Crime Statistics > State Prisons > Number of Suicides (most recent) by state


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   California  15.4%
   Texas  14.5%
   New York  6.2%
   Illinois  5.9%
   Maryland  3.9%
   Wisconsin  3.9%
   Florida  3.3%
   Michigan  3.3%
   Georgia  3%
   Connecticut  2.7%
   Arkansas  2.4%
   North Carolina  2.4%
   Ohio  2.4%
   Pennsylvania  1.8%
   Indiana  1.8%
   Arizona  1.8%
   Missouri  1.8%
   Colorado  1.5%
   Oregon  1.5%
   Delaware  1.2%


Rank   States  Amount 
# 1   California: 52 
# 2   Texas: 49 
# 3   New York: 21 
# 4   Illinois: 20 
= 5   Maryland: 13 
= 5   Wisconsin: 13 
= 7   Florida: 11 
= 7   Michigan: 11 
# 9   Georgia: 10 
# 10   Connecticut: 9 
= 11   Arkansas: 8 
= 11   North Carolina: 8 
= 11   Ohio: 8 
= 14   Pennsylvania: 6 
= 14   Indiana: 6 
= 14   Arizona: 6 
= 14   Missouri: 6 
= 18   Colorado: 5 
= 18   Oregon: 5 
= 20   Delaware: 4 
= 20   Utah: 4 
= 20   Kansas: 4 
= 20   South Dakota: 4 
= 20   New Mexico: 4 
= 20   Washington: 4 
= 20   Virginia: 4 
= 27   Idaho: 3 
= 27   New Jersey: 3 
= 27   Iowa: 3 
= 27   Massachusetts: 3 
= 27   Nevada: 3 
= 27   Alaska: 3 
= 33   Minnesota: 2 
= 33   Tennessee: 2 
= 33   Rhode Island: 2 
= 33   Hawaii: 2 
= 33   Mississippi: 2 
= 33   Louisiana: 2 
= 33   Alabama: 2 
= 33   South Carolina: 2 
= 33   Oklahoma: 2 
= 42   Vermont: 1 
= 42   Maine: 1 
= 42   Wyoming: 1 
= 42   Montana: 1 
= 42   Kentucky: 1 
= 42   West Virginia: 1 
= 48   North Dakota: 0 
= 48   Nebraska: 0 
= 48   New Hampshire: 0 
Total: 337  
Weighted average: 6.7  



DEFINITION: Number of suicides among state prisoners in correctional facilities.

SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics, State Prisoner Suicides and Homicides, 2001. via StateMaster

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