StateMaster - State Prisoners > Number of deaths (per capita) (most recent) by state

DEFINITION
Total number of all deaths for prisoners in state correctional facilities. NOTE: this statistic does not include District of Columbia. There were 9 prisoner deaths in 2001 for Washingotn DC. None of the deaths were suicide or homicide. Per capita figures expressed per 10,000 population.

Crime Statistics > State Prisoners > Number of deaths (per capita) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount (top to bottom)

Alabama:

0.377 per 10,000 people

Delaware:

0.368 per 10,000 people

Texas:

0.352 per 10,000 people

Louisiana:

0.332 per 10,000 people

Alaska:

0.331 per 10,000 people

Oklahoma:

0.324 per 10,000 people

South Carolina:

0.273 per 10,000 people

Arkansas:

0.263 per 10,000 people

Maryland:

0.252 per 10,000 people

#10

Mississippi:

0.236 per 10,000 people

#11

Arizona:

0.234 per 10,000 people

#12

Michigan:

0.224 per 10,000 people

#13

Georgia:

0.219 per 10,000 people

#14

Nevada:

0.215 per 10,000 people

#15

Missouri:

0.21 per 10,000 people

#16

Florida:

0.205 per 10,000 people

#17

Colorado:

0.201 per 10,000 people

#18

Ohio:

0.2 per 10,000 people

#19

Pennsylvania:

0.2 per 10,000 people

#20

South Dakota:

0.193 per 10,000 people

#21

Tennessee:

0.188 per 10,000 people

#22

New York:

0.187 per 10,000 people

#23

Kentucky:

0.185 per 10,000 people

#24

Virginia:

0.185 per 10,000 people

#25

Idaho:

0.182 per 10,000 people

#26

Wisconsin:

0.179 per 10,000 people

#27

California:

0.173 per 10,000 people

#28

Connecticut:

0.171 per 10,000 people

#29

Oregon:

0.157 per 10,000 people

#30

Kansas:

0.157 per 10,000 people

#31

Wyoming:

0.157 per 10,000 people

#32

Hawaii:

0.157 per 10,000 people

#33

Indiana:

0.155 per 10,000 people

#34

New Jersey:

0.148 per 10,000 people

#35

North Carolina:

0.147 per 10,000 people

#36

West Virginia:

0.138 per 10,000 people

#37

New Mexico:

0.135 per 10,000 people

#38

Illinois:

0.124 per 10,000 people

#39

Montana:

0.118 per 10,000 people

#40

Rhode Island:

0.102 per 10,000 people

#41

Maine:

0.098 per 10,000 people

#42

Vermont:

0.096 per 10,000 people

#43

Washington:

0.095 per 10,000 people

#44

Nebraska:

0.085 per 10,000 people

#45

New Hampshire:

0.084 per 10,000 people

#46

Massachusetts:

0.077 per 10,000 people

#47

Iowa:

0.067 per 10,000 people

#48

North Dakota:

0.063 per 10,000 people

#49

Utah:

0.057 per 10,000 people

#50

Minnesota:

0.055 per 10,000 people

Weighted average:

0.2 per 10,000 people

DEFINITION: Total number of all deaths for prisoners in state correctional facilities. NOTE: this statistic does not include District of Columbia. There were 9 prisoner deaths in 2001 for Washingotn DC. None of the deaths were suicide or homicide. Per capita figures expressed per 10,000 population.

Crime Statistics > State Prisoners > Number of deaths (per capita) (most recent) by state

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