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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2006
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Table 10. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by cause of death and
selected characteristics, 2000-2006
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Percent of local jail inmate deaths,
by cause of death, 2000-2006 |
| Characteristic |
Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Accident |
Homicide |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
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| Gender |
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Male |
87.4 |
% |
89.1 |
% |
92.1 |
% |
78.9 |
% |
89.5 |
% |
98.0 |
% |
86.6 |
% |
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Female |
12.6 |
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10.9 |
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7.9 |
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21.1 |
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10.5 |
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2.0 |
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13.4 |
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| Race/Hispanic
origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
44.4 |
% |
15.5 |
% |
69.6 |
% |
60.7 |
% |
62.9 |
% |
40.4 |
% |
49.1 |
% |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
42.0 |
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69.8 |
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14.8 |
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24.5 |
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25.7 |
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40.4 |
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37.6 |
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Hispanic |
11.7 |
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13.6 |
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12.3 |
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13.2 |
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8.6 |
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18.5 |
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12.3 |
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Other* |
1.8 |
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1.1 |
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3.4 |
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1.6 |
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2.9 |
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0.7 |
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1.0 |
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| Age |
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Under 18 |
0.2 |
% |
0.3 |
% |
1.5 |
% |
0.4 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
0.5 |
% |
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18-24 |
3.4 |
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2.5 |
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20.5 |
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13.6 |
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14.8 |
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22.6 |
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10.3 |
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25-34 |
10.6 |
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19.7 |
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31.2 |
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32.6 |
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24.8 |
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21.9 |
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17.3 |
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35-44 |
27.7 |
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43.7 |
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30.3 |
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29.8 |
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31.0 |
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27.4 |
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30.4 |
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45-54 |
35.8 |
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28.4 |
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12.9 |
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20.7 |
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23.3 |
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19.2 |
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26.5 |
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55 or older |
22.3 |
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5.5 |
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3.6 |
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2.9 |
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6.2 |
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8.2 |
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14.9 |
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| *Includes
American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other
Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races. |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting
Program.
See also Methodology
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