Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06lj11.csv,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 11. Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 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 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.,,,,,,,,