However, the number of casualties was much less because the population rendered homeless escaped to the less damaged outskirts (Arbanasi and Stanovi) as well as Zadar's islands. It is estimated that in the spring of 1944, there were fewer than 4,000 civilians left in the city.
The number of fatalities was substantially reduced because the displaced populace evacuated to unaffected areas such as Arbanasi and Stanovi, along with Zadar's islands. It is estimated that fewer than 4,000 civilians remained in the city during spring 1944.