. Nearly all of those who perished were civilians with the
exceptions of 72 law enforcement officers, 343 firefighters, and 55 military
personnel who died in the attacks. The attacks of September 11, 2001, marked it
the worst terrorist attack in world history and the deadliest foreign attack on
American soil. Weeks after the attack, the death toll was estimated to be over
6,000, more than twice the number of deaths eventually confirmed. The city was
only able to identify remains for about 1,600 of the World Trade Center
victims. The medical examiner's office collected “about 10,000
unidentified bone and bone fragments that cannot be matched to the list of the
dead". More human remains were recovered in 2006 and in 2010 bringing the
total found to 1,845. DNA profiling continued in an attempt to identify
additional victims. On March 20, 2015, the 1,640th victim was identified. There
are still 1,113 victims who have not been identified. Hundreds of thousands of
tons of toxic debris containing more than 2,500 contaminants, including known
carcinogens, were spread across Lower Manhattan due to the collapse of the Twin
Towers. Exposure to the toxins in the debris is alleged to have contributed to
fatal or debilitating illnesses among people who were at ground zero. Health
effects extended to residents, students, and office workers of Lower Manhattan
and nearby Chinatown. Several deaths have been linked to the toxic dust, and
the victims' names were included in the World Trade Center memorial
Approximately 18,000 people have been estimated to have developed illnesses as a result of the toxic dust.
Emergency workers killed in the September 9/11 terrorists attacks
Port Authority Police.
They were the first law enforcement personnel
to respond to the terrorist attacks, quickly rushed into the burning buildings and
helped to rescue thousands of employees. Some of them climbed high up into the
burning towers to assist those who were seriously injured or trapped.
Thirty-seven of these heroic men and women were killed that day.
National law enforcement police officers.
The terrorist attacks on September 11,
2001 caused more law enforcement line of duty of deaths than any other single
incident in American history. One officer was killed when united flight 93
crashed into a field in Shanksvia Pennsylvania as he and other passengers
attempted to regain control of the plane from the hijackers. 71 officers
were killed when the two World Trade Center buildings collapsed in New York
City. Dozens more have passed away in the years following 2001 as the direct
result of illnesses contracted while working in the hazardous conditions
immediately following the attacks in New York. We pay tribute to the law
enforcement officers, representing 10 different agencies, who died as a direct
result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
72 National law enforcement police officers 9/11 Fallen Heroes
New York City Fire Department.
On September 11, American Airlines Flight 11
crash into the North Tower of the World Trade Center 121 engine companies, 62
ladder companies and 27 fire officers were deployed to the scene. All off-duty
firefighters were recalled — the first time the FDNY had issued a total recall
in over 30 years. In addition to the regular fire apparatus and personnel
assigned to the incident, the FDNY also deployed its only Haz-Mat unit, its
mobile command center, its field communications unit, all its five rescue
units, both of its high-rise units, six of its seven squad units, and one of
its two tactical support units.
343 firefighters lost their lives in September 9/11 terrorist attacks
Emergency
medical technicians and paramedics.
Eight emergency
medical technicians and paramedics from private emergency medical services lost
their lives while responding to the World Trade Center.
The names of these perished Heroes
9/11 by the Numbers
- The victims ranged in age from two to 85 years
- Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39
- Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11: 422,000
- Number of WTC companies in the towers that lost people: 128
- Number of employees who died in Tower One: 1,402
- Number of employees who died in Tower Two: 614
- Number of employees lost at Cantor Fitzgerald: 658
- Number of U.S. troops killed in Operation Enduring Freedom: 2,343
- Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
- Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1
- Age of the greatest number who died: between 35 and 39
- Bodies found "intact": 291
- Remains found: 21,906
- Number of families who got no remains: 1,717
- Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
- Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
- Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks: $105 billion
- Estimated cost of cleanup: $600 million
- Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities: $1.4 billion
- Estimated amount of insurance paid worldwide related to 9/11: $40.2 billion
- Estimated amount of money raised for funds dedicated to NYPD and FDNY families: $500 million
For more information refer to: http://nymag.com/news/articles/wtc/1year/numbers.htm
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