Overall, 1,200 inmates died in local jails in the United States in 2019. This is an increase from the previous year, when 1,138 inmates died in local jails in the United States.
Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019
Characteristic
Number of deaths
2019
1,200
2018
1,138
2017
1,103
2016
1,076
2015
1,096
2014
1,053
2013
987
2012
960
2011
888
2010
918
2009
961
2008
959
2007
1,099
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of local inmate deaths in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220623/number-of-local-inmate-deaths-in-jail-in-the-us/
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