Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2008
Districts in Alphabetical Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)
DistrictCity# Convicted# Sentenced
to Prison
Average
Prison Sentence
Median
Prison Sentence
Rank
U.S. 8,928 8,336 81.9 57.0 -
Ala, N Birmingham 183 176 79.6 51.0 50
Ala, M Montgomery 78 76 73.4 56.5 46
Ala, S Mobile 84 79 46.2 30.5 77
Alaska Anchorage 26 26 72.4 65.0 27
Arizona Phoenix 176 142 28.7 18.0 89
Ark, E Little Rock 79 72 105.9 60.0 28
Ark, W Fort Smith 11 10 45.5 48.0 53
Cal, N San Francisco 58 55 65.5 53.0 49
Cal, C Los Angeles 103 95 98.0 51.0 50
Cal, E Sacramento 64 60 62.0 53.5 48
Cal, S San Diego 23 20 31.4 21.0 88
Colorado Denver 53 52 61.5 48.0 53
Conn New Haven 53 53 78.3 57.0 41
Delaware Wilmington 52 47 39.2 36.0 71
D. C. Washington 8 8 47.8 60.0 28
Fla, N Pensacola 35 31 111.6 97.0 4
Fla, M Tampa 171 163 112.4 84.0 13
Fla, S Miami 265 253 125.0 112.0 3
Ga, N Atlanta 93 77 84.5 57.0 41
Ga, M Macon 33 29 61.3 37.0 65
Ga, S Savannah 143 139 96.6 60.0 28
Hawaii Honolulu 40 33 40.7 27.0 83
Idaho Boise 42 40 47.6 42.5 60
Ill, N Chicago 86 83 97.6 85.0 11
Ill, S East St. Louis 34 34 92.0 76.0 17
Ill, C Springfield 49 48 73.6 60.0 28
Ind, N South Bend 155 133 49.4 34.0 73
Ind, S Indianapolis 32 32 112.3 115.0 1
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 51 46 69.0 37.0 65
Iowa, S Des Moines 105 96 63.0 40.0 64
Kansas Topeka 157 153 62.6 51.0 50
Ken, E Lexington 150 133 82.9 30.0 78
Ken, W Louisville 97 90 81.3 60.0 28
La, E New Orleans 80 77 79.2 45.5 57
La, M Baton Rouge 56 53 79.4 57.0 41
La, W Shreveport 55 51 111.8 70.0 19
Maine Portland 53 45 56.9 33.0 75
Maryland Baltimore 189 179 119.9 87.0 9
Mass Boston 60 56 78.2 60.0 28
Mich, E Detroit 131 121 89.7 70.0 19
Mich, W Grand Rapids 80 78 90.2 78.0 14
MinnesotaMinneapolis 109 101 84.4 60.0 28
Miss, N Oxford 39 34 29.6 18.0 89
Miss, S Jackson 67 64 55.2 37.0 65
Mo, E St. Louis 180 169 70.4 55.0 47
Mo, W Kansas City 264 240 65.4 45.0 58
Montana Billings 71 65 34.8 27.0 83
Nebraska Omaha 28 27 48.7 31.5 76
Nevada Las Vegas 64 57 63.9 46.0 55
New Hamp Concord 19 17 38.3 24.0 86
N. J. Newark 86 80 57.2 57.0 41
N Mexico Albuquerque 58 54 82.8 43.6 59
N. Y., N Syracuse 56 53 61.9 37.0 65
N. Y., E Brooklyn 60 58 65.2 37.0 65
N. Y., S Manhattan 77 71 45.7 30.0 78
N. Y., W Buffalo 115 105 79.0 70.0 19
N Car, E Raleigh 219 207 127.5 90.0 7
N Car, M Greensboro 109 105 103.1 89.0 8
N Car, W Asheville 174 167 107.6 86.5 10
N Dakota Fargo 45 40 38.9 27.0 83
Ohio, N Cleveland 196 184 65.7 46.0 55
Ohio, S Cincinnati 142 126 93.0 58.5 40
Okla, N Tulsa 82 81 84.3 60.0 28
Okla, E Muskogee 20 20 96.0 115.0 1
Okla, W Oklahoma City 55 50 85.4 70.0 19
Oregon Portland 78 69 71.8 60.0 28
Penn, E Philadelphia 168 146 92.5 60.0 28
Penn, M Scranton 71 66 76.2 60.0 28
Penn, W Pittsburgh 103 96 81.0 70.0 19
R. I. Providence 15 11 52.1 36.0 71
S Car Columbia 316 297 108.9 78.0 14
S Dakota Sioux Falls 34 26 42.4 22.5 87
Tenn, E Knoxville 151 148 113.8 96.0 5
Tenn, M Nashville 74 70 90.5 70.0 19
Tenn, W Memphis 150 145 88.6 77.0 16
Texas, N Fort Worth 208 203 110.7 84.5 12
Texas, E Tyler 247 237 86.0 70.0 19
Texas, S Houston 192 185 68.0 41.0 61
Texas, W San Antonio 181 170 45.0 34.0 73
Utah Salt Lake City 130 120 43.1 30.0 78
Vermont Burlington 49 48 44.4 30.0 78
Virg, E Alexandria 377 366 120.5 96.0 5
Virg, W Roanoke 152 146 88.9 70.5 18
Wash, E Spokane 71 66 58.5 41.0 61
Wash, W Seattle 67 64 67.0 60.0 28
W Virg, NWheeling 64 55 44.5 30.0 78
W Virg, SCharleston 18 18 107.2 66.5 26
Wisc, E Milwaukee 73 61 53.5 41.0 61
Wisc, W Madison 17 17 70.1 57.0 41
Wyoming Cheyenne 63 59 56.6 37.0 65


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