Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2003
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. 18,316 14,891 21.5 15.0 -
Wisc, E Milwaukee 27 25 54.6 60.0 1
Okla, W Oklahoma City 11 10 54.3 58.5 2
La, M Baton Rouge 6 4 46.8 47.0 3
Fla, N Pensacola 4 4 42.8 46.5 4
Ga, S Savannah 5 5 51.0 46.0 5
Mich, W Grand Rapids 36 33 37.0 46.0 5
Okla, N Tulsa 5 5 45.4 46.0 5
Virg, W Roanoke 8 8 37.5 46.0 5
Ala, N Birmingham 17 16 34.6 42.0 9
N. Y., E Brooklyn 127 100 39.1 41.0 10
N Car, M Greensboro 49 47 48.6 41.0 10
R. I. Providence 16 14 37.3 41.0 10
Tenn, W Memphis 18 17 40.2 41.0 10
Ill, N Chicago 107 98 38.7 40.5 14
Iowa, S Des Moines 60 57 41.6 37.0 15
Nebraska Omaha 80 67 38.1 37.0 15
N. Y., S Manhattan 137 85 37.4 36.0 17
Ga, M Macon 8 8 43.6 35.5 18
N Car, E Raleigh 21 17 41.8 33.0 19
Wash, E Spokane 127 122 36.9 33.0 19
Penn, E Philadelphia 44 40 35.7 32.5 21
Conn New Haven 15 13 36.9 31.5 22
Fla, M Tampa 196 72 36.0 31.5 22
Maryland Baltimore 34 29 37.3 31.5 22
Cal, N San Francisco 137 124 32.3 30.0 25
Cal, C Los Angeles 322 300 32.4 30.0 25
Cal, E Sacramento 355 353 30.4 30.0 25
Colorado Denver 104 76 32.9 30.0 25
Mass Boston 45 42 29.8 30.0 25
Utah Salt Lake City 262 239 32.1 30.0 25
W Virg, SCharleston 1 1 30.0 30.0 25
Wisc, W Madison 13 13 38.9 30.0 25
N Car, W Asheville 17 12 31.4 28.5 33
Ark, W Fort Smith 78 37 30.0 27.0 34
Kansas Topeka 64 57 32.1 27.0 34
Miss, S Jackson 15 12 32.2 27.0 34
Nevada Las Vegas 211 148 32.9 27.0 34
Arizona Phoenix 2,647 2,156 25.1 24.0 38
Idaho Boise 85 67 28.8 24.0 38
MinnesotaMinneapolis 31 18 35.1 24.0 38
Montana Billings 32 30 25.7 24.0 38
N. J. Newark 42 29 36.5 24.0 38
Ohio, N Cleveland 24 23 27.7 24.0 38
Oregon Portland 235 228 25.7 24.0 38
Tenn, M Nashville 28 27 26.8 24.0 38
Ga, N Atlanta 148 103 25.9 21.0 46
Penn, M Scranton 21 16 28.7 21.0 46
Texas, E Tyler 51 44 29.8 21.0 46
Delaware Wilmington 8 7 24.6 20.0 49
Fla, S Miami 285 157 25.2 18.0 50
La, W Shreveport 13 12 25.9 18.0 50
Ohio, S Cincinnati 9 8 22.3 18.0 50
Wyoming Cheyenne 27 19 23.7 18.0 50
Hawaii Honolulu 11 8 24.4 16.0 54
Ind, S Indianapolis 10 9 27.6 16.0 54
Cal, S San Diego 2,381 2,298 16.4 15.0 56
D. C. Washington 27 18 18.6 15.0 56
Mo, W Kansas City 53 39 25.1 15.0 56
Texas, S Houston 2,940 2,647 22.0 15.0 56
Ill, C Springfield 34 31 21.4 14.0 60
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 55 52 24.7 13.0 61
Texas, N Fort Worth 336 308 25.8 12.5 62
Alaska Anchorage 9 7 17.6 12.0 63
Mich, E Detroit 43 31 22.3 12.0 63
N. Y., N Syracuse 91 41 20.7 12.0 63
Mo, E St. Louis 46 27 18.2 11.0 66
N. Y., W Buffalo 99 24 14.7 11.0 66
Wash, W Seattle 80 79 16.9 11.0 66
Ind, N South Bend 2 2 10.0 10.0 69
Vermont Burlington 28 6 12.7 8.0 70
Ken, E Lexington 26 14 16.1 6.5 71
Ala, M Montgomery 2 1 6.0 6.0 72
La, E New Orleans 22 15 16.3 6.0 72
Miss, N Oxford 1 1 6.0 6.0 72
Penn, W Pittsburgh 12 9 14.1 6.0 72
Tenn, E Knoxville 98 78 12.9 6.0 72
Texas, W San Antonio 2,923 1,893 16.7 6.0 72
Virg, E Alexandria 83 38 16.1 6.0 72
New Hamp Concord 15 7 12.6 5.0 79
Ken, W Louisville 19 16 11.1 4.0 80
N Mexico Albuquerque 1,771 1,609 11.4 4.0 80
S Dakota Sioux Falls 27 27 13.0 4.0 80
W Virg, NWheeling 1 1 4.0 4.0 80
Ill, S East St. Louis 24 22 11.8 3.5 84
Maine Portland 22 10 11.9 2.0 85
N Dakota Fargo 48 45 6.2 1.0 86
Ark, E Little Rock 15 5 11.9 0.0 87
S Car Columbia 142 45 6.5 0.0 87
Ala, S Mobile 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
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