Death in Baghdad.

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Death in Baghdad Number of homicides per 100,000 people in the city of Baghdad during the first 12 months of the U.S. occupation (May 2003-April 2004) 76.0 Number of homicides per 100,000 in New York City 7.5 Number of violent deaths of Iraqis recorded by the Baghdad morgue per month, in 2002 14 Number recorded by the same morgue during the first 12 months of the U.S. occupation 357 Number of violent deaths of Iraqis recorded by the Karbala city morgue (Iraq) per month in 2002 1 Number recorded per month by the same morgue in the first 12 months of the U.S. occupation 35 Number of U.S. military deaths that had been sustained as of the day President Bush declared "mission accomplished" 139 Number as of one year after the "mission accomplished" declaration OVER 800 Number of Americans killed on their own soil, in combat with the British during the Revolutionary War 4,435 Number of...