Historically , Whites have been much more likely to complete a suicide than Blacks ; however , there was a sharp increas suicides 2014 / 2016 to 2016 / 2018 .
Source : FDOH Bureau of Vital Statistics , as shown in the Polk County Community Health Assessment . Available at http :// polk . floridahealth . gov / programs-and-services and-statistics /_ documents / Polk _ CHA2020 . pdf