Review Article
Comprehensive Histological and Immunochemical Forensic Studies in Deaths Occurring in Custody
Table 1
Summary of in-custody death series.
| | Location | Time frame | , % male | Natural death | Homicide | Suicide | Accident | Undetermined |
| | Nebraska [4] | 2003–2009 | 38; 79% | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8, no details | 0 | | Bexar County, TX [5] | 1985–2010 | 133; 89% | 78 | 36 | 9 | 8; 5, drug related (3 jail/2 arrest); 3, traffic accidents prior to arrest | 2 | | Karachi [6] | 2005–2010 | 61; 95% | 36 | 13 | 7 | 5, in prison | 0 | | Karachi [7] | 2006-2007 | 14; 100% | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | England/Wales [8] | 1978–1997 | 1631; 100% | 723 | 30 | 840 | 33, no details but in prison | 5 | | Ventura City, CA [9] | 1992–1996 | 21; 100% | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14, while in police custody | 1 |
| | Total | 1985–2010 | 1898, 97.9% | 865 (45.6%) | 93 (4.9%) | 864 (45.6%) | 68 (3.6%) | 8 (0.4%) |
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