Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1998
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. 2,954 2,577 72.9 46.0 -
Ill, C Springfield 17 16 99.7 112.0 1
N Car, E Raleigh 77 74 136.1 108.0 2
N Car, M Greensboro 27 27 127.6 100.0 3
Mass Boston 35 28 104.7 96.0 4
N Car, W Asheville 79 70 114.6 84.0 5
Tenn, M Nashville 10 9 102.8 84.0 5
Ark, E Little Rock 34 32 107.4 78.5 7
Wash, W Seattle 19 16 82.5 77.0 8
Tenn, E Knoxville 62 59 107.7 76.0 9
Fla, N Pensacola 32 29 111.0 74.5 10
Ind, S Indianapolis 22 22 90.7 74.0 11
Maryland Baltimore 82 76 86.9 70.0 12
D. C. Washington 3 2 66.0 66.0 13
Wisc, E Milwaukee 17 17 90.0 66.0 13
Cal, S San Diego 10 9 64.2 60.0 15
Fla, M Tampa 86 79 95.7 60.0 15
Okla, W Oklahoma City 18 17 81.7 60.0 15
Ala, S Mobile 13 12 67.3 58.5 18
W Virg, NWheeling 14 14 75.9 57.5 19
Texas, E Tyler 55 48 68.0 57.0 20
Virg, W Roanoke 82 70 98.8 55.5 21
Iowa, S Des Moines 10 9 72.3 54.0 22
Alaska Anchorage 12 10 81.8 53.0 23
Conn New Haven 22 19 63.4 53.0 23
Cal, N San Francisco 11 8 51.5 51.0 25
Fla, S Miami 79 70 109.0 51.0 25
Ga, M Macon 17 17 113.1 51.0 25
Idaho Boise 8 7 121.1 51.0 25
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 11 11 64.1 51.0 25
Texas, S Houston 44 41 115.2 50.0 30
Cal, E Sacramento 38 29 58.2 48.0 31
Miss, S Jackson 5 5 57.8 48.0 31
Texas, W San Antonio 85 73 66.2 48.0 31
N. Y., E Brooklyn 87 66 73.7 46.0 34
Ohio, S Cincinnati 63 54 61.7 46.0 34
Penn, W Pittsburgh 13 9 49.6 46.0 34
Utah Salt Lake City 13 13 99.2 46.0 34
Virg, E Alexandria 179 172 65.6 46.0 34
Mo, E St. Louis 68 67 74.1 45.0 39
Texas, N Fort Worth 72 66 57.7 45.0 39
La, M Baton Rouge 6 6 53.7 44.5 41
Ga, N Atlanta 33 31 57.3 42.0 42
Oregon Portland 45 40 67.6 42.0 42
Ill, N Chicago 46 36 111.0 41.5 44
Ind, N South Bend 35 28 60.6 41.0 45
N. J. Newark 15 14 52.1 41.0 45
Wyoming Cheyenne 19 18 49.7 41.0 45
Maine Portland 8 7 64.6 40.5 48
Mo, W Kansas City 28 24 82.3 40.0 49
Ken, E Lexington 29 24 43.0 39.0 50
Ill, S East St. Louis 16 16 43.8 38.5 51
La, E New Orleans 23 21 57.2 37.0 52
S Car Columbia 59 44 66.1 37.0 52
Wash, E Spokane 27 25 47.8 37.0 52
Mich, W Grand Rapids 20 20 46.7 36.5 55
La, W Shreveport 11 11 63.3 36.0 56
Penn, E Philadelphia 68 57 64.0 36.0 56
S Dakota Sioux Falls 13 11 33.5 36.0 56
Colorado Denver 19 15 42.8 35.5 59
Delaware Wilmington 11 11 44.5 35.0 60
Nebraska Omaha 27 23 43.8 35.0 60
Nevada Las Vegas 14 11 30.8 35.0 60
N Dakota Fargo 20 19 69.2 34.0 63
Okla, N Tulsa 15 12 39.1 34.0 63
Mich, E Detroit 121 106 47.3 33.0 65
N. Y., S Manhattan 70 55 51.5 33.0 65
Cal, C Los Angeles 28 24 60.3 31.5 67
Ala, N Birmingham 33 31 52.8 30.0 68
Ala, M Montgomery 3 3 29.7 30.0 68
Hawaii Honolulu 14 13 42.4 30.0 68
MinnesotaMinneapolis 44 35 56.7 30.0 68
N Mexico Albuquerque 21 19 55.2 30.0 68
Ohio, N Cleveland 57 41 63.1 30.0 68
Tenn, W Memphis 23 17 78.9 30.0 68
W Virg, SCharleston 29 28 44.6 30.0 68
New Hamp Concord 8 7 40.3 28.5 76
N. Y., W Buffalo 14 11 35.0 28.0 77
Ken, W Louisville 12 10 87.4 27.0 78
Vermont Burlington 16 14 35.5 27.0 78
Ga, S Savannah 17 16 48.7 26.0 80
Arizona Phoenix 59 40 46.1 24.0 81
Kansas Topeka 27 20 66.0 24.0 81
Montana Billings 21 17 48.7 24.0 81
R. I. Providence 24 19 52.4 24.0 81
Ark, W Fort Smith 4 3 31.0 23.5 85
Penn, M Scranton 18 15 53.9 22.5 86
Miss, N Oxford 7 5 28.6 18.0 87
Wisc, W Madison 5 5 15.6 15.0 88
N. Y., N Syracuse 12 8 22.5 12.0 89
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
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