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Deaths in Custody Statistical Tables
Local jail deaths, 2000-2006

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Table 4. Number of local jail inmate deaths, by selected
characteristics, 2000-2006

Characteristic		Number of local jail inmate deaths
		2000-2006	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	Total	7,008	905	947	974	1,003	1,030	1,052	1,097
Gender
	Male	6,201	814	852	867	868	899	933	968
	Female	801	91	91	107	133	131	119	129
Race/Hispanic origin
	White, non-Hispanic	3,641	453	518	537	538	504	561	530
	Black, non-Hispanic	2,327	306	283	305	324	363	336	410
	Hispanic	847	118	116	114	120	135	118	126
	Other*	153	17	24	18	16	25	23	30
Age
	Under 18	43	8	8	7	4	7	5	4
	18-24	717	89	107	101	104	105	108	103
	25-34	1,377	184	193	186	213	212	193	196
	35-44	2,070	266	283	338	283	300	287	313
	45-54	1,835	239	242	238	266	267	277	306
	55 or older	930	115	111	102	127	136	171	168
Note: Detail may not sum to total due to missing data.
*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

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