The statistic shows key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001. 2,819 people lost their lives due to the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
The September 11 attacks were a series of four suicide attacks by the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda, that were committed in the United States on September 11, 2001. The terrorists hijacked four passenger jets and tried to pilot them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the United States Capitol Building. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks.
Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001
Characteristic
Key figures
Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02)
2,819
Number of firefighters and paramedics killed
343
Number of NYPD officers and Port Authority police officers
60
Number of employees who died in Tower One
1,402
Number of employees who died in Tower Two
614
Number of WTC companies that lost people
60
Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks
115
People rescued alive from wreckage*
18
Estimated units of blood donated to the New York Blood Center
36,000
Total units of donated blood actually used
258
Estimated number of New Yorkers suffering from post-traumatic-stress disorder as a result of 9/11
422,000
Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed
98
Tons of debris removed from site
1,506,124
Days fires continued to burn after the attack
99
Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks
146,100
Economic loss to New York in month following the attacks (in billion U.S. dollars)
105
Estimated cost of cleanup (in million U.S. dollars)
600
Total FEMA money spent on the emergency (in million U.S. dollars)
970
Estimated amount donated to 9/11 charities (in billion U.S. dollars)
1.4
Estimated cost of New York 9/11 memorial (in million U.S. dollars)*
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New York Magazine. (September 11, 2012). Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/
New York Magazine. "Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001." Chart. September 11, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/
New York Magazine. (2012). Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/
New York Magazine. "Key Figures on The Attacks on The World Trade Center in New York City Committed on September 11, 2001." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Sep 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/
New York Magazine, Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001 [Graph], New York Magazine, September 11, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281075/key-figures-on-the-september-11-attacks/
