Are they going up? That’s what this AP story says. Odierno addressed it here in an interview on “Late Edition”:

BLITZER: The Associated Press has a story out this weekend saying the number of civilian deaths in Iraq this year, 2007, skyrocketing. They said last year, by their count, there were 13,811 civilian deaths in Iraq. So far this year, 14,800. On a daily basis, it’s gone from 33 a day in 2006 so far to 62 a day in 2007.
Are those numbers consistent with what you’re seeing, General?
ODIERNO: I read the article very quickly. I’m not familiar with where they got their numbers from, so I don’t know how accurate they are.
What I do know is civilian deaths are down. Sectarian violence is down in Iraq; it is down in Baghdad. That’s the numbers I track.
So I’m not sure where they got their numbers from, but what I do know is civilian deaths are down and sectarian violence is down.