In 2019, the mortality rate of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States stood at 167 per 100,000 inmates. This was a significant increase from the previous year, when this rate stood at 156 fatalities per 100,000 jail inmates. All causes of death have been considered.
Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019
(per 100,000 inmates)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 inmates) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 inmates)." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 inmates). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Mortality Rate of Local Jail Inmates in The United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 Inmates)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 inmates) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Mortality rate of local jail inmates in the United States from 2000 to 2019 (per 100,000 inmates) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220879/mortality-rate-of-local-jail-inmates-in-the-us/
