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

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Table 9. Number of arresting agencies with at least one reported arrest-related death, by state, 2003-2006

Region and jurisdiction       Number of arresting agencies with at least
      one reported arrest-related death

Average,
2003-2006
2003 2004 2005 2006
     All states 384 366 373 405 392  
Northeast 47 40 50 50 48  
  Connecticut 3 0 4 4 4  
  Maine 3 4 1 3 3  
  Massachusetts 6 9 5 6 2  
  New Hampshire 2 1 2 2 2  
  New Jersey 9 7 13 10 7  
  New York 10 8 11 9 10  
  Pennsylvania 12 8 12 14 12  
  Rhode Island 3 2 2 1 5  
  Vermont 1 1 0 1 3  
Midwest 79 82 83 80 72  
  Illinois 13 11 13 12 14  
  Indiana 6 8 5 6 5  
  Iowa 6 3 11 7 3  
  Kansas 6 6 3 6 7  
  Michigan 15 15 16 15 13  
  Minnesota 4 5 6 3 2  
  Missouri 3 4 3 2 2  
  Nebraska 2 5 1 1 1  
  North Dakota 2 5 2 2 0  
  Ohio 16 10 17 18 18  
  South Dakota 1 1 1 1 0  
  Wisconsin 7 9 5 7 7  
South 136 128 125 153 137  
  Alabama 3 2 0 6 2  
  Arkansasa 1 / 0 1 3  
  Delaware 2 1 1 1 3  
  District of Columbia 1 1 1 1 1  
  Florida 39 33 35 44 43  
  Georgia : / / / /  
  Kentucky 3 3 1 4 3  
  Louisianaa 9 / 1 10 10  
  Maryland : / / / /  
  Mississippia 1 / 1 0 1  
  North Carolinab 16 14 15 19 /  
  Oklahomab 9 11 13 3 /  
  South Carolinac 3 6 0 0 5  
  Tennesseea 2 / 0 4 3  
  Texas 47 49 40 48 49  
  Virginia 11 6 14 10 14  
  West Virginia 2 2 3 2 0  
West 122 116 115 122 135  
  Alaska 2 0 3 2 1  
  Arizona 16 12 13 16 21  
  California 52 48 50 46 63  
  Colorado 11 12 9 12 9  
  Hawaii 2 0 2 2 2  
  Idaho 1 2 1 1 1  
  Montana : / / / /  
  Nevadad : 2 / / /  
  New Mexico 7 7 9 7 6  
  Oregon 11 13 9 9 11  
  Utah 8 5 10 9 7  
  Washington 14 14 9 18 14  
  Wyomingd :   1   /   /   /  

Note: Some death records identified multiple arresting agencies. As a result, the number of arresting agencies may exceed the number of arrest-related deaths.
/Not reported.
:Not calculated; less than two years of data reported.
aReported data for 2004-2006; did not report 2003 data.
bReported data for 2003-2005; did not report 2006 data.
c2006 data exclude quarter 1.
dReported data for 2003; did not report data for 2004-2006.

Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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