U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics

November 2011, NCJ 235385

By Andrea M. Burch, BJS Statistician

F

rom 2003 through 2009, a total of 4,813 deaths
were reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics’
(BJS) Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) program.
Of these, about 6 in 10 deaths (2,931) were classified
as homicide by law enforcement personnel, and 4 in
10 (1,882) were attributed to other manners of death.
Suicide and death by intoxication each accounted
for 11% of reported arrest-related deaths, accidental
injury for 6%, and natural causes for 5% (figure 1).
Deaths with manners classified as undetermined or
those in which manners were unknown represented
about 6% of reported arrest-related deaths.
During the same period, the FBI estimated nearly
98 million arrests in the United States. While men
comprised about 76% of reported arrests, they
represented 95% of persons who died during the
process of arrest (figure 2). As a group, arrestrelated decedents tended to be older than the arrest
population. Those under the age of 25 accounted for
45% of reported arrests but less than a quarter (22%) of
arrest-related deaths.
The ARD program is a national collection of persons
who die in the custody or under the restraint of state or
local law enforcement personnel. Deaths are reportable
to the program without considering whether physical
custody had been established or whether a formal arrest
process had been initiated prior to the time of death.
The ARD collection also includes the deaths of persons
attempting to elude law enforcement during the course
of apprehension. Data collected from January 2003
through December 2009 detail the percent and type
of arrest-related deaths, as well as the demographic
characteristics of decedents and the law enforcement
agencies involved in the death.
Arrest-related deaths are under-reported. BJS did not
attempt to estimate for partial or non-responding
jurisdictions. Data are more representative of the nature
of arrest-related deaths than the volume at which they
occur. Due to variation in reporting, caution should be
used in comparing counts from year to year.

Figure 1
Reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death,
2003–2009
Homicide*

61.5

Suicide

11.2

Intoxication

10.9

Accidental

5.7

Natural causes

5.1

Unknown

5.7
0

10

20

30

40 50 60
Percent

70

80

90 100

Note: Detail does not sum to total due to rounding.
*Includes homicide by law enforcement and other persons.

Figure 2
Reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic
characteristics, 2003–2009
Sex
Male
Female

95.4
4.5

Race/Hispanic origin
White
Black
Hispanic
Other 3.1
Unknown 3.3

Bureau of Justice Statistics · Statistical Tables

Arrest-Related Deaths,
2003-2009 - Statistical Tables

42.1
31.8
19.7

Age
21.5
24 or younger
28.9
25-34
35-44
25.7
45 or older
22.2
Unknown 1.6
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Percent
Note: Detail does not sum to total due to rounding and missing data.

BJS

Highlights
Manner of death
ƒƒ
Homicide by law enforcement personnel accounted for
2,931(61%) of reported arrest-related deaths from 2003
through 2009 (table 1).
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Suicide and death by intoxication each accounted for about
11% of reported arrest-related deaths (table 2).
ƒƒ
Deaths due to natural causes were the least common type
of arrest-related death, comprising 5% (244) of all reported
deaths.
ƒƒ
Of all arrest-related deaths reported from 2003 through
2009, about 6% (273) had manners of death that were
either classified as undetermined or were unreported.
Decedent characteristics
ƒƒ
From 2003 through 2009, males comprised 95% of all
reported deaths during the process of arrest (table 4).

ƒƒ
Adults between ages 25 and 44 represented 70% of all
reported arrest-related deaths due to intoxication.
ƒƒ
Juveniles (persons under the age of 18) comprised 3%
(127) of all arrest-related deaths reported from 2003
through 2009. Most juvenile deaths (78%) were homicides.
Incident circumstances
ƒƒ
The FBI estimated state and local law enforcement officers
made 97.9 million arrests from 2003 through 2009.
During the same period, 4,813 arrest-related deaths were
reported to BJS (table 12).
ƒƒ
Of reported arrest-related deaths, 45% of decedents
allegedly engaged in assault either immediately prior to or
during the process of arrest (table 13).
ƒƒ
No criminal charges were intended to be filed against 163
(3%) persons who died during the process of arrest.

ƒƒ
Whites accounted for 42% of reported arrest-related
deaths, 32% were black, and 20% were Hispanic.

ƒƒ
Among arrest-related deaths attributed to homicide, 75%
of decedents allegedly engaged in violent offenses (table 14).

ƒƒ
More than half (55%) of all persons who died during the
process of arrest were between the ages of 25 and 44.

Law enforcement agency characteristics
ƒƒ
Nationwide, 7% (1,187) of state and local law enforcement
agencies with 100 or more full-time sworn personnel
employed 64% of these law enforcement personnel and
accounted for 75% (3,613) of all reported arrest-related
deaths (table 15).

Manner of death and decedent characteristics
ƒƒ
Among reported arrest-related suicides, 60% of decedents
were white, 20% were Hispanic, and 15% were black (table 6).
ƒƒ
Of all arrest-related deaths by intoxication, blacks
were 41% of reported decedents, whites were 34%, and
Hispanics were 21%.
ƒƒ
Among males, homicide accounted for 62% of reported
arrest-related deaths. Of all females, homicide represented
49% of arrest-related deaths (table 7).

ƒƒ
State and local law enforcement agencies employing fewer
than 10 full-time sworn personnel (8,796) represented
49% of all agencies nationwide, employed 5% (34,497) of
all full-time sworn personnel, and accounted for about 2%
(117) of reported arrest-related deaths.

ƒƒ
A higher percentage of female arrest-related deaths than
male deaths were attributed to intoxication (16% compared
to 11%) and natural causes (12% compared to 5%).

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Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009 - Statistical Tables

List of Tables
Table 1. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 2. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 3. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Table 4. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Table 5. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death and demographic characteristics,
2003-2009
Table 6. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death and demographic characteristics,
2003-2009
Table 7. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics and manner of death, 20032009
Table 8. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction, 2003-2009
Table 9. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction and manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 10. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction and manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 11. Number of arresting agencies with at least one reported arrest-related death, by jurisdiction,
2003-2009
Table 12. Demographic characteristics of all reported arrests and persons who died in the process of arrest,
2003-2009
Table 13. Reported arrest-related deaths, by incident circumstances, 2003-2009
Table 14. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by incident circumstances and manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 15. Number of law enforcement agencies, full-time sworn personnel, and reported arrest-related deaths,
by agency characteristics, 2003-2009
Table 16. Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by characteristics of the law enforcement agency involved
and manner of death, 2003-2009
Table 17. Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by characteristics of the law enforcement agency involved
and manner of death, 2003-2009

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Table 1
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death, 2003-2009
Manner of death
All manners
Homicide —
by law enforcement
by other persons
Suicide
Intoxication
Accidental injury
Natural causes
Unknown

2003-2009
4,813
2,931
27
541
525
272
244
273

2003
627

2004
673

2005
689

2006
721

2007
745

2008
629

2009
729

376
3
60
83
53
26
26

375
4
84
83
41
46
40

377
4
82
90
47
32
57

447
2
67
76
39
34
56

455
7
78
89
35
42
39

404
3
76
54
28
33
31

497
4
94
50
29
31
24

Note: Due to variation in reporting, caution should be used in comparing counts from year to year. See Methodology for information on missing data by state for each
year. Counts may differ from previous publication due to additional information.

Table 2
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death, 2003-2009
Manner of death
All manners
Homicide —
by law enforcement
by other persons
Suicide
Intoxication
Accidental injury
Natural causes
Unknown
Number of deaths

2003-2009
100.0%

2003
100.0%

2004
100.0%

2005
100.0%

2006
100.0%

2007
100.0%

2008
100.0%

2009
100.0%

60.9%
0.6
11.2%
10.9%
5.7%
5.1%
5.7%
4,813

60.0%
0.5
9.6%
13.2%
8.5%
4.1%
4.1%
627

55.7%
0.6
12.5%
12.3%
6.1%
6.8%
5.9%
673

54.7%
0.6
11.9%
13.1%
6.8%
4.6%
8.3%
689

62.0%
0.3
9.3%
10.5%
5.4%
4.7%
7.8%
721

61.1%
0.9
10.5%
11.9%
4.7%
5.6%
5.2%
745

64.2%
0.5
12.1%
8.6%
4.5%
5.2%
4.9%
629

68.2%
0.5
12.9%
6.9%
4.0%
4.3%
3.3%
729

Note: See Methodology for information on missing data by state for each year. Percentages may differ from previous publication due to additional information.

Table 3
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Demographic characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Race/Hispanic origin
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other*
Unknown
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Unknown

2003-2009
4,813

2003
627

2004
673

2005
689

2006
721

2007
745

2008
629

2009
729

4,594
218
1

595
32
0

645
28
0

666
22
1

688
33
0

708
37
0

600
29
0

692
37
0

2,026
1,529
949
150
159

286
196
109
30
6

274
215
145
23
16

283
222
136
24
24

302
212
164
22
21

283
249
159
18
36

258
217
106
14
34

340
218
130
19
22

127
909
1,391
1,238
752
317
79

18
118
177
184
94
30
6

19
126
186
179
101
55
7

13
141
190
190
83
51
21

19
122
239
174
117
30
20

20
146
210
192
119
45
13

18
124
182
143
117
41
4

20
132
207
176
121
65
8

*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islander, and persons of two or more races.

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Table 4
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Demographic characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Race/Hispanic origin
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other*
Unknown
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Unknown
Number of deaths

2003-2009
100.0%

2003
100.0%

2004
100.0%

2005
100.0%

2006
100.0%

2007
100.0%

2008
100.0%

2009
100.0%

95.4%
4.5
0.0

94.9
5.1
0.0

95.8%
4.2
0.0

96.7%
3.2
0.1

95.4%
4.6
0.0

95.0%
5.0
0.0

95.4%
4.6
0.0

94.9%
5.1
0.0

42.1%
31.8
19.7
3.1
3.3

45.6%
31.3
17.4
4.8
1.0

40.7%
31.9
21.5
3.4
2.4

41.1%
32.2
19.7
3.5
3.5

41.9%
29.4
22.7
3.1
2.9

38.0%
33.4
21.3
2.4
4.8

41.0%
34.5
16.9
2.2
5.4

46.6%
29.9
17.8
2.6
3.0

2.6%
18.9
28.9
25.7
15.6
6.6
1.6
4,813

2.9%
18.8
28.2
29.3
15.0
4.8
1.0
627

2.8%
18.7
27.6
26.6
15.0
8.2
1.0
673

1.9%
20.5
27.6
27.6
12.0
7.4
3.0
689

2.6%
16.9
33.1
24.1
16.2
4.2
2.8
721

2.7%
19.6
28.2
25.8
16.0
6.0
1.7
745

2.9%
19.7
28.9
22.7
18.6
6.5
0.6
629

2.7%
18.1
28.4
24.1
16.6
8.9
1.1
729

*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

Table 5
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death and demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Demographic characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Race/Hispanic origin
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other*
Unknown
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Unknown

All manners
4,813

Homicide
2,958

Suicide
541

Intoxication
525

Accident
272

Natural causes
244

Unknown
273

4,594
218
1

2,851
107
0

517
24
0

490
35
0

259
13
0

218
26
0

259
13
1

2,026
1,529
949
150
159

1,233
937
599
107
82

327
80
110
12
12

178
217
109
17
4

95
111
55
4
7

110
85
29
4
16

83
99
47
6
38

127
909
1,391
1,238
752
317
79

99
685
893
658
390
188
45

6
80
140
159
105
44
7

5
53
177
190
84
11
5

13
54
65
78
45
12
5

0
10
41
66
75
52
0

4
27
75
87
53
10
17

*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

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Table 6
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by manner of death and demographic characteristics, 2003-2009
Demographic
characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Race/Hispanic origin
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other*
Unknown
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Unknown
Number of deaths

All manners
100.0%

Homicide
100.0%

Suicide
100.0%

Intoxication
100.0%

Accident
100.0%

Natural causes
100.0%

Unknown
100.0%

95.4%
4.5
0.1

96.4%
3.6
0.0

95.6%
4.4
0.0

93.3%
6.7
0.0

95.2%
4.8
0.0

89.3%
10.7
0.0

94.9%
4.8
0.4

42.1%
31.8
19.7
3.1
3.3

41.7%
31.7
20.3
3.6
2.8

60.4%
14.8
20.3
2.2
2.2

33.9%
41.3
20.8
3.2
0.8

34.9%
40.8
20.2
1.5
2.6

45.1%
34.8
11.9
1.6
6.6

30.4%
36.3
17.2
2.2
13.9

2.6%
18.9
28.9
25.7
15.6
6.6
1.6
4,813

3.3%
23.2
30.2
22.2
13.2
6.4
1.5
2,958

1.1%
14.8
25.9
29.4
19.4
8.1
1.3
541

1.0%
10.1
33.7
36.2
16.0
2.1
1.0
525

4.8%
19.9
23.9
28.7
16.5
4.4
1.8
272

0.0%
4.1
16.8
27.0
30.7
21.3
0.0
244

1.5%
9.9
27.5
31.9
19.4
3.7
6.2
273

*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

Table 7
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by demographic characteristics and manner of death, 2003-2009
Demographic
characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Unknown
Race/Hispanic origin
White, non-Hispanic
Black, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Other*
Unknown
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Unknown

Number
of deaths
4,813

All manners
100%

Homicide
61.5%

Suicide
11.2%

Intoxication
10.9%

4,594
218
1

100%
100%
100%

62.1%
49.1
0.0

11.3%
11.0
0.0

10.7%
16.1
0.0

2,026
1,529
949
150
159

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

60.9%
61.3
63.1
71.3
51.6

16.1%
5.2
11.6
8.0
7.5

127
909
1,391
1,238
752
317
79

100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%

78.0%
75.4
64.2
53.2
51.9
59.3
57.0

4.7%
8.8
10.1
12.8
14.0
13.9
8.9

Accident
5.7%

Natural causes
5.1%

Unknown
5.7%

5.6%
6.0
0.0

4.7%
11.9
0.0

5.6%
6.0
100

8.8%
14.2
11.5
11.3
2.5

4.7%
7.3
5.8
2.7
4.4

5.4%
5.6
3.1
2.7
10.1

4.1%
6.5
5.0
4.0
23.9

3.9%
5.8
12.7
15.3
11.2
3.5
6.3

10.2%
5.9
4.7
6.3
6.0
3.8
6.3

0.0%
1.1
2.9
5.3
10.0
16.4
0.0

3.1%
3.0
5.4
7.0
7.0
3.2
21.5

*Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

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Table 8
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction, 2003-2009
Region and jurisdiction
Total
Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Yorka
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
South
Alabama
Arkansas b
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgiab
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marylandb
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
West
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevadac
New Mexicoc
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

2003-2009
4,813
668
31
22
42
10
81
239
218
19
6
822
210
52
48
41
141
43
26
17
7
175
9
53
1,848
28
6
15
20
523
8
38
54
19
18
143
64
61
28
696
113
14
1,475
14
238
775
75
22
23
/
12
51
77
69
118
1

2003
627
71
0
3
9
1
6
28
21
2
1
131
29
9
4
5
26
8
9
5
3
20
3
10
217
2
/
1
2
55
/
3
/
/
/
16
15
6
/
105
10
2
208
0
26
106
21
0
2
/
2
15
12
6
17
1

2004
673
99
5
1
6
2
14
39
30
2
0
124
28
7
9
6
24
9
3
4
2
25
1
6
228
0
0
1
4
68
/
2
1
/
1
19
20
3
0
89
17
3
222
1
46
112
12
5
1
/
/
9
13
9
14
/

2005
689
91
4
2
8
2
17
30
26
1
1
116
23
10
9
7
22
3
2
1
2
26
1
10
252
6
1
1
4
78
/
4
10
/
0
22
4
10
4
96
10
2
230
2
52
93
12
5
1
/
/
8
17
6
34
/

2006
721
108
4
3
2
2
7
45
36
6
3
101
20
7
3
9
18
3
2
1
0
26
0
12
234
2
3
5
2
76
/
2
12
/
2
/
/
15
3
90
22
0
278
1
57
154
11
2
1
/
/
10
12
9
21
/

2007
745
110
3
5
3
1
13
42
40
3
0
117
33
7
8
4
17
7
2
3
0
19
2
15
309
4
1
2
8
75
3
6
10
7
5
17
4
10
12
122
23
0
209
2
31
118
7
2
8
/
/
5
8
15
13
/

2008
629
106
5
5
10
1
9
41
30
5
0
105
37
9
6
4
15
5
3
3
0
21
2
/
291
4
/
4
/
81
2
9
7
9
7
34
12
7
3
96
11
5
127
5
8
73
2
7
5
/
2
/
8
8
9
/

2009
729
83
10
3
4
1
15
14
35
0
1
128
40
3
9
6
19
8
5
/
0
38
0
/
317
10
1
1
/
90
3
12
14
3
3
35
9
10
6
98
20
2
201
3
18
119
10
1
5
/
8
4
7
16
10
/

Note: Counts include deaths reported by states and identified by BJS staff. Due to variation in reporting practices, caution should be used in comparing jurisdictions
from year to year.
/Not reported.
aThe New York City Police Department submits data indepent of the State of New York and did not submit data in 2009.
bArkansas and New Mexico cases identified by BJS staff in 2009; Georgia and Maryland cases identified by BJS staff in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
cIn 2008, detailed data were available for 2 of the 8 records known to BJS.

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Table 9
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction and manner of death, 2003-2009
Region and jurisdiction
Total
Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Yorka
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
South
Alabama
Arkansas b
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgiab
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marylandb
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
West
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevadac
New Mexicob
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

All manners
4,813
668
31
22
42
10
81
239
218
19
6
822
210
52
48
41
141
43
26
17
7
175
9
53
1,848
28
6
15
20
523
8
38
54
19
18
143
64
61
28
696
113
14
1,475
14
238
775
75
22
23
/
12
51
77
69
118
1

Homicide
2,958
387
21
14
18
7
47
118
149
10
3
566
142
50
30
22
94
33
15
11
2
120
7
40
1,061
14
1
13
15
356
4
26
34
13
11
74
51
34
17
308
85
5
944
9
146
493
41
8
19
/
9
25
67
49
78
0

Suicide
541
79
4
4
3
2
7
30
27
1
1
88
25
0
12
3
14
0
5
1
3
15
2
8
232
5
0
0
2
31
0
7
2
0
2
26
7
5
0
127
14
4
142
4
41
31
13
0
3
/
1
17
6
16
10
0

Intoxication
525
92
1
2
13
1
9
38
24
4
0
63
18
0
0
5
15
4
2
0
2
16
0
1
232
3
3
1
1
36
0
1
5
0
0
15
3
10
5
144
3
2
138
0
23
89
6
4
0
/
1
5
1
1
8
0

Accident
272
35
1
1
1
0
6
19
5
1
1
43
11
0
4
2
8
3
0
2
0
10
0
3
115
0
0
0
0
36
0
3
3
0
4
16
3
4
1
40
3
2
79
1
13
45
7
2
1
/
0
2
3
0
5
0

Natural causes
244
58
3
0
6
0
8
28
10
2
1
36
11
2
1
3
7
1
1
2
0
8
0
0
93
5
1
0
1
9
1
1
5
3
1
7
0
2
2
50
5
0
57
0
8
39
3
4
0
/
1
1
0
0
1
0

Unknown
273
17
1
1
1
0
4
6
3
1
0
26
3
0
1
6
3
2
3
1
0
6
0
1
115
1
1
1
1
55
3
0
5
3
0
5
0
6
3
27
3
1
115
0
7
78
5
4
0
/
0
1
0
3
16
1

Note: Counts include deaths reported by states and deaths identified by BJS staff. Due to variation in reporting practices, caution should be used in comparing
jurisdictions from year to year.
/Not reported.
aThe New York City Police Department sumbits data independent of the State of New York and did not submit data in 2009.
bArkansas and New Mexico cases identified by BJS staff in 2009; Georgia and Maryland cases identified by BJS staff in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
cIn 2008, detailed data were available for 2 of the 8 records known to BJS.

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Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009 - Statistical Tables

Table 10
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by jurisdiction and manner of death, 2003-2009
Region and jurisdiction
Total
Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Yorka
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
South
Alabama
Arkansasb
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgiab
Kentucky
Louisiana
Marylandb
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
West
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevadac
New Mexicob
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

Number
of deaths
4,813
668
31
22
42
10
81
239
218
19
6
822
210
52
48
41
141
43
26
17
7
175
9
53
1,848
28
6
15
20
523
8
38
54
19
18
143
64
61
28
696
113
14
1,475
14
238
775
75
22
23
/
12
51
77
69
118
1

All manners
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
:
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
:
100%
:
100%
100%
100%
:
100%
100%
100%
:
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
/
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
:

Homicide
61.5
57.9
67.7
63.6
42.9
70.0
58.0
49.4
68.3
52.6
:
68.9
67.6
96.2
62.5
53.7
66.7
76.7
57.7
64.7
:
68.6
:
75.5
57.4
50.0
:
86.7
75.0
68.1
:
68.4
63.0
68.4
61.1
51.7
79.7
55.7
60.7
44.3
75.2
35.7
64.0
64.3
61.3
63.6
54.7
36.4
82.6
/
75.0
49.0
87.0
71.0
66.1
:

Suiicide
11.2
11.8
12.9
18.2
7.1
20.0
8.6
12.6
12.4
5.3
:
10.7
11.9
0.0
25.0
7.3
9.9
0.0
19.2
5.9
:
8.6
:
15.1
12.6
17.9
:
0.0
10.0
5.9
:
18.4
3.7
0.0
11.1
18.2
10.9
8.2
0.0
18.2
12.4
28.6
9.6
28.6
17.2
4.0
17.3
0.0
13.0
/
8.3
33.3
7.8
23.2
8.5
:

Intoxication
10.9
13.8
3.2
9.1
31.0
10.0
11.1
15.9
11.0
21.1
:
7.7
8.6
0.0
0.0
12.2
10.6
9.3
7.7
0.0
:
9.1
:
1.9
12.6
10.7
:
6.7
5.0
6.9
:
2.6
9.3
0.0
0.0
10.5
4.7
16.4
17.9
20.7
2.7
14.3
9.4
0.0
9.7
11.5
8.0
18.2
0.0
/
8.3
9.8
1.3
1.4
6.8
:

Accident
5.7
5.2
3.2
4.5
2.4
0.0
7.4
7.9
2.3
5.3
:
5.2
5.2
0.0
8.3
4.9
5.7
7.0
0.0
11.8
:
5.7
:
5.7
6.2
0.0
:
0.0
0.0
6.9
:
7.9
5.6
0.0
22.2
11.2
4.7
6.6
3.6
5.7
2.7
14.3
5.4
7.1
5.5
5.8
9.3
9.1
4.3
/
0.0
3.9
3.9
0.0
4.2
:

Natural causes
5.1
8.7
9.7
0.0
14.3
0.0
9.9
11.7
4.6
10.5
:
4.4
5.2
3.8
2.1
7.3
5.0
2.3
3.8
11.8
:
4.6
:
0.0
5.0
17.9
:
0.0
5.0
1.7
:
2.6
9.3
15.8
5.6
4.9
0.0
3.3
7.1
7.2
4.4
0.0
3.9
0.0
3.4
5.0
4.0
18.2
0.0
/
8.3
2.0
0.0
0.0
0.8
:

Unknown
5.7
2.5
3.2
4.5
2.4
0.0
4.9
2.5
1.4
5.3
:
3.2
1.4
0.0
2.1
14.6
2.1
4.7
11.5
5.9
:
3.4
:
1.9
6.2
3.6
:
6.7
5.0
10.5
:
0.0
9.3
15.8
0.0
3.5
0.0
9.8
10.7
3.9
2.7
7.1
7.8
0.0
2.9
10.1
6.7
18.2
0.0
/
0.0
2.0
0.0
4.3
13.6
:

/Not reported.
:Not calculated for jurisdictions reporting fewer than 10 deaths during 2003-2009.
aThe New City Police Department submits data independent of the State of New York and did not submit data 2009.
bArkansas and New Mexico cases identified by BJS staff in 2009; Georgia and Maryland cases identified by BJS staff in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
cIn 2008, detailed data were available for 2 of 8 records known to BJS.

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Table 11
Number of arresting agencies with at least one reported arrest-related death, by jurisdiction, 2003-2009
Region and jurisdiction
Total
Northeast
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Wisconsin
South
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
West
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

Number of agencies
in the jurisdiction*
17,985
3,152
143
146
357
208
550
514
1,117
48
69
5,572
877
482
392
371
571
448
576
225
114
832
155
529
7,190
417
367
49
4
387
628
388
348
142
342
504
481
272
375
1,913
340
233
2,071
50
141
509
246
7
117
119
76
146
174
136
260
90

2003
355
40
0
3
8
1
6
8
11
2
1
77
10
8
3
5
16
5
4
4
3
9
1
9
131
2
/
1
1
33
/
3
/
/
/
15
12
6
/
50
6
2
107
0
12
48
9
0
1
/
2
7
9
5
13
1

2004
372
50
4
1
5
2
13
11
12
2
0
80
12
6
7
4
17
6
3
1
2
16
1
5
130
0
0
1
1
37
/
1
1
/
1
16
11
3
0
42
13
3
112
1
13
50
9
2
1
/
/
9
9
9
9
/

2005
403
50
4
2
5
2
10
9
16
1
1
78
12
6
6
6
15
3
2
1
2
18
1
6
158
5
1
1
1
43
/
4
8
/
0
19
3
10
3
48
10
2
117
2
16
46
11
2
1
/
/
7
9
6
17
/

2006
388
48
4
3
2
2
6
10
13
5
3
68
12
5
3
7
13
2
2
1
0
16
0
7
142
2
3
3
1
44
/
2
9
/
1
/
/
13
3
47
14
0
130
1
21
63
8
2
1
/
/
6
8
6
14
/

2007
413
46
3
3
2
1
11
11
13
2
0
80
12
6
6
3
16
7
1
1
0
15
2
11
172
4
1
2
1
41
3
4
8
4
4
14
2
9
7
53
15
0
115
2
12
55
4
1
8
/
/
4
7
9
13
/

2008
361
55
5
5
10
1
7
8
14
5
0
61
13
7
6
3
10
5
3
2
0
11
1
/
170
4
0
1
/
35
2
6
7
1
7
25
11
7
3
46
11
4
75
3
3
35
1
3
5
/
2
/
8
6
9
/

2009
417
49
9
3
2
1
11
9
13
0
1
86
21
2
9
5
16
7
3
/
0
23
0
/
188
9
1
1
/
46
3
7
13
2
3
30
5
8
6
39
13
2
94
1
8
42
8
1
4
/
2
3
7
12
6
/

Note: Due to variation in reporting practices, caution should be used in comparing jurisdictions from year to year.
/Not reported.
*Includes local police departments, sheriff offices, primary state agencies, special police agencies, and constables/marshals as reported in the 2008 Census of State and
Local Law Enforcement Agencies. See appendix table 6, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008, July 2011, www.bjs.gov.

10	

Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009 - Statistical Tables

Table 12
Demographic characteristics of all reported arrests and
persons who died in the process of arrest, 2003-2009

Table 13
Reported arrest-related deaths, by incident circumstances,
2003-2009

Demographic
characteristics
Total
Sex
Male
Female
Race/Hispanic origin
White
Black
Hispanicc
Otherd
Age
17 or younger
18-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55 or older
Offense type
Violent
Property
Drug
Public order
Other
No charges intended
Unknown criminal
behavior
Number of arrests and
deaths

Incident circumstances
All circumstances
Violent offenses
Homicide
Sexual assaulta
Robbery
Assault
Other violent
Property offenses
Burglary
Larceny
Motor vehicle theft
Other propertyb
Drug offenses
Public-order offenses
Obstruction of justice
Weapons
Traffic violations, driving while
intoxicated
Drunkenness, disorderly conduct
Other public-order
No criminal charges intended
Mental health transport
Medical transport
Unspecified
Offense not reported

All arrestsa
100%

Persons who diedb
100%

75.9%
24.1

95.4%
4.5

69.8%
27.8
…
2.4

42.1%
31.8
19.7
3.1

15.4%
29.2
23.8
18.0
10.3
3.2

2.6%
18.9
28.9
25.7
15.6
6.6

14.4%
17.4
12.6
28.2
27.4
~

59.8%
6.4
6.4
14.5
~
3.4

~

9.5

97,954,000

4,813

Number
4,813
2,878
233
49
255
2,184
157
308
108
43
49
108
307
696
184
95
151
154
112
163
89
28
46
461

Percent
100.0%
59.8%
4.8
1.0
5.3
45.4
3.3
6.4%
2.2
0.9
1.0
2.2
6.4%
14.5%
3.8
2.0
3.1
3.2
2.3
3.4%
1.8
0.6
1.0
9.6%

aIncludes rape and other sexual assault.
bIncludes arson and possession of stolen property.

Note: Detail does not sum to total due to missing data.
…Not available.
~Not applicable.
aThe total number of arrests and offense type, by demographic characteristics,
was estimated nationally from data reported in table 29 in Crime in the United
States (2003-2009). Arrests were estimated by applying the annual percents in
tables 38, 42, and 43 to the annual estimated number of arrests and summed for
all years and then converted into percentages.
bThe total number of arrest-related deaths apply to jurisdictions reporting to the
program.
cTable 43 in the FBI’s Crime in the United States presents data characterized by
race, not ethnicity.
dIncludes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other
Pacific Islanders, and persons of two or more races.

							
			

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Table 14
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by incident circumstances and manner of death, 2003-2009
Incident circumstances
All manners
All circumstances
100.0%
Violent offenses
59.8%
Homicide
4.8
Sexual assaulta
1.0
Robbery
5.3
Assault
45.4
Other violent
3.3
Property offenses
6.4%
Burglary
2.2
Larceny
0.9
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
2.2
Other propertyb
Drug offenses
6.4%
Public-order offenses
14.5%
Obstruction of justice
3.8
Wapons
2.0
Traffic violations, driving while intoxicated
3.1
Drunkenness, disorderly conduct
3.2
Other public-order
2.3
No criminal charges intended
3.4%
Mental health transport
1.8
Medical transport
0.6
Unspecified
1.0
Offense not reported
9.6%
Number of deaths
4,813

Homicide
100.0%
75.3%
5.4
0.9
7.0
58.2
3.7
3.3%
1.3
0.4
0.9
0.8
2.7%
7.9%
2.3
2.4
1.1
0.7
1.5
1.6%
0.7
0.1
0.7
9.2%
2,958

Suicide
100.0%
53.6%
12.2
3.3
4.8
29.2
4.1
8.5%
3.0
1.7
1.1
2.8
4.1%
21.8%
4.4
2.6
6.3
4.4
4.1
5.0%
3.1
1.3
0.6
7.0%
541

Intoxication
100.0%
27.2%
0.0
0.2
1.5
23.6
1.9
11.4%
4.4
1.7
0.4
5.0
20.2%
24.2%
5.7
0.8
5.1
10.3
2.3
9.0%
4.4
2.7
1.9
8.0%
525

Accident
100.0%
26.8%
1.1
0.0
1.5
23.2
1.1
12.9%
4.0
1.1
3.7
4.0
16.2%
32.0%
12.9
0.4
9.9
4.4
4.4
1.5%
1.5
0.0
0.0
10.7%
272

Natural causes
100.0%
25.4%
0.4
0.8
1.6
20.1
2.5
16.0%
3.3
3.3
1.2
8.2
11.9%
33.6%
3.3
1.6
11.5
11.1
6.1
7.4%
3.7
0.8
2.9
5.7%
244

Unknown
100.0%
30.8%
0.7
0.4
1.8
25.3
2.6
10.6%
4.8
0.4
0.7
4.8
9.2%
17.6%
7.3
0.4
0.7
6.2
2.9
7.3%
5.1
0.7
1.5
24.5%
273

Note: Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
aIncludes rape and other sexual assault.
bIncludes arson and possession of stolen property.

Table 15
Number of law enforcement agencies, full-time sworn personnel, and reported arrest-related deaths, by agency
characteristics, 2003-2009
Characteristics of agencies
Total
Type of agency involved in arrest
Local police department
Sheriff’s office
State police/highway patrol
Special jurisdiction police
Constables
Number of full-time sworn personnel employed
by the agency involved
1–9
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000 or more

Law enforcement agencies
Numbera
Percentb
17,985
100.0%

Full-time sworn personnel
Numbera
Percentb
765,246
100.0%

Arrest-related deaths
Numberc
Percent
4,813
100.0%

12,501
3,063
50
1,733
638

69.5%
17.0
0.3
9.6
3.5

461,063
182,979
60,772
56,968
3,464

60.3%
23.9
7.9
7.4
0.5

3,529
946
273
44
10

73.3%
19.7
5.7
0.9
0.2

8,796
4,300
2,402
1,300
778
237
89
83

48.9%
23.9
13.4
7.2
4.3
1.3
0.5
0.5

34,497
67,132
83,349
89,999
115,535
83,851
60,124
230,759

4.5%
8.8
10.9
11.8
15.1
11.0
7.9
30.2

117
248
355
458
694
610
466
1,843

2.4%
5.2
7.4
9.5
14.4
12.7
9.7
38.3

Note: In cases involving multiple arresting agencies, only the characteristics of the primary agency are reported.
aBased on the 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Excludes agencies employing less than one full-time officer.
bDetail may not sum to total due to rounding.
cDetail does not sum to total due to missing data. Excludes 11 deaths in which type of agency was unknown and 22 deaths in which the number of full-time sworn
personnel employed by the agency involved was unknown.

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Table 16
Number of reported arrest-related deaths, by characteristics of the law enforcement agency involved and manner of death,
2003-2009
Characteristics of agencies
All reported deaths
Type of agency involved in arrest
Local police department
Sheriff’s office
State police/highway patrol
Special jurisdiction police
Constables
Unknown
Number of full-time sworn personnel
employed by the agency involved
1–9
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000 or more
Unknown

All manners
4,813

Homicide
2,958

Suicide
541

Intoxication
525

Accident
272

Natural causes
244

Unknown
273

3,529
946
273
44
10
11

2,164
583
174
28
6
3

369
124
43
1
0
4

425
78
17
3
1
1

194
52
21
4
1
0

187
38
8
7
1
3

190
71
10
1
1
0

117
248
355
458
694
610
466
1,843
22

57
134
204
253
427
399
299
1,176
9

24
55
61
73
64
49
43
168
4

14
27
31
53
83
64
44
208
1

7
10
21
29
38
34
32
100
1

10
12
26
18
37
26
18
90
7

5
10
12
32
45
38
30
101
0

Note: In cases involving multiple arresting agencies, only the characteristics of the primary agency are reported.

Table 17
Percent of reported arrest-related deaths, by characteristics of the law enforcement agency involved and manner of death,
2003-2009
Characteristics of agencies
All reported deaths
Type of agency involved in arrest
Local police department
Sheriff’s office
State police/highway patrol
Special jurisdiction police
Constables
Unknown
Number of full-time sworn personnel
employed by the agency involved
1–9
10–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
500–999
1,000 or more
Unknown
Number of deaths

All manners
100.0%

Homicide
100.0%

Suicide
100.0%

Intoxication
100.0%

Accident
100.0%

Natural causes
100.0%

Unknown
100.0%

73.3%
19.7
5.7
0.9
0.2
0.2

73.2%
19.7
5.9
0.9
0.2
0.1

68.2%
22.9
7.9
0.2
0.0
0.7

81.0%
14.9
3.2
0.6
0.2
0.2

71.3%
19.1
7.7
1.5
0.4
0.0

76.6%
15.6
3.3
2.9
0.4
1.2

69.6%
26.0
3.7
0.4
0.4
0.0

2.4%
5.2
7.4
9.5
14.4
12.7
9.7
38.3
0.5
4,813

1.9%
4.5
6.9
8.6
14.4
13.5
10.1
39.8
0.3
2,958

4.4%
10.2
11.3
13.5
11.8
9.1
7.9
31.1
0.7
541

2.7%
5.1
5.9
10.1
15.8
12.2
8.4
39.6
0.2
525

2.6%
3.7
7.7
10.7
14.0
12.5
11.8
36.8
0.4
272

4.1%
4.9
10.7
7.4
15.2
10.7
7.4
36.9
2.9
244

1.8%
3.7
4.4
11.7
16.5
13.9
11.0
37.0
0.0
273

Note: In cases involving multiple arresting agencies, only the characteristics of the primary agency are reported.

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Methodology
The Arrest-Related Deaths (ARD) data collection cycle
begins January 1 and ends December 31 of the calendar
year. State Reporting Coordinators (SRC) assist the Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS) in collecting information regarding
arrest-related deaths. The role of each SRC is to identify
deaths reportable to the ARD program, compile information
from valid sources regarding the circumstances related to
the death, complete CJ-11 and CJ-11A data collection forms
(http://www.bjs.gov), and submit data to BJS quarterly or
annually. Annual data are available from 2003 through 2009
in aggregate form. All information identifying individual
decedents is kept confidential.
Defining deaths “in the process of arrest”
Although the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act of 2000
(DICRA), Public Law 106-297, mandated that all in custody
deaths be counted, the legislation did not specify the
meaning of the phrase “in the process of arrest.” BJS staff
consulted with the International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP), the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), and
criminal justice researchers to identify which circumstances
involved an arrest process. For this data collection, BJS
defines “in the process of arrest” to include all circumstances
in which a person is in the custody or under the restraint of
law enforcement officers. This definition includes situations
in which a formal arrest process was neither initiated nor
intended. It includes instances in which law enforcement
personnel actively pursues or attempts to apprehend a
criminal suspect, regardless of whether physical custody
was established. In addition, it includes deaths that involved
law enforcement assistance in restraining and transporting
individuals in need of medical or mental health care.
Exclusions
Deaths that occurred in a jail or other long-term holding
facility and deaths that occurred in the custody of federal
law enforcement officers were outside the scope of the
ARD program and excluded from the analysis. All records
submitted to the ARD program were cross-referenced with
records submitted to BJS’s Deaths in Custody Reporting
Program - Jails collection in order to ensure cases were not
duplicated across collections. If the death was recorded in
both collections, the Jails component took priority and the
record was removed from the ARD collection. The DICRA
did not apply to federal law enforcement agencies. Deaths
occurring in the presence of officers from federal agencies
(i.e., FBI, DEA, or Marshals Service) were only reportable
to the ARD program if an officer from either a state or local
law enforcement agency was also present during the event
causing the death. Arrest-related deaths that did not involve
either a state or local law enforcement agency were excluded
from the collection.

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Role of State Reporting Coordinators
Participation in the ARD program is voluntary. SRCs may
select any methodology—or a combination of approaches—
that achieves a reliable measure of arrest-related deaths.
Some methods for identifying arrest-related deaths include
surveying all police departments in the state, surveying
all county medical examiners or coroner’s offices in the
state, extracting data from other collections (i.e., FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reports and CDC’s National Violent Death
Reporting System), and conducting multi-media searches.
BJS recommends SRCs do not solely rely on a system of
voluntary self-reporting by state and local law enforcement
agencies.
Once a reportable death is identified, the SRC is responsible
for obtaining information regarding the death and
completing an arrest-related death incident report (CJ11A). Most SRCs use multiple data sources to compile
information required to complete the CJ-11A incident
reports. A survey of SRCs conducted in 2007 indicated that
of the 47 states participating in the ARD program at some
point between 2003 and 2006, 42 used multiple sources to
obtain information on arrest-related deaths, while 30 states
reported at least 3 different sources of data.
State and local law enforcement agencies were the most
common source of data used by SRCs. Law enforcement
agencies voluntarily reported arrest-related deaths to 40 data
providers. In California and Texas, law enforcement agencies
were required by state law to submit arrest-related deaths.
The SRCs were asked to work with the law enforcement
agency involved in the death to collect the information
requested on the CJ-11A form. In instances where the law
enforcement agency involved in the death did not complete
the CJ-11A form, the SRC was asked to obtain information
from official source documents (such as a police report or
death certificate) or indirectly through oral communication,
press releases from the involved law enforcement agency or
medical office, legal proceedings, or other vetted sources of
information. Media accounts of the event and death were
not considered sources of official information.

Appendix Table 1
Agencies reporting arrest-related death records, 2006
Agencies
All data providers
State criminal justice commission
State attorney general
State police/highway patrol
State department of correction
State medical examiner
State department of public safety
State office of financial management

Number of agencies
48
22
8
8
5
3
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Subsequently, SRCs were discouraged from using media
accounts of the event as their primary source of information
when completing the CJ-11A form. In the event that the
SRC could not obtain information from any other source,
BJS authorized the use of media accounts to supplement
incomplete CJ-11A forms.

During reporting year 2006, a state criminal justice
commission, commonly administered by the governor’s
office was the most common data reporting contact (22
states), followed by the state attorney general and state
police department (8 states each) (see appendix table 1). In
five states, the department of corrections took a lead role in
compiling records. In over 30 states, the reporting office also
served as a state criminal justice Statistical Analysis Center
(SAC).

Program Coverage
The ARD program was initiated in order to comply with
requirements set forth in the DICRA. The legislation
required the U.S Department of Justice to begin a quarterly
collection of individual death records for all persons
incarcerated in local jails, state prisons, juvenile correctional
facilities, as well as “any person who is in the process of
arrest.” Since the expiration of the DICRA legislation in
2006, BJS has continued to collect ARD data, but no longer
requires quarterly submissions.

While every state identified a data provider, three states—
Georgia, Maryland, and Montana—did not submit records
during the 2003-2009 collection periods. Forty-seven states
and the District of Columbia participated in the collection
at some point, but the participation of some states varied by
year. (See appendix table 2 for a summary of state reporting
participation.) Although a jurisdiction may not have
participated in the ARD program in a given year, arrestrelated deaths may have been identified and reported by BJS
staff.

As the statistical agency for the Justice Department, BJS
began implementing the ARD data collection in 2003.
When the DICRA was enacted, only California and Texas
(each pursuant to state law) conducted a statewide count
of all arrest-related deaths. In the remaining 48 states and
the District of Columbia, the ARD program was the first
attempt to perform a comprehensive count of all deaths
occurring during the process of arrest. The attorneys general
of California and Texas agreed to complete statewide reports
of arrest-related deaths for submission to BJS. In all other
jurisdictions, BJS worked with state officials to determine
which agency would collect arrest-related death reports.

In an effort to increase the ARD program’s national coverage,
BJS began exploring the use of internet-based searches to
retrospectively identify arrest-related deaths occurring
from 2007 through 2009. BJS staff conducted online media
searches based on 12 key terms and identified websites
dedicated to either in-custody deaths or deaths associated
with the usage of specific weapons, such as conductive
energy devices. Once an arrest-related death was identified,
all available information was sent to the appropriate SRC for
verification and follow-up. The SRC was asked to complete
a CJ-11A form using official source documents and then
return the form to BJS.
More detailed information is available at www.bjs.gov.

Appendix table 2
States not reporting arrest-related deaths in all years, 2003–2009
Region and jurisdiction
Arkansas
District of Columbia
Georgia
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
New York*
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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*The New York City Police Department did not submit data to the State of New York in 2009.

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