Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06lj9.csv,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 9. Number 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 9. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2006",,,,,,,,
,,"Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2006",,,,,,
Characteristic,,Illness,AIDS,Suicide,Drug/alcohol intoxication,Accident,Homicide,Other/unknown
,Total,"3,311",368,"2,076",489,210,147,407
Gender,,,,,,,,
,Male,"2,895",328,"1,912",386,188,144,348
,Female,416,40,163,103,22,3,54
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic","1,465",57,"1,441",295,132,59,192
,"Black, non-Hispanic","1,385",257,306,119,54,59,147
,Hispanic,386,50,254,64,18,27,48
,Other*,60,4,70,8,6,1,4
Age,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,5,1,32,2,0,1,2
,18-24,114,9,424,66,31,33,40
,25-34,350,72,645,159,52,32,67
,35-44,916,160,626,145,65,40,118
,45-54,"1,183",104,267,101,49,28,103
,55 or older,738,20,75,14,13,12,58
Note: Detail may not add to total due to missing data.,,,,,,,,
"*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.",,,,,,,,