Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1999
Districts in Alphabetical Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

DistrictCity# Convicted# Sentenced
to Prison
Average
Prison Sentence
Median
Prison Sentence
Rank
U.S. 6,605 5,607 30.8 18.0 -
Ala, N Birmingham 6 6 168.5 72.0 3
Ala, M Montgomery 6 2 47.7 0.0 73
Ala, S Mobile 9 7 52.7 37.0 21
Alaska Anchorage 3 2 12.0 6.0 69
Arizona Phoenix 588 409 16.4 12.0 64
Ark, E Little Rock 13 11 61.1 37.0 21
Ark, W Fort Smith 0 0 - - -
Cal, N San Francisco 21 11 29.1 3.5 71
Cal, C Los Angeles 53 37 32.6 16.5 55
Cal, E Sacramento 9 4 5.4 0.0 73
Cal, S San Diego 1,821 1,617 16.5 10.0 67
Colorado Denver 3 3 39.3 53.0 10
Conn New Haven 16 11 22.3 15.0 57
Delaware Wilmington 2 1 7.5 7.5 68
D. C. Washington 0 0 - - -
Fla, N Pensacola 13 12 71.8 48.0 13
Fla, M Tampa 121 85 47.7 27.0 38
Fla, S Miami 593 534 54.8 40.0 20
Ga, N Atlanta 20 16 35.4 30.0 33
Ga, M Macon 4 3 61.0 62.0 7
Ga, S Savannah 2 2 44.0 44.0 16
Hawaii Honolulu 7 7 36.1 30.0 33
Idaho Boise 3 3 13.0 12.0 64
Ill, N Chicago 53 50 52.4 46.0 14
Ill, S East St. Louis 2 2 14.0 14.0 62
Ill, C Springfield 0 0 - - -
Ind, N South Bend 2 1 23.0 23.0 47
Ind, S Indianapolis 10 9 65.0 51.5 11
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 0 0 - - -
Iowa, S Des Moines 1 1 36.0 36.0 28
Kansas Topeka 6 5 36.5 30.0 33
Ken, E Lexington 4 3 26.0 30.5 32
Ken, W Louisville 1 1 46.0 46.0 14
La, E New Orleans 39 38 74.4 60.0 8
La, M Baton Rouge 4 1 1.0 0.0 73
La, W Shreveport 12 6 25.6 13.0 63
Maine Portland 3 2 66.0 66.0 6
Maryland Baltimore 15 14 60.7 37.0 21
Mass Boston 16 14 24.6 18.0 52
Mich, E Detroit 23 9 15.3 0.0 73
Mich, W Grand Rapids 5 3 134.5 66.5 5
MinnesotaMinneapolis 5 2 3.0 0.0 73
Miss, N Oxford 1 1 97.0 97.0 1
Miss, S Jackson 10 9 19.7 22.5 48
Mo, E St. Louis 2 2 21.0 21.0 49
Mo, W Kansas City 5 5 63.4 41.0 18
Montana Billings 37 28 50.8 33.0 29
Nebraska Omaha 0 0 - - -
Nevada Las Vegas 1 1 21.0 21.0 49
New Hamp Concord 1 1 18.0 18.0 52
N. J. Newark 132 113 40.9 37.0 21
N Mexico Albuquerque 106 93 26.9 24.0 43
N. Y., N Syracuse 32 21 35.0 15.0 57
N. Y., E Brooklyn 408 309 29.9 24.0 43
N. Y., S Manhattan 34 26 48.9 37.0 21
N. Y., W Buffalo 22 8 15.9 0.0 73
N Car, E Raleigh 23 17 47.3 33.0 29
N Car, M Greensboro 32 30 83.8 49.0 12
N Car, W Asheville 99 84 83.5 60.0 8
N Dakota Fargo 3 1 1.0 1.0 72
Ohio, N Cleveland 24 18 37.9 37.0 21
Ohio, S Cincinnati 19 16 27.9 24.0 43
Okla, N Tulsa 4 4 22.8 16.5 55
Okla, E Muskogee 1 1 70.0 70.0 4
Okla, W Oklahoma City 2 2 40.5 40.5 19
Oregon Portland 8 7 25.9 15.0 57
Penn, E Philadelphia 30 18 27.3 27.0 38
Penn, M Scranton 5 2 14.4 0.0 73
Penn, W Pittsburgh 0 0 - - -
R. I. Providence 1 1 27.0 27.0 38
S Car Columbia 8 6 72.0 28.5 37
S Dakota Sioux Falls 1 1 27.0 27.0 38
Tenn, E Knoxville 1 1 79.0 79.0 2
Tenn, M Nashville 10 7 26.3 33.0 29
Tenn, W Memphis 1 1 21.0 21.0 49
Texas, N Fort Worth 39 30 97.5 43.0 17
Texas, E Tyler 3 3 36.7 37.0 21
Texas, S Houston 442 388 33.5 24.0 43
Texas, W San Antonio 1,258 1,185 22.8 18.0 52
Utah Salt Lake City 8 4 13.8 11.5 66
Vermont Burlington 11 4 2.8 0.0 73
Virg, E Alexandria 38 32 51.1 30.0 33
Virg, W Roanoke 2 2 15.0 15.0 57
Wash, E Spokane 6 6 17.0 5.5 70
Wash, W Seattle 20 18 21.8 15.0 57
W Virg, NWheeling 0 0 - - -
W Virg, SCharleston 0 0 - - -
Wisc, E Milwaukee 6 4 29.3 27.0 38
Wisc, W Madison 3 1 20.0 0.0 73
Wyoming Cheyenne 0 0 - - -
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