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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
State and local law enforcement arrest-related deaths, 2003-2006

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Table 4. Percent of arrest-related deaths, by selected characteristics, 2003-2006

Characteristic          Percent of arrest-related deaths

2003-2006 2003 2004 2005 2006
     Total 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %
Gender                    
  Male 95.8 % 94.9 % 95.8 % 96.9 % 95.6 %
  Female 4.2 5.1 4.2 3.1 4.4
Race/Hispanic origin                    
  White, non-Hispanic 43.3 % 46.1 % 41.7 % 42.2 % 43.2 %
  Black, non-Hispanic 31.8 31.6 32.6 33.1 30.1
  Hispanic 21.1 17.4 22.2 20.7 23.6
  Othera 3.8 4.8 3.5 4.0 3.0
Ageb                    
  Under 18 2.6 % 2.9 % 2.9 % 2.0 % 2.6 %
  18-24 19.2 18.9 18.9 21.4 17.6
  25-34 29.7 28.4 27.9 28.1 34.1
  35-44 27.4 29.7 26.9 28.7 24.7
  45-54 14.9 15.2 15.3 12.2 16.7
  55 or older 6.2   4.8   8.2   7.6   4.4
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians,
other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.
bIncludes 64 cases in which only year of birth was reported, and age
was estimated based on an imputed date of birth of June 30th.
Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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