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

(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

District	City	# Convicted	# Sentenced to Prison	Average Prison Sentence	Median Prison Sentence	Rank
U.S.		5,062	4,564	67.5	41.0	-
Alaska	Anchorage	14	14	130.8	118.5	1
N Car, W	Asheville	84	81	129.8	91.5	2
N Car, E	Raleigh	102	97	101.2	87.5	3
N Car, M	Greensboro	99	93	115.1	87.0	4
Fla, N	Pensacola	54	51	130.0	81.0	5
Okla, E	Muskogee	13	13	81.7	77.0	6
Tenn, M	Nashville	23	22	126.6	77.0	6
Ill, N	Chicago	52	51	112.6	75.0	8
Fla, S	Miami	139	132	117.4	74.5	9
Tenn, E	Knoxville	70	68	101.1	70.0	10
Okla, N	Tulsa	22	21	87.1	63.5	11
Ga, M	Macon	30	27	85.6	60.0	12
Mich, W	Grand Rapids	41	40	62.7	60.0	12
Okla, W	Oklahoma City	28	22	87.3	60.0	12
Texas, E	Tyler	61	58	69.5	60.0	12
Virg, E	Alexandria	219	209	80.6	60.0	12
Ark, W	Fort Smith	13	12	69.2	57.0	17
Conn	New Haven	29	26	82.7	57.0	17
Minnesota	Minneapolis	35	34	72.8	57.0	17
Ala, M	Montgomery	10	9	73.6	54.0	20
W Virg, S	Charleston	36	35	67.4	51.5	21
Maryland	Baltimore	117	114	69.3	51.0	22
N. Y., W	Buffalo	76	65	71.4	51.0	22
Penn, E	Philadelphia	126	109	83.7	51.0	22
Texas, N	Fort Worth	128	124	79.8	49.0	25
Ill, C	Springfield	28	25	73.4	48.0	26
Miss, S	Jackson	40	39	50.2	48.0	26
Montana	Billings	32	27	58.6	47.5	28
Kansas	Topeka	62	56	48.8	47.0	29
Penn, W	Pittsburgh	32	30	72.9	47.0	29
Wisc, E	Milwaukee	36	36	52.9	47.0	29
Ala, N	Birmingham	131	120	74.6	46.0	32
Hawaii	Honolulu	5	5	67.8	46.0	32
Mo, E	St. Louis	73	71	66.3	46.0	32
Mo, W	Kansas City	164	151	71.2	46.0	32
Nebraska	Omaha	33	31	69.4	46.0	32
S Car	Columbia	116	100	114.8	46.0	32
W Virg, N	Wheeling	28	27	53.1	46.0	32
Penn, M	Scranton	41	36	63.9	45.0	39
Ind, S	Indianapolis	20	20	73.3	44.5	40
Ga, N	Atlanta	82	74	82.3	44.0	41
Texas, S	Houston	199	191	57.9	43.5	42
Mass	Boston	46	39	58.3	43.0	43
D. C.	Washington	10	10	52.0	40.5	44
Miss, N	Oxford	16	15	52.4	40.5	44
Ga, S	Savannah	60	59	61.9	40.0	46
Cal, N	San Francisco	58	54	48.5	39.0	47
Ala, S	Mobile	31	29	42.4	38.5	48
Ohio, S	Cincinnati	36	33	77.5	38.5	48
Wisc, W	Madison	16	15	56.5	38.5	48
Tenn, W	Memphis	32	24	69.9	38.0	51
Maine	Portland	13	11	93.5	37.0	52
Nevada	Las Vegas	60	53	51.2	37.0	52
N. J.	Newark	50	43	45.0	37.0	52
Wyoming	Cheyenne	15	14	42.3	37.0	52
Virg, W	Roanoke	120	98	69.9	36.5	56
Arizona	Phoenix	57	46	45.3	36.0	57
Iowa, N	Cedar Rapids	30	28	49.5	36.0	57
Iowa, S	Des Moines	19	17	60.7	36.0	57
N. Y., E	Brooklyn	59	52	39.2	36.0	57
N Dakota	Fargo	22	18	37.0	33.5	61
Fla, M	Tampa	93	81	71.5	33.0	62
Ill, S	East St. Louis	29	26	50.8	33.0	62
La, M	Baton Rouge	31	31	48.2	33.0	62
N. Y., N	Syracuse	40	34	47.2	33.0	62
Oregon	Portland	70	60	39.2	33.0	62
Texas, W	San Antonio	124	109	48.9	33.0	62
Wash, E	Spokane	29	24	48.8	33.0	62
Idaho	Boise	22	21	43.7	32.0	69
Mich, E	Detroit	101	95	47.1	30.0	70
N Mexico	Albuquerque	72	66	45.1	30.0	70
N. Y., S	Manhattan	66	53	70.6	30.0	70
Ohio, N	Cleveland	82	76	48.0	30.0	70
R. I.	Providence	28	25	53.3	30.0	70
Cal, C	Los Angeles	90	73	37.4	27.0	75
Colorado	Denver	93	75	36.3	27.0	75
Ind, N	South Bend	81	65	47.1	27.0	75
Ken, E	Lexington	82	67	36.7	27.0	75
La, E	New Orleans	63	60	36.3	27.0	75
Utah	Salt Lake City	102	87	35.6	27.0	75
Cal, S	San Diego	14	12	26.7	25.5	81
Ark, E	Little Rock	17	14	48.0	24.0	82
Cal, E	Sacramento	22	14	35.3	24.0	82
La, W	Shreveport	33	29	36.2	24.0	82
S Dakota	Sioux Falls	18	12	24.6	24.0	82
Vermont	Burlington	30	21	34.9	24.0	82
Delaware	Wilmington	21	15	22.5	22.5	87
Ken, W	Louisville	66	52	42.4	21.0	88
Wash, W	Seattle	10	9	31.9	16.5	89
New Hamp	Concord	6	4	34.8	14.0	90

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