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State Juvenile Correctional Facility Deaths, 2002-2005
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Table 6. Number of deaths in State juvenile correctional facilities, by cause and selected characteristics, 2002-2005
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Number of deaths in State juvenile correctional facilities, 2002-2005 |
| Characteristic |
All causes |
Illness |
Suicide |
Homicide |
Accident |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
43 |
10 |
21 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
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| Gender |
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Male |
38 |
9 |
17 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
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Female |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
16 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
18 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
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Hispanic |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Other/multiple races |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| Age |
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10 or younger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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11-12 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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13-15 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
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16-17 |
29 |
8 |
14 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
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18 or older |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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| Note: During 2002-2005, no deaths from either AIDS or drug/alcohol intoxication were reported by State juvenile correctional authorities. |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology
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