Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2003
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. 13,729 12,525 80.1 60.0 -
Ind, S Indianapolis 91 91 168.7 120.0 1
Iowa, S Des Moines 174 172 141.8 120.0 1
N Car, E Raleigh 128 124 124.6 120.0 1
Wyoming Cheyenne 12 12 144.6 120.0 1
Okla, N Tulsa 43 39 162.2 117.0 5
Ill, C Springfield 96 95 124.4 113.0 6
Ill, S East St. Louis 107 103 113.0 108.0 7
S Car Columbia 251 230 127.4 108.0 7
N Car, M Greensboro 34 33 138.8 106.5 9
Texas, N Fort Worth 224 214 119.5 106.0 10
La, W Shreveport 62 58 112.0 97.0 11
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 174 170 116.9 95.5 12
Virg, W Roanoke 169 162 112.7 92.5 13
Nebraska Omaha 43 43 104.1 92.0 14
Ala, N Birmingham 119 113 110.0 87.0 15
Fla, N Pensacola 191 183 148.1 87.0 15
Virg, E Alexandria 495 450 112.0 87.0 15
Ga, N Atlanta 186 184 110.6 86.5 18
N Car, W Asheville 68 65 117.3 85.5 19
R. I. Providence 29 29 99.6 84.0 20
Ga, S Savannah 124 120 89.2 80.0 21
Tenn, E Knoxville 164 161 101.9 80.0 21
Idaho Boise 58 51 101.7 78.0 23
Utah Salt Lake City 58 51 78.9 72.0 24
Ark, W Fort Smith 51 48 77.3 70.0 25
Fla, M Tampa 625 610 97.9 70.0 25
Maryland Baltimore 95 92 92.8 70.0 25
Mich, W Grand Rapids 119 111 84.4 70.0 25
N Dakota Fargo 15 14 120.8 70.0 25
Ohio, N Cleveland 145 140 92.3 70.0 25
Okla, E Muskogee 20 17 90.7 66.5 31
Penn, W Pittsburgh 76 66 102.4 66.5 31
Mo, E St. Louis 208 187 84.8 66.0 33
Wisc, W Madison 22 21 103.0 65.5 34
N. Y., S Manhattan 439 372 86.1 63.5 35
Fla, S Miami 538 506 86.5 63.0 36
Penn, M Scranton 60 57 94.1 63.0 36
Texas, E Tyler 145 141 75.8 63.0 36
Ala, S Mobile 94 87 75.8 60.0 39
Cal, C Los Angeles 221 198 76.1 60.0 39
Conn New Haven 42 27 60.5 60.0 39
Ga, M Macon 104 94 78.3 60.0 39
Ill, N Chicago 205 202 79.7 60.0 39
Ind, N South Bend 101 95 90.5 60.0 39
Kansas Topeka 141 127 79.1 60.0 39
Ken, W Louisville 55 51 69.1 60.0 39
Mass Boston 182 155 80.5 60.0 39
MinnesotaMinneapolis 212 198 75.1 60.0 39
N. J. Newark 151 145 89.5 60.0 39
Penn, E Philadelphia 219 188 80.7 60.0 39
Nevada Las Vegas 71 66 77.2 57.0 51
Okla, W Oklahoma City 33 30 84.2 57.0 51
Oregon Portland 112 105 68.7 57.0 51
Miss, S Jackson 122 115 64.4 56.0 54
Wisc, E Milwaukee 44 36 105.4 55.5 55
La, E New Orleans 163 153 69.3 52.0 56
Montana Billings 50 47 87.3 52.0 56
Alaska Anchorage 44 44 65.0 51.5 58
Ala, M Montgomery 29 27 156.5 51.0 59
Miss, N Oxford 60 56 63.9 49.5 60
S Dakota Sioux Falls 74 65 59.6 49.5 60
Cal, E Sacramento 139 127 62.3 48.0 62
Maine Portland 30 26 82.2 48.0 62
Hawaii Honolulu 130 116 56.2 47.0 64
Wash, E Spokane 133 117 56.4 47.0 64
W Virg, SCharleston 38 35 76.0 47.0 64
La, M Baton Rouge 23 21 59.5 46.0 67
Mo, W Kansas City 54 43 56.5 46.0 67
Tenn, M Nashville 60 56 55.4 46.0 67
N. Y., N Syracuse 125 102 56.2 45.0 70
Cal, N San Francisco 80 67 60.1 42.0 71
Colorado Denver 128 116 48.3 41.0 72
Delaware Wilmington 27 21 55.6 41.0 72
Mich, E Detroit 140 114 65.7 41.0 72
Ohio, S Cincinnati 97 85 55.1 41.0 72
Tenn, W Memphis 72 60 71.8 39.0 76
Texas, S Houston 883 853 56.5 37.5 77
Ark, E Little Rock 32 27 56.9 37.0 78
N. Y., E Brooklyn 256 194 51.1 37.0 78
N. Y., W Buffalo 156 114 70.1 37.0 78
Wash, W Seattle 138 132 51.7 37.0 78
Ken, E Lexington 106 85 47.6 36.0 82
New Hamp Concord 35 25 54.5 36.0 82
Vermont Burlington 63 52 47.8 36.0 82
Cal, S San Diego 169 152 43.9 30.0 85
N Mexico Albuquerque 481 436 48.4 30.0 85
Texas, W San Antonio 990 899 52.2 30.0 85
W Virg, NWheeling 13 10 43.7 30.0 85
Arizona Phoenix 536 416 29.8 21.0 89
D. C. Washington 19 11 42.1 10.0 90


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