Table 1. Characteristics and Cause of Death Among Youths Previously Incarcerated in the Juvenile Legal System, 2010 to 2017, With Death Data Through 2019.
Characteristic | Youth, No. (%) | |||||
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Total (N = 3645) | All cause (n = 113) | Homicide (n = 65) | Suicide (n = 9) | Overdose (n = 15) | Other (n = 24)a | |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 247 (6.8) | 6 (5.3) | 3 (4.6) | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 1 (4.2) |
Male | 3398 (93.2) | 107 (94.7) | 62 (95.4) | 9 (100.0) | 13 (86.7) | 23 (95.8) |
Race and ethnicity | ||||||
Black | 2155 (59.1) | 80 (70.8) | 61 (93.8) | 2 (22.2) | 4 (26.7) | 13 (54.2 |
White | 1307 (35.9) | 29 (25.7) | 3 (4.6) | 7 (77.8) | 11 (73.3) | 8 (33.3) |
Otherb | 183 (5.0) | 4 (3.5) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 0 | 3 (12.5) |
Age at death or study end, y | ||||||
15-21 | 1149 (31.5) | 69 (61.1) | 42 (64.6) | 5 (55.6) | 6 (40.0) | 16 (66.7) |
25-29 | 2496 (68.5) | 44 (38.9) | 23 (35.4) | 4 (44.4) | 9 (60.0) | 8 (33.3) |
Age at release, y | ||||||
11-17 | 1750 (48.0) | 52 (46.0) | 32 (49.2) | 4 (44.4) | 8 (53.3) | 8 (33.3) |
18-21 | 1895 (52.0) | 61 (54.0) | 33 (50.8) | 5 (55.6) | 7 (46.7) | 16 (66.7) |
Offense type | ||||||
Person | 2225 (61.0) | 59 (52.2) | 33 (50.8) | 6 (66.7) | 6 (40.0) | 14 (58.3) |
Property | 919 (25.2) | 33 (29.2) | 18 (27.7) | 2 (22.2) | 8 (53.3) | 5 (20.8) |
Otherc | 501 (13.7) | 21 (18.6) | 14 (21.5) | 1 (11.1) | 1 (6.7) | 5 (20.8) |
Length of incarceration, y | ||||||
≤1 | 2145 (58.8) | 71 (62.8) | 39 (60.0) | 6 (66.7) | 13 (86.7) | 13 (54.2) |
>1 | 1500 (41.2) | 42 (37.2) | 26 (40.0) | 3 (33.3) | 2 (13.3) | 11 (45.8) |
Repeat offender | ||||||
No | 3040 (83.4) | 96 (85.0) | 56 (86.2) | 7 (77.8) | 10 (66.7) | 23 (95.8) |
Yes | 605 (16.6) | 17 (15.0) | 9 (13.8) | 2 (22.2) | 5 (33.3) | 1 (4.2) |
Other cause of death includes natural causes (11 youth); accident (7 youth); and other or unknown (6 youth).
Other race and ethnicity includes Asian/Pacific Islander (7 youth); Hispanic (78 youth); multiracial (52 youth); American Indian or Alaska Native (8 youth); and other or unknown (38 youth).
Other offense type includes drug-related (139 youth); public-order crimes (322 youth); and other or unknown (40 youth).