Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2000
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. 11,240 10,329 76.8 57.0 -
Ala, N Birmingham 96 88 82.1 68.0 36
Ala, M Montgomery 40 40 106.1 82.0 12
Ala, S Mobile 39 38 78.9 60.0 45
Alaska Anchorage 49 47 67.3 60.0 45
Arizona Phoenix 180 146 42.8 30.0 83
Ark, E Little Rock 33 26 86.0 70.0 21
Ark, W Fort Smith 32 32 77.2 60.0 45
Cal, N San Francisco 70 63 71.4 60.0 45
Cal, C Los Angeles 194 185 89.1 70.0 21
Cal, E Sacramento 121 114 86.8 70.0 21
Cal, S San Diego 249 235 47.7 30.0 83
Colorado Denver 58 50 53.6 43.5 71
Conn New Haven 26 21 69.8 54.0 61
Delaware Wilmington 13 13 146.5 87.0 10
D. C. Washington 27 19 66.7 46.0 67
Fla, N Pensacola 167 160 141.5 96.0 7
Fla, M Tampa 511 483 96.8 70.0 21
Fla, S Miami 493 474 98.0 70.0 21
Ga, N Atlanta 176 174 93.8 78.0 13
Ga, M Macon 99 87 82.3 64.0 39
Ga, S Savannah 45 44 116.7 97.0 5
Hawaii Honolulu 98 94 62.2 46.0 67
Idaho Boise 38 34 74.7 63.0 40
Ill, N Chicago 145 143 93.7 68.0 36
Ill, S East St. Louis 80 79 116.0 70.0 21
Ill, C Springfield 63 58 89.7 70.0 21
Ind, N South Bend 74 74 75.5 61.5 44
Ind, S Indianapolis 60 57 133.6 75.0 16
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 101 95 90.2 70.0 21
Iowa, S Des Moines 191 181 117.3 84.0 11
Kansas Topeka 112 100 67.0 48.0 65
Ken, E Lexington 112 90 46.2 24.0 89
Ken, W Louisville 41 39 119.2 51.0 63
La, E New Orleans 111 103 65.3 51.0 63
La, M Baton Rouge 12 11 52.4 44.5 70
La, W Shreveport 49 49 123.2 108.0 2
Maine Portland 19 18 45.8 42.0 72
Maryland Baltimore 123 116 133.6 102.5 4
Mass Boston 165 136 54.0 42.0 72
Mich, E Detroit 139 121 51.1 37.0 77
Mich, W Grand Rapids 45 44 96.5 70.0 21
MinnesotaMinneapolis 208 199 73.3 57.0 57
Miss, N Oxford 37 36 96.6 73.0 19
Miss, S Jackson 70 64 62.2 57.0 57
Mo, E St. Louis 271 241 63.0 57.0 57
Mo, W Kansas City 129 113 75.9 60.0 45
Montana Billings 67 61 113.3 70.0 21
Nebraska Omaha 23 22 93.6 60.0 45
Nevada Las Vegas 78 73 71.2 60.0 45
New Hamp Concord 16 16 59.5 62.5 43
N. J. Newark 131 119 72.7 48.0 65
N Mexico Albuquerque 367 323 41.5 27.0 88
N. Y., N Syracuse 169 139 45.5 34.0 82
N. Y., E Brooklyn 312 234 52.0 37.0 77
N. Y., S Manhattan 316 262 75.5 57.0 57
N. Y., W Buffalo 57 41 38.6 30.0 83
N Car, E Raleigh 84 80 123.6 94.5 8
N Car, M Greensboro 66 62 125.8 92.0 9
N Car, W Asheville 56 51 96.6 70.0 21
N Dakota Fargo 27 27 87.8 63.0 40
Ohio, N Cleveland 36 35 93.8 78.0 13
Ohio, S Cincinnati 104 94 49.8 37.0 77
Okla, N Tulsa 37 33 123.0 97.0 5
Okla, E Muskogee 5 5 142.0 60.0 45
Okla, W Oklahoma City 53 51 87.2 70.0 21
Oregon Portland 80 75 83.1 70.0 21
Penn, E Philadelphia 196 176 65.5 54.0 61
Penn, M Scranton 102 90 75.4 60.0 45
Penn, W Pittsburgh 63 58 90.8 70.0 21
R. I. Providence 32 32 90.4 74.0 18
S Car Columbia 218 199 99.3 75.0 16
S Dakota Sioux Falls 35 34 93.1 70.0 21
Tenn, E Knoxville 116 102 74.9 60.0 45
Tenn, M Nashville 37 33 79.2 60.0 45
Tenn, W Memphis 28 26 75.0 41.5 74
Texas, N Fort Worth 202 194 89.4 66.5 38
Texas, E Tyler 115 112 109.1 71.0 20
Texas, S Houston 1,083 1,024 58.6 37.0 77
Texas, W San Antonio 700 657 47.4 30.0 83
Utah Salt Lake City 58 56 46.4 41.0 75
Vermont Burlington 51 39 32.5 18.0 90
Virg, E Alexandria 289 283 136.1 120.0 1
Virg, W Roanoke 147 135 78.9 60.0 45
Wash, E Spokane 54 51 61.8 37.0 77
Wash, W Seattle 93 90 60.6 46.0 67
W Virg, NWheeling 34 29 45.8 29.0 87
W Virg, SCharleston 23 18 45.3 38.0 76
Wisc, E Milwaukee 15 15 90.5 63.0 40
Wisc, W Madison 11 11 106.6 105.0 3
Wyoming Cheyenne 24 24 105.5 76.5 15
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