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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2005
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Table 10. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and
selected characteristics, 2000-2005
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Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2005 |
| Characteristic |
Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Accident |
Homicide |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
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| Gender |
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Male |
87.7 |
% |
89.8 |
% |
91.9 |
% |
79.0 |
% |
90.6 |
% |
97.5 |
% |
85.8 |
% |
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Female |
12.3 |
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10.2 |
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8.1 |
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21.0 |
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9.4 |
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2.5 |
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14.2 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
44.8 |
% |
15.2 |
% |
70.0 |
% |
64.2 |
% |
61.7 |
% |
41.0 |
% |
49.4 |
% |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
41.7 |
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70.2 |
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14.3 |
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22.6 |
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26.1 |
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37.6 |
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37.6 |
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Hispanic |
11.9 |
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13.7 |
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12.5 |
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12.0 |
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9.4 |
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20.5 |
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12.1 |
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Other/multiple races |
1.6 |
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1.0 |
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3.2 |
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1.3 |
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2.8 |
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0.9 |
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0.9 |
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| Age |
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Under 18 |
0.3 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
2.6 |
% |
0.8 |
% |
1.1 |
% |
0.9 |
% |
0.9 |
% |
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18-24 |
3.5 |
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3.5 |
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21.7 |
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13.6 |
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12.8 |
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25.6 |
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10.9 |
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25-34 |
11.9 |
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24.1 |
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31.7 |
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32.2 |
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25.6 |
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17.1 |
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18.6 |
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35-44 |
28.5 |
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43.5 |
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29.1 |
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31.9 |
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31.1 |
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29.1 |
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30.4 |
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45-54 |
35.1 |
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23.5 |
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11.7 |
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19.1 |
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23.3 |
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18.8 |
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25.7 |
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55 or older |
20.7 |
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5.1 |
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3.3 |
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2.5 |
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6.1 |
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8.5 |
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13.6 |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology
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