The number of local jail inmates who have died by homicide in the United States has remained steady since 2013. Overall, 25 inmates were killed in local jails in the United States in 2018. This is a slight decrease from the previous year, when 27 jail inmates were killed.
Number of local inmate homicides in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of local inmate homicides in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220648/number-of-local-inmate-homicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of local inmate homicides in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220648/number-of-local-inmate-homicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of local inmate homicides in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220648/number-of-local-inmate-homicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Local Inmate Homicides in Jail in The United States from 2000 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220648/number-of-local-inmate-homicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
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Number of local inmate homicides in jail in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220648/number-of-local-inmate-homicides-in-jail-in-the-us/