Number Of Deaths > State Prisoners statistics - states compared

	Texas	13.8%
	California	10.7%
	Florida	6.3%
	New York	6.2%
	Pennsylvania	4.3%
	Ohio	3.9%
	Michigan	3.9%
	Georgia	3.4%
	Alabama	3%
	Illinois	2.7%
	Louisiana	2.6%
	Maryland	2.4%
	Virginia	2.4%
	Arizona	2.4%
	New Jersey	2.2%
	North Carolina	2.2%
	Missouri	2.1%
	South Carolina	2%
	Oklahoma	2%
	Tennessee	1.9%

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Texas:	804
# 2	California:	625
# 3	Florida:	365
# 4	New York:	360
# 5	Pennsylvania:	248
# 6	Ohio:	229
# 7	Michigan:	227
# 8	Georgia:	199
# 9	Alabama:	172
# 10	Illinois:	158
# 11	Louisiana:	150
# 12	Maryland:	141
# 13	Virginia:	140
# 14	Arizona:	139
# 15	New Jersey:	129
# 16	North Carolina:	128
# 17	Missouri:	122
# 18	South Carolina:	116
# 19	Oklahoma:	115
# 20	Tennessee:	112
# 21	Wisconsin:	99
# 22	Indiana:	97
# 23	Colorado:	94
# 24	Kentucky:	77
# 25	Arkansas:	73
# 26	Mississippi:	69
= 27	Connecticut:	60
= 27	Washington:	60
# 29	Oregon:	57
# 30	Nevada:	52
# 31	Massachusetts:	49
# 32	Kansas:	43
# 33	Delaware:	31
# 34	Minnesota:	28
= 35	Idaho:	26
= 35	New Mexico:	26
# 37	West Virginia:	25
# 38	Alaska:	22
= 39	Iowa:	20
= 39	Hawaii:	20
= 41	South Dakota:	15
= 41	Nebraska:	15
# 43	Utah:	14
# 44	Maine:	13
= 45	Montana:	11
= 45	New Hampshire:	11
= 45	Rhode Island:	11
# 48	Wyoming:	8
# 49	Vermont:	6
# 50	North Dakota:	4
	Total:	5,815
	Weighted average:	116.3

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.

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

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