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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2006

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Table 8. Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by 50 largest jail jurisdictions, 2000-2006

 

Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 2000-2006
Mortality rate per 100,000
local jail inmates
Jurisdiction  2000  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006
  Total 167 160 165 175 158 162 166 181
Los Angeles County, CA 176 178 191 171 132 124 240 197
New York City, NY 218 245 255 172 206 182 221 245
Maricopa County, AZ 134 150 99 175 99 104 188 123
Cook County, IL 165 224 137 110 74 228 136 246
Harris County, TX 205 158 239 331 233 134 100 242
Philadelphia City, PA 229 216 199 180 199 298 273 239
Dallas County, TX 155 96 96 244 191 169 110 182
Dade County, FL 226 204 250 240 233 196 208 251
Orange County, CA 74 47 21 44 118 54 82 154
Broward County, FL 168 289 253 98 141 96 146 151
San Bernardino County, CA 129 59 75 141 112 75 178 262
San Diego County, CA 198 132 204 123 182 271 286 188
Shelby County, TN 157 121 155 145 128 185 217 151
Santa Clara County, CA 116 97 73 179 129 72 179 84
Hillsborough County, FLa 106 189 86 143 53 141 43 91
Baltimore City, MD 304 345 304 495 236 209 225 313
Sacramento County, CA 189 66 218 334 193 150 310 49
Bexar County, TX 257 168 293 247 389 344 233 125
Alameda County, CA 215 230 156 335 313 173 99 201
Orange County, FL 92 125 96 132 26 58 79 130
District of Columbia 313 256 0 572 347 369 311 335
Fresno County, CA 164 222 128 264 151 268 33 85
Pinellas County, FL 172 200 183 139 238 130 83 228
Tarrant County, TX 117 179 86 32 88 291 60 86
Jacksonville City, FL 223 256 397 337 197 88 203 86
Clark County, NV 193 336 355 146 117 34 187 177
Allegheny County, PA 222 131 209 283 229 183 284 237
Riverside County, CA 132 78 76 122 62 124 185 276
Davidson County, TN 280 251 306 315 204 311 320 250
De Kalb County, GA 122 68 127 38 145 269 142 64
Marion County, IN 177 289 245 122 216 81 83 203
Fulton County, GA 73 133 0 182 193 0 0 0
Milwaukee County, WI 90 0 116 64 62 177 107 104
Wayne County, MI 158 214 261 148 153 0 192 140
Oklahoma County, OK 178 0 268 89 197 189 214 291
Gwinnett County, GA 63 0 0 0 56 163 111 110
Palm Beach County, FL 162 195 255 77 202 145 108 152
Polk County, FL 80 0 0 107 189 38 70 154
Travis County, TX 133 156 150 118 81 125 109 193
Franklin County, OH 109 139 88 199 112 75 74 78
King County, WA 87 / 0 74 208 124 40 78
Cobb County, GA 121 49 0 182 0 299 41 279
Denver County, CO 113 0 274 53 105 107 89 162
Suffolk County, MAb 47 0 87 0 41 79 39 84
Hamilton County, OH 185 143 202 200 188 134 172 256
Mecklenburg County, NC 49 0 0 157 102 0 0 86
Bernalillo County, NM 224 293 70 213 179 191 232 393
Kern County, CA 135 118 114 78 90 274 136 132
El Paso County, TX 159 250 47 167 84 292 229 47
Hampden County, MA 139 175 119 121 189 62 207 97
Note: Fifty largest jurisdictions as of June 30, 2006, displayed from largest to smallest. Mortality rates are based on average daily population (ADP).
/Not Reported.
aHillsborough County data for 2003 cover the first calendar quarter; quarters 2 through 4 were not reported.
bSuffolk County data for 2000 exclude the Suffolk County House of Corrections.
  Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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