Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2001
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. 14,452 11,482 23.8 15.0 -
Wisc, W Madison 3 2 59.7 87.0 1
Okla, N Tulsa 2 2 74.5 74.5 2
Ala, M Montgomery 1 1 70.0 70.0 3
Ind, S Indianapolis 4 4 58.5 60.5 4
Ga, M Macon 11 11 53.9 57.0 5
Tenn, W Memphis 25 23 90.2 57.0 5
Wyoming Cheyenne 15 11 50.7 57.0 5
N Car, M Greensboro 46 44 50.7 51.0 8
Fla, N Pensacola 2 2 49.5 49.5 9
W Virg, NWheeling 3 2 49.0 49.0 10
Colorado Denver 39 36 48.4 46.0 11
N. Y., S Manhattan 198 151 42.2 46.0 11
Virg, W Roanoke 3 1 46.0 46.0 11
Texas, E Tyler 54 53 42.6 45.5 14
Mass Boston 31 28 38.1 45.0 15
Ala, N Birmingham 8 8 39.3 43.5 16
Maryland Baltimore 19 15 45.4 41.5 17
MinnesotaMinneapolis 19 13 38.4 41.0 18
Nebraska Omaha 63 63 40.1 41.0 18
R. I. Providence 26 24 39.0 41.0 18
Utah Salt Lake City 187 184 39.9 41.0 18
Fla, S Miami 208 162 34.8 40.5 22
Penn, E Philadelphia 52 44 38.3 39.0 23
Fla, M Tampa 215 56 37.2 37.0 24
Kansas Topeka 59 40 47.4 37.0 24
La, W Shreveport 3 3 82.3 37.0 24
Mo, W Kansas City 20 15 33.7 37.0 24
Wash, E Spokane 128 121 33.4 37.0 24
Conn New Haven 12 11 36.3 36.5 29
Wisc, E Milwaukee 3 2 36.5 36.5 29
Miss, N Oxford 2 1 35.5 35.5 31
N Car, E Raleigh 11 10 44.1 35.0 32
N. Y., E Brooklyn 71 61 33.8 34.5 33
Okla, W Oklahoma City 5 5 36.2 33.0 34
Penn, W Pittsburgh 4 4 28.8 32.5 35
Cal, N San Francisco 280 275 34.4 30.0 36
Cal, C Los Angeles 299 284 41.2 30.0 36
Ken, W Louisville 15 13 27.2 30.0 36
New Hamp Concord 9 8 29.9 30.0 36
N. J. Newark 39 33 35.1 30.0 36
Ohio, S Cincinnati 8 7 26.1 30.0 36
Oregon Portland 255 245 28.0 30.0 36
Nevada Las Vegas 182 148 31.9 29.0 43
Iowa, S Des Moines 52 47 35.6 28.5 44
D. C. Washington 17 14 23.9 25.0 45
Arizona Phoenix 1,845 1,573 31.0 24.0 46
Idaho Boise 35 33 34.1 24.0 46
Montana Billings 23 20 24.2 24.0 46
N Car, W Asheville 16 15 31.0 24.0 46
Alaska Anchorage 11 11 20.3 21.0 50
Miss, S Jackson 9 4 23.8 19.5 51
Cal, E Sacramento 390 388 18.2 18.0 52
Ill, N Chicago 75 61 29.1 18.0 52
Texas, S Houston 1,600 1,471 26.7 18.0 52
Ind, N South Bend 2 2 17.0 17.0 55
Ga, N Atlanta 179 115 27.6 16.5 56
Mich, E Detroit 28 23 20.8 15.0 57
Tenn, M Nashville 13 13 26.2 15.0 57
Ill, C Springfield 14 14 29.3 13.5 59
Tenn, E Knoxville 18 16 25.2 13.5 59
Cal, S San Diego 1,976 1,895 15.5 13.0 61
Mich, W Grand Rapids 39 32 19.6 12.0 62
Mo, E St. Louis 17 14 26.5 12.0 62
Texas, N Fort Worth 212 203 27.8 12.0 62
Wash, W Seattle 76 71 21.3 11.5 65
Delaware Wilmington 4 4 21.0 10.5 66
Ohio, N Cleveland 16 13 20.7 9.5 67
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 47 44 23.1 8.5 68
N Mexico Albuquerque 867 804 16.1 8.0 69
Ken, E Lexington 26 17 11.9 7.5 70
Virg, E Alexandria 37 23 21.9 7.0 71
Ark, W Fort Smith 62 31 18.2 6.0 72
Ga, S Savannah 11 8 13.8 6.0 72
La, E New Orleans 13 8 25.8 6.0 72
La, M Baton Rouge 1 1 6.0 6.0 72
Texas, W San Antonio 2,941 1,929 15.6 6.0 72
W Virg, SCharleston 7 5 20.1 6.0 72
Hawaii Honolulu 21 11 23.2 5.0 78
Ill, S East St. Louis 21 21 15.0 5.0 78
S Dakota Sioux Falls 18 17 17.9 5.0 78
Penn, M Scranton 9 8 26.3 3.0 81
N Dakota Fargo 24 22 4.0 2.0 82
Maine Portland 34 15 18.5 1.5 83
N. Y., W Buffalo 129 31 12.2 1.0 84
S Car Columbia 27 19 3.6 1.0 84
Vermont Burlington 15 4 10.4 1.0 84
Ark, E Little Rock 4 2 4.8 0.5 87
N. Y., N Syracuse 199 51 13.3 0.0 88
Ala, S Mobile 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
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