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Table 2 Suicide rate and rate ratio of people dying by suicide under supervision, in prison and in the general population

From: Suicide and community justice

Total number of suicides of offenders under supervision (2010/11–2015/16)

Annual suicide rate (offenders in community) / 100,000

Annual suicide rate (prisoners) /100,000 (Fazel et al. 2017)

Annual suicide rate (general population) /100,000 aged 30–49 (ONS)

Rate ratios

 

Rate

95% CI

Rate

95% CI

 

Supervision/prison suicide rate ratio

Supervision/general population rate ratio

Prison/general population rate ratio (Fazel et al. 2017)

1619

118

99–137

83

66–100

13.6

1.42

8.67

6.1