Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1996
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. 3,385 2,538 39.0 24.0 -
Tenn, M Nashville 5 5 204.8 188.0 1
Mich, W Grand Rapids 11 11 120.9 108.0 2
Miss, N Oxford 3 3 85.0 87.0 3
Ga, S Savannah 5 5 81.8 72.0 4
Maryland Baltimore 7 7 83.3 72.0 4
Oregon Portland 5 4 77.8 72.0 4
Cal, E Sacramento 2 1 66.0 66.0 7
Wash, E Spokane 2 2 65.0 65.0 8
Ala, M Montgomery 11 11 85.1 63.0 9
Fla, N Pensacola 24 24 78.9 61.5 10
Ala, N Birmingham 21 17 94.9 60.0 11
Ala, S Mobile 19 18 120.8 60.0 11
Ga, M Macon 1 1 60.0 60.0 11
Kansas Topeka 7 7 60.6 60.0 11
N Car, E Raleigh 11 10 99.5 60.0 11
N Car, W Asheville 56 45 75.8 57.0 16
N Car, M Greensboro 22 22 79.3 54.0 17
Fla, M Tampa 106 93 70.2 51.0 18
Nebraska Omaha 2 1 48.5 48.5 19
Ark, E Little Rock 5 5 47.4 48.0 20
Fla, S Miami 458 415 53.6 46.0 21
Texas, N Fort Worth 21 17 53.6 46.0 21
Ind, S Indianapolis 6 4 46.3 45.5 23
Mo, E St. Louis 2 2 40.0 40.0 24
Alaska Anchorage 1 1 37.0 37.0 25
Ark, W Fort Smith 11 11 46.1 37.0 25
La, E New Orleans 22 13 104.1 37.0 25
N. J. Newark 92 47 39.4 37.0 25
Ohio, N Cleveland 11 7 41.6 37.0 25
Penn, W Pittsburgh 18 14 42.1 37.0 25
Texas, E Tyler 7 6 30.3 37.0 25
Texas, S Houston 224 194 47.7 37.0 25
MinnesotaMinneapolis 14 10 55.5 36.0 33
Cal, C Los Angeles 34 27 72.4 34.0 34
Miss, S Jackson 18 13 41.9 33.0 35
La, W Shreveport 10 8 38.3 28.5 36
Penn, M Scranton 2 2 25.5 25.5 37
Ga, N Atlanta 15 10 52.9 24.0 38
Hawaii Honolulu 7 5 27.0 24.0 38
N. Y., E Brooklyn 340 249 30.8 24.0 38
Mo, W Kansas City 15 11 31.8 20.0 41
Texas, W San Antonio 298 278 28.0 20.0 41
Ill, N Chicago 8 5 33.9 19.5 43
Virg, E Alexandria 21 10 49.1 18.0 44
S Car Columbia 12 7 17.8 15.0 45
Wash, W Seattle 25 19 19.8 14.0 46
Penn, E Philadelphia 18 14 22.6 13.5 47
Ken, W Louisville 14 9 12.9 12.0 48
Ohio, S Cincinnati 7 4 14.9 12.0 48
N Mexico Albuquerque 72 62 18.2 9.0 50
N. Y., W Buffalo 20 9 32.3 8.0 51
Conn New Haven 2 1 7.5 7.5 52
Cal, S San Diego 550 390 19.1 6.0 53
Nevada Las Vegas 13 3 38.0 6.0 53
N. Y., N Syracuse 16 9 13.7 6.0 53
Arizona Phoenix 303 160 17.5 5.0 56
Colorado Denver 9 6 11.1 4.0 57
Mass Boston 23 12 33.3 4.0 57
Utah Salt Lake City 4 2 8.0 3.0 59
Mich, E Detroit 17 8 7.9 1.0 60
Cal, N San Francisco 26 10 12.0 0.0 61
D. C. Washington 3 1 7.0 0.0 61
Ind, N South Bend 1 0 0.0 0.0 61
Ken, E Lexington 1 0 0.0 0.0 61
Maine Portland 5 2 8.4 0.0 61
Montana Billings 4 1 3.0 0.0 61
N. Y., S Manhattan 31 12 22.7 0.0 61
N Dakota Fargo 11 3 1.4 0.0 61
Tenn, E Knoxville 1 0 0.0 0.0 61
Tenn, W Memphis 1 0 0.0 0.0 61
Vermont Burlington 5 1 24.0 0.0 61
Virg, W Roanoke 3 0 0.0 0.0 61
Wisc, E Milwaukee 7 0 0.0 0.0 61
Wyoming Cheyenne 3 0 0.0 0.0 61
Delaware Wilmington 0 0 - - -
Idaho Boise 0 0 - - -
Ill, S East St. Louis 0 0 - - -
Ill, C Springfield 0 0 - - -
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 0 0 - - -
Iowa, S Des Moines 0 0 - - -
La, M Baton Rouge 0 0 - - -
New Hamp Concord 0 0 - - -
Okla, N Tulsa 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
Okla, W Oklahoma City 0 0 - - -
R. I. Providence 0 0 - - -
S Dakota Sioux Falls 0 0 - - -
W Virg, NWheeling 0 0 - - -
W Virg, SCharleston 0 0 - - -
Wisc, W Madison 0 0 - - -
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