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Table 5. Percent of local jail inmate deaths, by selected characteristics,
2000-2006
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Percent of local jail inmate deaths |
| Characteristic |
2000-2006 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
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Total |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
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| Gender |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Male |
88.6 |
% |
89.9 |
% |
90.3 |
% |
89.0 |
% |
86.7 |
% |
87.3 |
% |
88.7 |
% |
88.2 |
% |
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Female |
11.4 |
|
10.1 |
|
9.7 |
|
11.0 |
|
13.3 |
|
12.7 |
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11.3 |
|
11.8 |
|
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| Race/Hispanic
origin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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White, non-Hispanic |
52.3 |
% |
50.7 |
% |
55.0 |
% |
55.1 |
% |
53.9 |
% |
49.1 |
% |
54.0 |
% |
48.4 |
% |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
33.4 |
|
34.2 |
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30.1 |
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31.3 |
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32.5 |
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35.3 |
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32.4 |
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37.4 |
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Hispanic |
12.2 |
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13.2 |
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12.3 |
|
11.7 |
|
12.0 |
|
13.1 |
|
11.4 |
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11.5 |
|
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Other* |
2.2 |
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1.9 |
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2.6 |
|
1.8 |
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1.6 |
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2.4 |
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2.2 |
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2.7 |
|
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| Age |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Under 18 |
0.6 |
% |
0.9 |
% |
0.8 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
0.4 |
% |
0.7 |
% |
0.5 |
% |
0.4 |
% |
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18-24 |
10.3 |
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9.9 |
|
11.3 |
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10.4 |
|
10.4 |
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10.2 |
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10.4 |
|
9.4 |
|
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25-34 |
19.8 |
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20.4 |
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20.4 |
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19.1 |
|
21.4 |
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20.6 |
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18.5 |
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18.0 |
|
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35-44 |
29.7 |
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29.5 |
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30.0 |
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34.8 |
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28.4 |
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29.2 |
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27.6 |
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28.7 |
|
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45-54 |
26.3 |
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26.5 |
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25.6 |
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24.5 |
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26.7 |
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26.0 |
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26.6 |
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28.1 |
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55 or older |
13.3 |
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12.8 |
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11.8 |
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10.5 |
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12.7 |
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13.2 |
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16.4 |
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15.4 |
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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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