Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1997
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. 3,731 2,973 38.5 24.0 -
Ind, N South Bend 1 1 180.0 180.0 1
Mich, W Grand Rapids 1 1 156.0 156.0 2
Maine Portland 4 4 155.8 140.5 3
Virg, W Roanoke 2 1 78.0 78.0 4
Virg, E Alexandria 16 12 54.5 70.0 5
Miss, N Oxford 19 19 110.4 68.0 6
S Car Columbia 10 9 87.9 67.0 7
Maryland Baltimore 16 12 205.9 64.5 8
Cal, E Sacramento 6 5 71.0 63.5 9
Ill, C Springfield 3 3 50.7 60.0 10
N Car, M Greensboro 15 15 71.3 60.0 10
Miss, S Jackson 6 6 62.8 52.5 12
Penn, M Scranton 2 2 52.0 52.0 13
Kansas Topeka 4 4 46.0 51.0 14
Fla, N Pensacola 23 21 76.8 48.0 15
Ala, S Mobile 16 12 44.6 47.0 16
Fla, S Miami 560 520 59.9 46.0 17
Penn, W Pittsburgh 2 2 41.0 41.0 18
N. J. Newark 173 106 40.7 37.0 19
Texas, S Houston 204 173 68.9 36.0 20
Texas, E Tyler 14 14 60.3 35.5 21
Ill, N Chicago 35 30 58.9 35.0 22
Mass Boston 24 15 47.5 34.0 23
Colorado Denver 6 5 29.0 33.5 24
La, E New Orleans 50 41 39.7 33.0 25
Fla, M Tampa 75 50 51.4 32.0 26
Ala, M Montgomery 17 13 27.9 30.0 27
N Car, E Raleigh 11 9 60.1 30.0 27
N Car, W Asheville 40 34 48.0 28.5 29
Wash, E Spokane 4 3 24.8 27.0 30
Cal, C Los Angeles 28 21 37.0 26.0 31
La, W Shreveport 17 14 54.3 24.0 32
N. Y., E Brooklyn 431 322 28.3 24.0 32
Ga, N Atlanta 11 8 43.9 21.0 34
Tenn, E Knoxville 3 3 73.7 21.0 34
Utah Salt Lake City 5 4 59.4 20.0 36
Texas, W San Antonio 221 202 28.6 18.0 37
W Virg, SCharleston 1 1 18.0 18.0 37
Penn, E Philadelphia 16 13 34.3 16.5 39
Ala, N Birmingham 1 1 15.0 15.0 40
MinnesotaMinneapolis 5 4 24.0 15.0 40
Mo, E St. Louis 10 5 24.8 15.0 40
N. Y., S Manhattan 36 20 29.6 15.0 40
Texas, N Fort Worth 29 17 38.4 15.0 40
Ohio, S Cincinnati 9 8 25.6 14.0 45
Wash, W Seattle 29 21 26.2 13.0 46
Arizona Phoenix 283 209 19.0 12.0 47
Cal, S San Diego 808 653 19.8 12.0 47
N Mexico Albuquerque 113 99 25.2 12.0 47
Tenn, M Nashville 13 10 14.2 12.0 47
Ark, E Little Rock 7 5 21.7 10.0 51
Ark, W Fort Smith 2 2 10.0 10.0 51
Hawaii Honolulu 6 4 14.3 7.0 53
Mo, W Kansas City 11 6 18.5 6.0 54
N. Y., N Syracuse 13 10 22.3 6.0 54
Vermont Burlington 6 2 7.0 6.0 54
Conn New Haven 10 6 56.1 4.5 57
Mich, E Detroit 17 10 27.7 4.0 58
Wisc, E Milwaukee 6 3 11.2 4.0 58
Cal, N San Francisco 18 8 94.0 0.0 60
La, M Baton Rouge 4 1 8.3 0.0 60
Montana Billings 24 10 26.1 0.0 60
N. Y., W Buffalo 28 7 3.8 0.0 60
N Dakota Fargo 1 0 0.0 0.0 60
Ohio, N Cleveland 5 2 7.0 0.0 60
Oregon Portland 1 0 0.0 0.0 60
R. I. Providence 5 2 14.4 0.0 60
Wyoming Cheyenne 1 0 0.0 0.0 60
Alaska Anchorage 0 0 - - -
Delaware Wilmington 0 0 - - -
D. C. Washington 0 0 - - -
Ga, M Macon 0 0 - - -
Ga, S Savannah 0 0 - - -
Idaho Boise 0 0 - - -
Ill, S East St. Louis 0 0 - - -
Ind, S Indianapolis 0 0 - - -
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 0 0 - - -
Iowa, S Des Moines 0 0 - - -
Ken, E Lexington 0 0 - - -
Ken, W Louisville 0 0 - - -
Nebraska Omaha 0 0 - - -
Nevada Las Vegas 0 0 - - -
New Hamp Concord 0 0 - - -
Okla, N Tulsa 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
Okla, W Oklahoma City 0 0 - - -
S Dakota Sioux Falls 0 0 - - -
Tenn, W Memphis 1 0 - - -
W Virg, NWheeling 0 0 - - -
Wisc, W Madison 0 0 - - -
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