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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
State and local law enforcement arrest-related deaths, 2003-2006

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Table 3. Number of arrest-related deaths, by selected characteristics, 2003-2006
Characteristic Number of arrest-related deaths
2003-2006 2003  2004  2005  2006 
     Total 2,686 627 670 679 710
Gender            
  Male 2,566 594 642 655 675
  Female 112   32   28   21   31
Race/Hispanic origin            
  White, non-Hispanic 1,134 286 273 277 298
  Black, non-Hispanic 834 196 213 217 208
  Hispanic 552 108 145 136 163
  Othera 100   30   23   26   21
Ageb            
  Under 18 68   18   19   13    18
  18-24 503 117 125 140 121
  25-34 780 176 185 184 235
  35-44 720 184 178 188 170
  45-54 390   94 101   80 115
  55 or older 164     30   54   50   30
Note: Detail may not sum to totals due to missing data.
aIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.
bIncludes 64 cases in which only year of birth was reported, and age was estimated based on an imputed date of birth of June 30th.
Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
     See also Methodology

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