Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename: jailtab9.csv,,,,,,,,
"Jail table 9. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2005",,,,,,,,
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: 04-11-08 (2005 data revised from previous edition),,,,,,,,

"Jail table 9. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2005",,,,,,,,
,,"Number of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death, 2000-2005",,,,,,
Characteristic,,Illness,AIDS,Suicide,Drug/alcohol intoxication,Accident,Homicide,Other/unknown
,Total,"2,763",315,"1,801",401,180,118,351
Gender,,,,,,,,
,Male,"2,421",283,"1,652",316,163,115,301
,Female,340,32,146,84,17,3,50
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic","1,229",48,"1,258",256,111,48,168
,"Black, non-Hispanic","1,145",221,256,90,47,44,128
,Hispanic,326,43,224,48,17,24,41
,Other/multiple races,45,3,58,5,5,1,3
Age,,,,,,,,
,Under 18,7,1,46,3,2,1,3
,18-24,96,11,389,54,23,30,37
,25-34,328,76,569,128,46,20,63
,35-44,785,137,522,127,56,34,103
,45-54,966,74,211,76,42,22,87
,55 or older,570,16,59,10,11,10,46
Note: Detail may not add to total due to missing data.,,,,,,,,