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During the September 11 attacks, 2,977 people were killed: These immediate deaths included 246 victims on the four planes, 2,606 victims inside the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 victims at the Pentagon.
All of those killed were civilians except for 23 NYPD Police officers and 37 NY Port Authority police officers, 343 FDNY firefighters, 1 New York Fire patrol firefighter (Keith Roman), 2 FDNY Paramedics, 9 New York State private Paramedics and EMTs, who died in the World Trade Center and on the ground in New York City,one law enforcement officer who died when United Airlines 93 crashed into the field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and 55 military personnel who died at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Overall, 2,605 U.S. citizens, including 2,135 civilians, died in the attacks but an additional 372 non-U.S. citizens (excluding the 19 perpetrators) also perished, which represented about 12% of the total. More than 90 countries lost citizens in the attacks, including the United Kingdom (including the British overseas territory of Bermuda) (67 deaths), the Dominican Republic (47 deaths), and India (41 deaths).
In contrast, 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attach on Pearl was rightly described as "a date which will live in infamy" in the speech delivered by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a Joint Session of Congress on December 8, 1941.
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