Pre-Existing Conditions in Legal Intervention Injuries
Illinois data, 2000-09
Data sets
| Pre-existing condition | Injuries caused by legal intervention | Share of legal intervention injuries | Injuries caused by general assaults | Share of injuries caused by general assaults |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any psychiatric condition | 324 | 38.7% | 178 | 21.3% |
| Alcoholism | 126 | 15.1% | 79 | 9.5% |
| Drug abuse/dependence | 110 | 13.2% | 64 | 7.7% |
| Depression | 30 | 3.6% | 11 | 1.3% |
| Schizophrenia | 41 | 4.9% | 5 | 0.6% |
| Any mental retardation | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Paralytic syndromes | 29 | 3.5% | 11 | 1.3% |
| Epilepsy and recurrent seizures | 4 | Less than 1% | 3 | Less than 1% |
| Total | 664 | 353 | ||
| Total injuries in sample | 836 | 836 |