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Key figures on the September 11 attacks, 2001 in New York

Key figures on the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City committed on September 11, 2001

The data displays 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 U.S. on September 11, 2001. The terrorists hijacked four passenger jets and tried to pilot them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the U.S. Capitol Building. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks.

Total number killed in attacks (official figure as of 9/5/02) 2819
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 1402
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 36000
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 422000
Number of FDNY vehicles destroyed 98
Tons of debris removed from site 1506124
Days fires continued to burn after the attack 99
Jobs lost in New York owing to the attacks 146100
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) 700