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. 8,849 8,228 75.6 51.0 -
N Car, M Greensboro 152 149 120.1 96.5 1
Fla, S Miami 188 179 122.7 87.0 2
S Car Columbia 270 243 111.2 87.0 2
Fla, N Pensacola 54 52 133.6 84.5 4
Ark, E Little Rock 65 58 89.5 84.0 5
Okla, W Oklahoma City 52 48 103.5 84.0 5
Tenn, E Knoxville 201 189 100.6 75.0 7
Okla, E Muskogee 26 26 99.5 73.0 8
Texas, N Fort Worth 179 175 99.4 71.0 9
Fla, M Tampa 176 157 87.2 70.0 10
Maryland Baltimore 195 183 100.6 70.0 10
R. I. Providence 43 41 92.9 70.0 10
Ga, N Atlanta 153 144 91.5 66.0 13
Penn, E Philadelphia 238 217 90.1 65.0 14
Virg, W Roanoke 250 236 107.1 65.0 14
N Car, E Raleigh 268 243 85.4 64.5 16
N Car, W Asheville 185 174 96.0 64.0 17
Virg, E Alexandria 308 288 92.9 64.0 17
Ill, C Springfield 39 39 83.0 63.0 19
Ill, N Chicago 94 87 80.1 62.0 20
Conn New Haven 41 37 69.6 60.0 21
Delaware Wilmington 49 48 69.9 60.0 21
Ind, S Indianapolis 47 47 103.7 60.0 21
Mich, E Detroit 124 117 75.0 60.0 21
Mich, W Grand Rapids 87 83 70.0 60.0 21
Penn, M Scranton 89 86 82.7 60.0 21
Tenn, M Nashville 92 86 78.5 60.0 21
Texas, E Tyler 155 148 89.4 60.0 21
Ga, S Savannah 74 69 79.3 58.5 29
Ken, W Louisville 70 64 75.8 58.5 29
MinnesotaMinneapolis 68 65 72.6 58.5 29
Ohio, S Cincinnati 125 110 63.1 57.0 32
Penn, W Pittsburgh 85 81 79.4 57.0 32
Wash, W Seattle 66 63 73.7 57.0 32
Ga, M Macon 56 53 81.4 54.0 35
La, M Baton Rouge 50 49 68.2 52.5 36
Wisc, W Madison 20 20 71.6 52.5 36
Cal, S San Diego 12 11 70.5 52.0 38
Wash, E Spokane 61 57 64.3 51.0 39
N. J. Newark 65 63 58.6 50.0 40
Ohio, N Cleveland 158 145 59.9 50.0 40
Mass Boston 57 51 60.9 48.0 42
Tenn, W Memphis 138 122 68.4 48.0 42
N. Y., W Buffalo 136 120 65.4 47.0 44
Okla, N Tulsa 70 64 78.5 47.0 44
Mo, E St. Louis 230 222 63.0 46.0 46
Nevada Las Vegas 125 121 55.6 46.0 46
Ala, N Birmingham 147 139 70.8 44.0 48
Alaska Anchorage 25 25 60.4 42.0 49
Cal, E Sacramento 59 58 50.3 42.0 49
Ill, S East St. Louis 42 39 62.7 42.0 49
Ala, M Montgomery 76 73 59.1 41.0 52
Kansas Topeka 97 92 74.9 41.0 52
Nebraska Omaha 86 83 53.9 41.0 52
N. Y., E Brooklyn 98 92 81.7 41.0 52
Texas, S Houston 162 158 54.5 40.5 56
Cal, N San Francisco 71 67 46.0 40.0 57
Texas, W San Antonio 126 122 51.6 40.0 57
N. Y., N Syracuse 66 61 80.7 39.0 59
Idaho Boise 30 29 66.3 38.5 60
Mo, W Kansas City 270 260 61.0 38.5 60
Ark, W Fort Smith 15 15 49.7 37.0 62
Colorado Denver 134 124 50.5 37.0 62
La, E New Orleans 57 51 66.8 37.0 62
La, W Shreveport 89 85 65.0 37.0 62
Miss, S Jackson 63 59 53.8 37.0 62
Oregon Portland 115 104 50.9 37.0 62
W Virg, SCharleston 40 36 60.2 37.0 62
Wisc, E Milwaukee 48 40 50.8 37.0 62
Miss, N Oxford 35 31 46.0 36.0 70
Iowa, S Des Moines 68 61 61.8 35.0 71
Montana Billings 60 52 54.7 35.0 71
N. Y., S Manhattan 76 70 62.6 35.0 71
Ken, E Lexington 128 115 68.7 33.5 74
W Virg, NWheeling 39 32 52.0 33.0 75
N Mexico Albuquerque 86 84 55.3 32.5 76
Ala, S Mobile 77 67 52.5 31.0 77
Cal, C Los Angeles 88 79 58.8 31.0 77
Ind, N South Bend 154 135 52.5 30.0 79
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 35 32 65.0 30.0 79
Maine Portland 62 57 65.4 30.0 79
N Dakota Fargo 34 27 66.5 30.0 79
Utah Salt Lake City 192 173 40.6 30.0 79
Wyoming Cheyenne 63 61 50.3 28.0 84
Hawaii Honolulu 76 71 39.1 27.0 85
S Dakota Sioux Falls 19 16 39.7 27.0 85
New Hamp Concord 11 8 19.7 20.0 87
Arizona Phoenix 59 49 27.7 18.0 88
D. C. Washington 16 12 27.4 12.0 89
Vermont Burlington 34 24 23.2 8.5 90


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