A suicide prediction scale was developed by comparing surviving 465 currently suicidal persons who remain alive & 52 currently sucidal who go on to commit, selected from Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Center files. Tabulations were derived as to the breakdown of age & sex subgroups. There was no significant difference in the age/sex distribution of suicide deaths between the SPC population & the Los Angeles County population. Out of 8,000 callers per year, an estimated 1.5% are expected deaths.