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 August 11, 2022, 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 August 11, 2022. 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: August 11, 2022. 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 August 11, 2022)
