Severity of injury and discharge outcomes for people injured in law enforcement interactions, Illinois 2016-2023
Among people seek hospital care
| CHICAGO ONLY (N=1360) | SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY (N=953) | REST OF ILLINOIS (N=3399) | NOT ILLINOIS RESIDENT (N=224) | TOTAL (N=5936) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital Treatment | |||||
| Inpatient Cases (>24 hrs at initial hospital) | 59 (4.3%) | 48 (5.0%) | 113 (3.3%) | 18 (8.0%) | 238 (4.0%) |
| Treated in Facility with a Level 1 or 2 Trauma Unit | 442 (32.5%) | 387 (40.6%) | 1879 (55.3%) | 99 (44.2%) | 2807 (47.3%) |
| Underwent operation at initial hospital | 47 (3.5%) | 35 (3.7%) | 58 (1.7%) | 6 (2.7%) | 146 (2.5%) |
| Required Mechanical Ventilation / Intubation | 8 (0.6%) | 6 (0.6%) | 19 (0.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 34 (0.6%) |
| Mean Length of Hospitalization in Days (admits only; sd) | 5.9 (sd=7.9) | 6.7 (sd=8.7) | 5.7 (sd=5.1) | 4.3 (sd=3.8) | 5.9 (sd=6.6) |
| Mean Hospital Charges in $USD | 6369 (sd=41012) | 8701 (sd=33720) | 6272 (sd=17188) | 8090 (sd=18951) | 6754 (sd=27427) |
| Severity of Injury | |||||
| Died at initial hospital or sent to hospice | 4 (0.3%) | 7 (0.7%) | 12 (0.4%) | 2 (0.9%) | 25 (0.4%) |
| Discharge Status | |||||
| Routine Discharge (Home/ Home Health/Home Care Services) | 1009 (74.2%) | 632 (66.3%) | 2271 (66.8%) | 131 (58.5%) | 4043 (68.1%) |
| Discharge to Another Acute Care Facility | 8 (0.6%) | 12 (1.3%) | 67 (2.0%) | 5 (2.2%) | 92 (1.5%) |
| Discharge to Intermediate or Long Term Care Facility (inc. Skilled Nursing Facilities and Rehabilitation Centers) | 9 (0.7%) | 5 (0.5%) | 5 (0.1%) | 1 (0.4%) | 20 (0.3%) |
| Discharge to a Psychiatric Facility | 14 (1.0%) | 30 (3.1%) | 65 (1.9%) | 3 (1.3%) | 112 (1.9%) |
| Discharged to Court / Law Enforcement | 290 (21.3%) | 250 (26.2%) | 894 (26.3%) | 73 (32.6%) | 1507 (25.4%) |
| Died at initial hospital or sent to hospice | 4 (0.3%) | 7 (0.7%) | 12 (0.4%) | 2 (0.9%) | 25 (0.4%) |
| Left Against Medical Advice | 21 (1.5%) | 13 (1.4%) | 70 (2.1%) | 8 (3.6%) | 112 (1.9%) |
| Other/Unspecified | 5 (0.4%) | 4 (0.4%) | 15 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | 27 (0.5%) |