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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2005

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2005 data were revised on April 11, 2008; highlighted cells indicate revisions.


Table 4. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by selected
characteristics, 2000-2005
    Number of local jail inmate deaths
Characteristic   2000-2005   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
     Total 5,933 912 953 978 1,003 1,033 1,054
Gender              
  Male 5,251 821 857 871 867 900 935
  Female 672 91 91 107 133 131 119
Race/Hispanic origin              
  White, non-Hispanic 3,118 453 518 539 538 508 562
  Black, non-Hispanic 1,931 313 289 306 324 363 336
  Hispanic 723 118 116 115 120 135 119
  Other/multiple races 122 17 24 18 16 24 23
Age              
  Under 18 63 8 22 18 4 7 4
  18-24 640 89 110 124 104 105 108
  25-34 1,230 186 197 226 213 213 195
  35-44 1,764 267 301 328 281 300 287
  45-54 1,478 241 223 203 266 268 277
  55 or older 722 117 97 77 127 135 169
Note: Detail may not sum to total due to missing data.
   Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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