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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
Local jail deaths, 2000-2006

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Table 9. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and
selected characteristics, 2000-2006

Characteristic		Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2006
		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.

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