Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2005
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. 33,363 26,104 12.4 1.5 -
Ga, M Macon 8 8 56.0 58.5 1
Tenn, W Memphis 8 7 43.5 50.0 2
D. C. Washington 2 2 45.5 45.5 3
Wisc, W Madison 6 6 50.3 44.0 4
Wisc, E Milwaukee 32 32 39.6 41.5 5
Ill, N Chicago 91 85 40.2 37.0 6
Cal, E Sacramento 153 153 37.8 36.0 7
R. I. Providence 16 16 62.1 33.5 8
Maryland Baltimore 21 19 39.9 33.0 9
La, M Baton Rouge 2 2 32.5 32.5 10
Cal, N San Francisco 144 125 32.5 30.0 11
Cal, C Los Angeles 802 779 26.0 30.0 11
N. J. Newark 113 109 33.9 30.0 11
N. Y., S Manhattan 153 135 32.8 30.0 11
N Car, M Greensboro 82 81 31.6 30.0 11
Virg, W Roanoke 6 6 34.3 29.0 16
Tenn, M Nashville 30 29 37.0 28.5 17
New Hamp Concord 9 9 29.8 27.0 18
Nevada Las Vegas 102 101 29.9 26.5 19
Cal, S San Diego 1,565 1,542 26.2 24.0 20
Colorado Denver 136 134 27.6 24.0 20
Delaware Wilmington 17 16 29.1 24.0 20
Kansas Topeka 109 104 33.7 24.0 20
La, E New Orleans 11 10 20.9 24.0 20
Nebraska Omaha 69 69 26.4 24.0 20
Tenn, E Knoxville 33 29 27.7 24.0 20
Utah Salt Lake City 213 204 33.3 24.0 20
Wash, E Spokane 98 98 27.5 24.0 20
Ken, E Lexington 32 31 54.3 23.5 29
Mass Boston 40 38 21.6 22.5 30
N Car, W Asheville 22 20 24.1 22.5 30
Idaho Boise 59 56 26.6 21.0 32
Penn, E Philadelphia 80 75 30.9 21.0 32
Texas, N Fort Worth 243 235 36.8 21.0 32
Oregon Portland 171 167 24.9 19.0 35
Miss, S Jackson 24 24 20.1 18.5 36
Okla, W Oklahoma City 4 3 26.6 18.2 37
Ken, W Louisville 14 13 20.4 18.0 38
La, W Shreveport 11 10 17.1 18.0 38
Mich, E Detroit 72 62 23.7 18.0 38
Mich, W Grand Rapids 61 59 27.1 18.0 38
Mo, W Kansas City 37 36 20.8 18.0 38
N. Y., E Brooklyn 78 74 23.9 18.0 38
Texas, E Tyler 75 75 28.2 18.0 38
W Virg, SCharleston 1 1 18.0 18.0 38
MinnesotaMinneapolis 24 23 26.5 16.0 46
Okla, N Tulsa 2 1 16.0 16.0 46
Wash, W Seattle 127 123 17.2 16.0 46
Ala, N Birmingham 13 13 15.5 15.0 49
Ohio, S Cincinnati 22 20 24.2 15.0 49
S Car Columbia 28 26 20.9 14.1 51
Ill, C Springfield 22 22 22.8 14.0 52
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 83 82 18.6 14.0 52
Ala, S Mobile 2 1 12.0 12.0 54
Alaska Anchorage 7 7 19.9 12.0 54
Ill, S East St. Louis 17 17 31.6 12.0 54
Ind, S Indianapolis 11 9 20.5 12.0 54
Mo, E St. Louis 41 39 18.0 12.0 54
Ohio, N Cleveland 54 48 23.2 12.0 54
Texas, W San Antonio 2,885 2,729 19.8 12.0 54
Iowa, S Des Moines 98 96 15.2 11.0 61
Montana Billings 36 33 40.1 11.0 61
Ga, N Atlanta 149 110 21.7 10.0 63
Hawaii Honolulu 7 4 21.1 10.0 63
N Mexico Albuquerque 1,666 1,626 16.2 10.0 63
Penn, M Scranton 35 34 22.9 9.0 66
N Car, E Raleigh 37 35 18.8 7.0 67
Wyoming Cheyenne 22 22 23.2 7.0 67
Ark, W Fort Smith 80 71 17.3 6.0 69
Conn New Haven 7 6 26.9 6.0 69
Okla, E Muskogee 1 1 6.0 6.0 69
W Virg, NWheeling 1 1 6.0 6.0 69
Fla, N Pensacola 9 9 28.6 4.0 73
Virg, E Alexandria 122 117 13.0 3.0 74
Arizona Phoenix 3,666 3,548 11.7 2.5 75
S Dakota Sioux Falls 48 48 9.2 2.5 75
Maine Portland 41 41 3.7 1.0 77
N Dakota Fargo 95 94 4.7 0.9 78
Penn, W Pittsburgh 24 24 7.5 0.3 79
Ark, E Little Rock 24 22 9.4 0.2 80
Fla, M Tampa 423 406 33.8 0.2 80
Fla, S Miami 487 443 11.4 0.0 82
Ind, N South Bend 5 5 14.0 0.0 82
N. Y., N Syracuse 167 162 5.7 0.0 82
N. Y., W Buffalo 137 124 11.6 0.0 82
Texas, S Houston 17,307 10,717 5.2 0.0 82
Vermont Burlington 48 43 3.8 0.0 82
Ala, M Montgomery 0 0 - - -
Ga, S Savannah 0 0 - - -
Miss, N Oxford 0 0 - - -
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