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. 14,277 11,754 22.5 18.0 -
Wyoming Cheyenne 8 4 110.8 122.5 1
Fla, N Pensacola 1 1 87.0 87.0 2
Miss, N Oxford 4 4 43.0 53.0 3
Wisc, E Milwaukee 4 4 51.3 52.0 4
MinnesotaMinneapolis 18 15 41.0 46.0 5
New Hamp Concord 5 4 40.3 46.0 5
N Car, M Greensboro 41 39 44.4 46.0 5
Okla, W Oklahoma City 13 13 45.5 46.0 5
Ala, N Birmingham 8 8 41.9 43.5 9
Virg, W Roanoke 3 2 42.5 42.5 10
N. Y., S Manhattan 157 91 41.5 41.0 11
R. I. Providence 31 28 43.9 38.5 12
Maryland Baltimore 28 24 37.7 37.0 13
Ind, S Indianapolis 11 11 52.2 36.0 14
S Car Columbia 26 21 31.0 36.0 14
N. J. Newark 45 39 35.7 34.5 16
Mass Boston 40 40 35.0 34.0 17
Fla, S Miami 203 169 36.5 33.0 18
N. Y., E Brooklyn 105 98 35.3 33.0 18
Ohio, S Cincinnati 2 2 32.5 32.5 20
Alaska Anchorage 11 9 35.1 31.5 21
N Car, E Raleigh 20 17 35.3 31.5 21
Cal, N San Francisco 130 117 29.7 30.0 23
Cal, C Los Angeles 456 427 36.0 30.0 23
Colorado Denver 60 55 33.9 30.0 23
Delaware Wilmington 5 5 33.8 30.0 23
Ga, M Macon 10 9 40.4 30.0 23
Kansas Topeka 47 37 33.0 30.0 23
Iowa, S Des Moines 62 56 42.1 28.5 29
Wash, E Spokane 114 109 30.6 28.5 29
Fla, M Tampa 134 54 32.6 27.0 31
Ill, N Chicago 103 100 40.9 27.0 31
La, W Shreveport 9 7 38.9 27.0 31
Nebraska Omaha 44 40 31.2 27.0 31
Nevada Las Vegas 185 152 34.5 27.0 31
Okla, N Tulsa 4 4 33.8 27.0 31
Tenn, M Nashville 13 12 25.5 27.0 31
Utah Salt Lake City 200 159 28.4 25.5 38
Arizona Phoenix 1,731 1,487 26.4 24.0 39
Idaho Boise 43 37 24.3 24.0 39
Montana Billings 19 16 29.1 24.0 39
Oregon Portland 233 221 30.1 24.0 39
Penn, E Philadelphia 65 54 27.9 24.0 39
Texas, E Tyler 43 43 30.6 24.0 39
Wisc, W Madison 3 3 35.3 24.0 39
Mich, W Grand Rapids 42 37 27.3 22.0 46
Ind, N South Bend 3 3 16.3 21.0 47
Ill, C Springfield 26 24 30.1 20.5 48
Ala, S Mobile 4 2 20.0 20.0 49
Tenn, W Memphis 9 6 23.0 19.5 50
Ark, W Fort Smith 30 18 24.1 18.0 51
Cal, E Sacramento 334 326 18.6 18.0 51
Conn New Haven 10 7 23.9 17.5 53
N. Y., W Buffalo 97 38 21.0 16.5 54
Penn, M Scranton 17 15 34.1 16.5 54
Texas, S Houston 2,122 1,924 24.4 16.0 56
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 50 49 25.9 15.5 57
Cal, S San Diego 1,766 1,693 16.5 15.0 58
D. C. Washington 18 14 19.1 15.0 58
Ga, N Atlanta 157 95 20.5 15.0 58
Ken, E Lexington 15 14 21.2 15.0 58
Miss, S Jackson 15 15 23.3 15.0 58
Ohio, N Cleveland 19 17 23.1 15.0 58
Mo, E St. Louis 39 33 19.7 14.0 64
La, M Baton Rouge 6 5 15.8 13.5 65
Ark, E Little Rock 8 6 33.4 12.0 66
Virg, E Alexandria 66 56 22.8 12.0 66
La, E New Orleans 28 20 15.5 11.0 68
Mich, E Detroit 41 31 18.3 10.5 69
Ga, S Savannah 7 7 15.0 10.0 70
S Dakota Sioux Falls 14 14 21.8 10.0 70
Tenn, E Knoxville 36 33 21.4 10.0 70
Wash, W Seattle 95 89 15.5 10.0 70
Mo, W Kansas City 25 13 17.1 8.0 74
Ill, S East St. Louis 17 14 12.5 7.0 75
Texas, N Fort Worth 248 238 23.6 7.0 75
Hawaii Honolulu 11 7 17.2 6.0 77
Ken, W Louisville 12 7 12.2 6.0 77
N Mexico Albuquerque 1,227 1,132 13.0 6.0 77
Texas, W San Antonio 2,458 1,668 16.7 6.0 77
W Virg, NWheeling 1 1 5.0 5.0 81
N Car, W Asheville 65 27 17.2 2.5 82
N Dakota Fargo 30 25 10.8 2.0 83
Maine Portland 48 23 6.9 1.5 84
N. Y., N Syracuse 140 32 13.0 0.0 85
Penn, W Pittsburgh 11 2 17.4 0.0 85
Vermont Burlington 19 5 7.2 0.0 85
Ala, M Montgomery 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
W Virg, SCharleston 0 0 - - -
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