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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2006

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Table 11. Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2006

      Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by cause of death, 2000-2006
Characteristic
  Illness
  AIDS
  Suicide
 Drug/alcohol
 intoxication
  Accident
  Homicide
 Other/
 unknown
  Total 69 8 43 10 4 3 8
Gender              
  Male 68 8 45 9 4 3 8
  Female 71 7 28 17 4 0 9
Race/Hispanic origin              
  White, non-Hispanic 76 3 76 15 7 3 9
  Black, non-Hispanic 73 14 16 6 3 3 8
  Hispanic 48 6 32 8 2 3 6
Age              
  Under 18 6 1 38 2 0 1 2
  18-24 8 1 32 5 2 2 3
  25-34 22 5 41 10 3 2 4
  35-44 73 13 50 11 5 3 9
  45-54 245 21 55 21 10 6 21
  55 or older 690 19 71 13 12 11 52
Note: Mortality rates are based on June 30th custody population. Inmate populations of various demographic groups are estimates based on the Annual Survey of Jails and the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails.
Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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