The number of jail inmates in the United States who die by suicide has remained relatively steady since 2006. Overall, 355 inmates died by suicide in local jails in the United States in 2019. This is an increase from the previous year, when 339 inmates died by suicide.
Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Local Inmate Suicides in Jail in The United States from 2006 to 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Number of local inmate suicides in jail in the United States from 2006 to 2019 [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220644/number-of-local-inmate-suicides-in-jail-in-the-us/
