Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06lj5.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 5. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by 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 5. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by selected characteristics, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Percent of local jail inmate deaths,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Characteristic,,2000-2006,,2000,,2001,,2002,,2003,,2004,,2005,,2006,
,Total,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%
Gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Male,88.6,%,89.9,%,90.3,%,89,%,86.7,%,87.3,%,88.7,%,88.2,%
,Female,11.4,,10.1,,9.7,,11,,13.3,,12.7,,11.3,,11.8,
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic",52.3,%,50.7,%,55,%,55.1,%,53.9,%,49.1,%,54,%,48.4,%
,"Black, non-Hispanic",33.4,,34.2,,30.1,,31.3,,32.5,,35.3,,32.4,,37.4,
,Hispanic,12.2,,13.2,,12.3,,11.7,,12,,13.1,,11.4,,11.5,
,Other*,2.2,,1.9,,2.6,,1.8,,1.6,,2.4,,2.2,,2.7,
Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,0.6,%,0.9,%,0.8,%,0.7,%,0.4,%,0.7,%,0.5,%,0.4,%
,18-24,10.3,,9.9,,11.3,,10.4,,10.4,,10.2,,10.4,,9.4,
,25-34,19.8,,20.4,,20.4,,19.1,,21.4,,20.6,,18.5,,18,
,35-44,29.7,,29.5,,30,,34.8,,28.4,,29.2,,27.6,,28.7,
,45-54,26.3,,26.5,,25.6,,24.5,,26.7,,26,,26.6,,28.1,
,55 or older,13.3,,12.8,,11.8,,10.5,,12.7,,13.2,,16.4,,15.4,
"*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,