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State Juvenile Correctional Facility Deaths, 2002-2005
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Table 7. Percent of deaths in State juvenile correctional facilities, by cause
and selected characteristics, 2002-2005
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Percent of deaths in State juvenile correctional facilities, 2002-2005 |
| Characteristic |
All causes |
Illness |
Suicide |
Homicide |
Accident |
Other/
unknown |
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Total |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
100.0 |
% |
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| Gender |
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Male |
88.4 |
% |
90.0 |
% |
81.0 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
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Female |
11.6 |
|
10.0 |
|
19.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
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| Race/Hispanic origin |
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White, non-Hispanic |
37.2 |
% |
30.0 |
% |
38.1 |
% |
40.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
60.0 |
% |
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Black, non-Hispanic |
41.9 |
|
60.0 |
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23.8 |
|
60.0 |
|
100.0 |
|
40.0 |
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Hispanic |
14.0 |
|
10.0 |
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23.8 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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Other/multiple races |
7.0 |
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0.0 |
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14.3 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Age |
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10 or younger |
0.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
0.0 |
% |
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11-12 |
4.7 |
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0.0 |
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4.8 |
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0.0 |
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0.0 |
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20.0 |
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13-15 |
18.6 |
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10.0 |
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23.8 |
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20.0 |
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0.0 |
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20.0 |
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16-17 |
67.4 |
|
80.0 |
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66.7 |
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60.0 |
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50.0 |
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60.0 |
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18 or older |
9.3 |
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10.0 |
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4.8 |
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20.0 |
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50.0 |
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0.0 |
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| Note: Detail may not add to total due to missing data.
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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