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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
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Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2006 | ||||||||||
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Characteristic | Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Drug/alcohol intoxication |
Accident |
Homicide |
Other/ unknown |
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Total | 3,311 | 368 | 2,076 | 489 | 210 | 147 | 407 | |||
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Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 2,895 | 328 | 1,912 | 386 | 188 | 144 | 348 | |||
Female | 416 | 40 | 163 | 103 | 22 | 3 | 54 | |||
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Race/Hispanic origin | ||||||||||
White, non-Hispanic | 1,465 | 57 | 1,441 | 295 | 132 | 59 | 192 | |||
Black, non-Hispanic | 1,385 | 257 | 306 | 119 | 54 | 59 | 147 | |||
Hispanic | 386 | 50 | 254 | 64 | 18 | 27 | 48 | |||
Other* | 60 | 4 | 70 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||
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Age | ||||||||||
Under 18 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
18-24 | 114 | 9 | 424 | 66 | 31 | 33 | 40 | |||
25-34 | 350 | 72 | 645 | 159 | 52 | 32 | 67 | |||
35-44 | 916 | 160 | 626 | 145 | 65 | 40 | 118 | |||
45-54 | 1,183 | 104 | 267 | 101 | 49 | 28 | 103 | |||
55 or older | 738 | 20 | 75 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 58 | |||
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Note: Detail may not add to total due to missing data. | ||||||||||
*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races. | ||||||||||
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