Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06lj6.csv,,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 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 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by selected characteristics, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,,
,,,"Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates",,,,,,
Characteristic,,"Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 2000-2006",2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
,Total,145,146,150,146,145,144,141,143
Gender,,,,,,,,,
,Male,146,148,153,147,142,144,143,145
,Female,137,126,124,139,162,150,126,130
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic",188,203,228,224,179,159,169,157
,"Black, non-Hispanic",122,123,112,114,120,132,116,139
,Hispanic,106,103,99,93,113,125,105,106
Age,,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,50,72,70,58,32,54,37,29
,18-24,53,51,60,54,54,52,51,48
,25-34,87,93,96,88,97,93,81,65
,35-44,165,165,172,195,157,162,148,157
,45-54,379,385,383,358,385,374,371,399
,55 or older,868,842,799,697,835,866,"1,040",997
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.,,,,,,,,,