Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06lj10.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 10. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
title: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program web tables,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
data source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
authors: Christopher J. Mumola and Margaret E. Noonan,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov  (202) 307-0765,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
date of version: 10-17-08 (data revised from previous edition),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

"Jail table 10. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,"Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Illness,,AIDS,,Suicide,,Drug/alcohol intoxication,,Accident,,Homicide,,Other/unknown,
,Total,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%
Gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Male,87.4,%,89.1,%,92.1,%,78.9,%,89.5,%,98,%,86.6,%
,Female,12.6,,10.9,,7.9,,21.1,,10.5,,2,,13.4,
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic",44.4,%,15.5,%,69.6,%,60.7,%,62.9,%,40.4,%,49.1,%
,"Black, non-Hispanic",42,,69.8,,14.8,,24.5,,25.7,,40.4,,37.6,
,Hispanic,11.7,,13.6,,12.3,,13.2,,8.6,,18.5,,12.3,
,Other*,1.8,,1.1,,3.4,,1.6,,2.9,,0.7,,1,
Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,0.2,%,0.3,%,1.5,%,0.4,%,0,%,0.7,%,0.5,%
,18-24,3.4,,2.5,,20.5,,13.6,,14.8,,22.6,,10.3,
,25-34,10.6,,19.7,,31.2,,32.6,,24.8,,21.9,,17.3,
,35-44,27.7,,43.7,,30.3,,29.8,,31,,27.4,,30.4,
,45-54,35.8,,28.4,,12.9,,20.7,,23.3,,19.2,,26.5,
,55 or older,22.3,,5.5,,3.6,,2.9,,6.2,,8.2,,14.9,
"*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,