Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06spt9.csv,,,,,,,,
"State prisoner table 9. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,
title: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program web tables,,,,,,,,
data source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program,,,,,,,,
authors: Christopher J. Mumola and Margaret E. Noonan,,,,,,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov  (202) 307-0765,,,,,,,,
date of version: 06-25-08,,,,,,,,

"State prisoner table 9. Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2001-2006",,,,,,,,
,,"Number of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death",,,,,,
,,Illness,AIDS,Suicide,Homicide,Drug/alcohol intoxication,Accident,Other/Don't know
,Total,"15,335","1,154","1,172",299,213,180,197
Gender,,,,,,,,
,Male,"14,721","1,101","1,113",296,207,174,160
,Female,614,53,58,3,6,6,11
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic","7,807",225,675,131,114,102,81
,"Black, non-Hispanic","5,715",786,252,101,42,51,70
,Hispanic,"1,561",132,197,56,37,20,13
,Other*,190,10,41,9,9,7,6
Age,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,2,0,5,1,0,1,0
,18-24,156,10,185,41,12,19,8
,25-34,751,168,391,90,62,40,27
,35-44,"2,605",539,358,95,78,52,49
,45-54,"5,121",359,176,48,47,39,39
,55 or older,"6,688",78,57,24,14,29,46
"Note: Detail may not sum to totals due to missing data.  Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables.",,,,,,,,
"*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.",,,,,,,,


























,,White,Black,Hispanic,under18,18-24,25-34,35-44
2005,,"445,867","594,907","194,128","1,252","215,419","414,556","381,993"
2004,,"441,318","588,837","192,147","2,479","218,179","412,805","368,178"
2003,,"436,335","582,188","189,977","2,451","215,716","408,144","364,021"
2002,,"430,542","560,016","134,394","3,000","216,831","400,903","362,865"
2001,,"411,204","561,812","130,179","2,851","217,836","403,246","362,862"

,,Total,Male,Female,,,,
2005,,"1,252,436","1,165,332","87,104",,,,
2004,,"1,239,656","1,155,493","84,163",,,,
2003,,"1,225,659","1,143,064","82,595",,,,
2002,,"1,199,949","1,121,271","78,678",,,,
2001,,"1,187,763","1,110,356","77,407",,,,

,,White,Black,Hispanic,under18,18-24,25-34,35-44
2005,,0.356,0.475,0.155,0.001,0.172,0.331,0.305
2004,,0.356,0.475,0.155,0.002,0.176,0.333,0.297
2003,,0.352,0.47,0.153,0.002,0.174,0.329,0.294
2002,,0.347,0.452,0.108,0.002,0.175,0.323,0.293
2001,,0.332,0.453,0.105,0.002,0.176,0.325,0.293