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. (%)
	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)

^a Other cause of death includes natural causes (11 youth); accident (7 youth); and other or unknown (6 youth).

^b 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).

^c Other offense type includes drug-related (139 youth); public-order crimes (322 youth); and other or unknown (40 youth).