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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
State and local law enforcement
arrest-related deaths, 2003-2006
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Table 11. Percent of arrest-related deaths, by most serious offense and cause of death, 2003-2006
| Most serious offense |
Cause of death, 2003-2006 |
|
| All causes |
Homicide |
Drug/alcohol
intoxication |
Suicide |
Accident |
Illness |
Other/
unknown |
| |
| |
All offenses |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
|
| Violent offenses |
57.6 |
% |
75.3 |
% |
28.1 |
% |
52.6 |
% |
25.3 |
% |
23.7 |
% |
27.7 |
% |
| |
Homicide |
8.9 |
|
13.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
10.0 |
|
1.6 |
|
0.0 |
|
2.4 |
|
| |
|
Murder of a law
enforcement officer |
0.3 |
|
0.5 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
|
Attempted murder of a law
enforcement officer |
5.1 |
|
8.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.1 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
|
| |
|
Other murder/manslaughter |
3.4 |
|
4.2 |
|
0.0 |
|
8.3 |
|
0.5 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| |
Kidnapping |
2.1 |
|
2.8 |
|
0.9 |
|
2.8 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| |
Sexual assaulta |
0.7 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.3 |
|
3.1 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.7 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Robbery |
5.1 |
|
7.2 |
|
1.3 |
|
4.8 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.5 |
|
| |
Assault |
38.5 |
|
49.1 |
|
23.7 |
|
29.1 |
|
21.4 |
|
19.4 |
|
21.8 |
|
| |
|
Assault on a law
enforcement officer |
14.3 |
|
18.2 |
|
9.5 |
|
6.2 |
|
10.4 |
|
8.6 |
|
11.7 |
|
| |
|
Domestic violenceb |
3.0 |
|
2.4 |
|
2.2 |
|
7.3 |
|
2.7 |
|
3.6 |
|
1.9 |
|
| |
|
Other assault |
21.1 |
|
28.5 |
|
12.0 |
|
15.6 |
|
8.2 |
|
7.2 |
|
8.3 |
|
| |
Other violent |
2.2 |
|
2.6 |
|
1.9 |
|
2.8 |
|
0.5 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
| Property offenses |
7.4 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
14.2 |
% |
10.0 |
% |
13.2 |
% |
17.3 |
% |
9.7 |
% |
| |
Burglary |
2.5 |
|
1.4 |
|
4.4 |
|
2.1 |
|
3.8 |
|
4.3 |
|
5.8 |
|
| |
Larceny |
0.8 |
|
0.4 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.7 |
|
0.5 |
|
2.2 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
1.1 |
|
0.9 |
|
0.3 |
|
1.7 |
|
3.8 |
|
2.2 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Fraud |
0.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.3 |
|
1.7 |
|
1.1 |
|
2.2 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Other propertyc |
2.5 |
|
0.8 |
|
7.3 |
|
2.8 |
|
3.8 |
|
6.5 |
|
3.4 |
|
|
| Drug offenses |
7.3 |
% |
2.6 |
% |
19.2 |
% |
5.5 |
% |
18.7 |
% |
16.5 |
% |
10.7 |
% |
| |
Possession |
4.8 |
|
1.2 |
|
15.8 |
|
3.1 |
|
9.3 |
|
11.5 |
|
9.2 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
1.6 |
|
1.0 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.7 |
|
7.1 |
|
2.9 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
Other drug |
0.9 |
|
0.4 |
|
1.9 |
|
0.7 |
|
2.2 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
| Public-order offenses |
13.6 |
% |
7.0 |
% |
22.4 |
% |
23.2 |
% |
27.5 |
% |
30.2 |
% |
12.1 |
% |
| |
Weapons |
1.6 |
|
1.7 |
|
0.9 |
|
3.1 |
|
0.5 |
|
2.2 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
Obstruction of justice |
4.1 |
|
2.2 |
|
6.3 |
|
6.6 |
|
11.0 |
|
4.3 |
|
5.3 |
|
| |
|
Obstruction of law enforcement activities |
2.5 |
|
1.4 |
|
4.1 |
|
3.1 |
|
8.2 |
|
2.9 |
|
2.9 |
|
| |
|
Obstruction of court activities |
1.6 |
|
0.8 |
|
2.2 |
|
3.5 |
|
2.7 |
|
1.4 |
|
2.4 |
|
| |
Traffic violations |
1.8 |
|
0.8 |
|
2.8 |
|
3.5 |
|
4.9 |
|
4.3 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
Driving while intoxicated |
1.3 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.6 |
|
2.8 |
|
4.4 |
|
5.8 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Drunkenness, disorderly conduct |
3.4 |
|
0.8 |
|
11.4 |
|
4.2 |
|
3.8 |
|
10.1 |
|
4.4 |
|
| |
Probation/parole violation, escape |
1.0 |
|
0.6 |
|
0.3 |
|
2.1 |
|
2.2 |
|
2.2 |
|
1.5 |
|
| |
Immigration |
-- |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.5 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| |
Other public-order |
0.3 |
|
0.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
0.0 |
|
|
| No criminal charges intended |
3.8 |
% |
2.3 |
% |
9.1 |
% |
3.8 |
% |
1.6 |
% |
8.6 |
% |
5.3 |
% |
| |
Mental health transport |
2.2 |
|
1.0 |
|
5.4 |
|
2.8 |
|
1.6 |
|
4.3 |
|
3.9 |
|
| |
Medical transport |
0.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
1.9 |
|
0.7 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.7 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
Unspecified |
1.2 |
|
1.2 |
|
1.9 |
|
0.3 |
|
0.0 |
|
3.6 |
|
1.0 |
|
|
| Offense not reported |
10.4 |
% |
9.2 |
% |
6.9 |
% |
4.8 |
% |
13.7 |
% |
3.6 |
% |
34.5 |
% |
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| Number of deaths |
2,686 |
|
1,553 |
|
317 |
|
289 |
|
182 |
|
139 |
|
206 |
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Note: Detail may not add to totals due to rounding.
--Less than 0.05%.
aIncludes rape and other sexual assault.
bSome domestic violence cases may be reported as assaults.
cIncludes arson and stolen property. |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology
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