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

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Table 5. Number of arrest-related deaths, by selected characteristics and cause of death, 2003-2006

Selected characteristics Cause of death, 2003-2006
All causes Homicide Drug/alcohol
intoxication		 Suicide Accident Illness Other/
unknown
     All deaths 2,686 1,553 317 289 182 139 206  
Gender                            
  Male 2,566 1,499 300 275 177 127 188  
  Female 112 52 17 14 5 12 12  
Race/Hispanic origin                            
  White, non-Hispanic 1,134 675 107 159 64 61 68  
  Black, non-Hispanic 834 454 125 44 76 54 81  
  Hispanic 552 326 72 72 35 16 31  
  Othera 100 72 12 8 3 3 2  
Ageb                            
  Under 18 68 52 4 6 5 0 1  
  18-24 503 365 30 49 36 4 19  
  25-34 780 471 111 73 50 22 53  
  35-44 720 361 111 91 52 33 72  
  45-54 390 194 50 42 29 46 29  
  55 or older 164   84   7   22   8   34   9  

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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