Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2002
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

DistrictCity# Convicted# Sentenced
to Prison		Average
Prison Sentence		Median
Prison Sentence		Rank
U.S. 13,663 10,467 58.4 30.0 -
Ill, S East St. Louis 127 122 142.0 120.0 1
R. I. Providence 20 14 83.6 85.5 2
Nebraska Omaha 161 141 102.3 70.0 3
N Car, W Asheville 163 151 94.3 69.0 4
N Car, M Greensboro 164 162 98.5 68.0 5
N Car, E Raleigh 96 81 106.9 63.0 6
Miss, N Oxford 40 33 78.8 60.0 7
Ind, N South Bend 147 140 86.6 57.0 8
Iowa, S Des Moines 37 26 87.9 56.0 9
S Car Columbia 290 222 89.3 53.0 10
Tenn, M Nashville 102 99 75.6 51.0 11
Ind, S Indianapolis 102 89 82.0 50.0 12
Ill, C Springfield 163 145 88.5 48.0 13
Fla, N Pensacola 30 25 64.1 46.0 14
Kansas Topeka 119 97 53.6 46.0 14
Tenn, E Knoxville 177 153 61.9 46.0 14
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 46 38 75.1 44.0 17
Ala, S Mobile 96 74 71.7 41.0 18
Ga, N Atlanta 276 228 58.6 41.0 18
Vermont Burlington 13 13 57.4 41.0 18
Wisc, E Milwaukee 91 74 85.8 41.0 18
Conn New Haven 150 113 93.6 39.0 22
Ga, M Macon 84 62 82.8 38.0 23
Fla, M Tampa 249 215 71.5 37.0 24
La, E New Orleans 109 94 54.6 37.0 24
Okla, W Oklahoma City 86 74 73.0 37.0 24
Oregon Portland 137 109 46.5 37.0 24
Texas, W San Antonio 315 260 63.3 37.0 24
Maryland Baltimore 161 132 65.4 36.0 29
Wash, E Spokane 33 29 56.4 36.0 29
Texas, E Tyler 196 171 57.3 33.5 31
Mich, W Grand Rapids 125 97 54.5 33.0 32
Utah Salt Lake City 133 102 63.9 33.0 32
Virg, W Roanoke 61 47 60.2 33.0 32
Fla, S Miami 402 306 64.4 32.0 35
Ga, S Savannah 70 52 80.9 31.5 36
La, W Shreveport 145 121 93.6 31.0 37
Ala, M Montgomery 30 28 47.7 30.5 38
Colorado Denver 113 90 46.6 30.0 39
Nevada Las Vegas 185 131 49.4 30.0 39
Virg, E Alexandria 342 263 74.3 30.0 39
Ohio, N Cleveland 374 271 40.4 27.5 42
Wisc, W Madison 45 40 107.4 27.5 42
Ark, E Little Rock 109 90 52.5 27.0 44
Ill, N Chicago 473 367 57.7 27.0 44
Miss, S Jackson 125 96 49.7 27.0 44
Montana Billings 121 105 52.8 27.0 44
N Mexico Albuquerque 145 112 50.9 27.0 44
N. Y., W Buffalo 127 88 45.6 27.0 44
Penn, E Philadelphia 408 283 60.4 27.0 44
Texas, S Houston 346 276 47.3 27.0 44
Ohio, S Cincinnati 134 96 49.0 26.5 52
Mo, W Kansas City 166 124 49.2 24.5 53
Cal, C Los Angeles 629 447 45.2 24.0 54
Hawaii Honolulu 97 73 45.2 24.0 54
Ken, W Louisville 87 61 68.0 24.0 54
MinnesotaMinneapolis 143 113 39.2 24.0 54
Mo, E St. Louis 136 99 49.3 24.0 54
Penn, W Pittsburgh 146 97 46.7 24.0 54
Tenn, W Memphis 153 108 69.0 24.0 54
Texas, N Fort Worth 251 193 62.9 24.0 54
N. Y., E Brooklyn 360 233 39.2 23.0 62
Wyoming Cheyenne 29 15 96.8 23.0 62
Mass Boston 133 96 40.4 21.0 64
Mich, E Detroit 250 191 46.6 21.0 64
Okla, E Muskogee 34 21 43.0 21.0 64
Penn, M Scranton 232 192 41.4 21.0 64
S Dakota Sioux Falls 129 89 48.7 21.0 64
W Virg, SCharleston 65 51 45.0 21.0 64
N. Y., N Syracuse 85 65 37.2 20.0 70
Wash, W Seattle 170 117 36.0 20.0 70
Ala, N Birmingham 141 102 43.0 19.0 72
Cal, N San Francisco 145 97 39.9 19.0 72
Arizona Phoenix 205 130 47.8 18.0 74
N. J. Newark 266 185 38.1 18.0 74
N. Y., S Manhattan 442 300 32.2 18.0 74
W Virg, NWheeling 30 23 30.2 18.0 74
Okla, N Tulsa 31 23 110.4 17.0 78
Cal, E Sacramento 207 143 44.5 16.0 79
D. C. Washington 125 71 45.8 16.0 79
Ken, E Lexington 142 109 42.2 16.0 79
N Dakota Fargo 50 40 29.8 15.0 82
Maine Portland 23 20 25.1 12.0 83
New Hamp Concord 23 14 27.0 12.0 83
Idaho Boise 59 38 30.5 11.0 85
Cal, S San Diego 149 101 28.5 10.5 86
Ark, W Fort Smith 53 30 43.0 10.0 87
Alaska Anchorage 48 38 35.0 9.0 88
Delaware Wilmington 15 9 18.9 8.0 89
La, M Baton Rouge 34 22 20.3 6.0 90

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