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Table 11. Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by cause of death and selected characteristics, 2000-2005
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Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local
jail inmates, by cause of death, 2000-2005 |
| Characteristic |
Illness |
AIDS |
Suicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Accident |
Homicide |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
68 |
8 |
45 |
10 |
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4 |
3 |
9 |
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| Gender |
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Male |
68 |
8 |
46 |
9 |
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5 |
3 |
8 |
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Female |
70 |
7 |
30 |
17 |
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4 |
1 |
10 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
76 |
3 |
79 |
15 |
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7 |
3 |
10 |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
71 |
14 |
16 |
6 |
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3 |
3 |
8 |
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Hispanic |
48 |
6 |
33 |
7 |
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2 |
4 |
6 |
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| Age |
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Under 18 |
10 |
1 |
65 |
4 |
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3 |
1 |
4 |
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18-24 |
8 |
1 |
34 |
5 |
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2 |
3 |
3 |
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25-34 |
25 |
6 |
44 |
10 |
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4 |
2 |
5 |
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35-44 |
75 |
13 |
50 |
12 |
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5 |
3 |
9 |
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45-54 |
238 |
18 |
52 |
19 |
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10 |
5 |
21 |
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55 or older |
634 |
18 |
66 |
11 |
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13 |
11 |
49 |
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| Note: Jail inmate mortality rates are per 100,000 inmates held, based on average daily population (ADP).
Inmate populations of various demographic subgroups are estimates based on the Annual Survey of Jails and the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails. |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology
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