Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1997
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. 9,147 8,108 81.9 51.0 -
Ala, N Birmingham 54 48 63.8 60.0 30
Ala, M Montgomery 61 58 105.4 60.0 30
Ala, S Mobile 133 97 76.4 60.0 30
Alaska Anchorage 7 7 161.7 100.0 6
Arizona Phoenix 266 209 31.7 24.0 84
Ark, E Little Rock 66 64 75.3 53.0 53
Ark, W Fort Smith 16 14 87.5 60.0 30
Cal, N San Francisco 25 22 70.4 60.0 30
Cal, C Los Angeles 177 155 159.8 72.0 19
Cal, E Sacramento 134 122 102.1 60.0 30
Cal, S San Diego 370 332 52.4 30.0 78
Colorado Denver 90 77 52.6 24.0 84
Conn New Haven 18 17 113.4 114.0 5
Delaware Wilmington 20 19 77.3 65.5 23
D. C. Washington 27 21 139.9 48.0 59
Fla, N Pensacola 166 160 189.0 148.0 1
Fla, M Tampa 409 387 105.5 78.0 15
Fla, S Miami 402 379 123.2 84.0 8
Ga, N Atlanta 165 155 87.2 60.0 30
Ga, M Macon 66 63 93.9 70.0 21
Ga, S Savannah 84 81 121.0 90.0 7
Hawaii Honolulu 47 46 69.6 60.0 30
Idaho Boise 13 13 102.2 63.0 27
Ill, N Chicago 45 43 90.8 84.0 8
Ill, S East St. Louis 42 42 123.7 83.5 13
Ill, C Springfield 34 31 93.4 65.0 24
Ind, N South Bend 12 10 65.3 40.5 69
Ind, S Indianapolis 46 46 93.0 75.0 16
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 49 48 84.9 62.0 28
Iowa, S Des Moines 70 66 107.3 65.0 24
Kansas Topeka 77 73 87.5 60.0 30
Ken, E Lexington 34 30 77.2 22.5 86
Ken, W Louisville 62 57 75.8 46.0 65
La, E New Orleans 102 90 76.8 36.5 74
La, M Baton Rouge 12 12 177.8 121.5 2
La, W Shreveport 47 42 102.1 60.0 30
Maine Portland 32 30 62.8 60.0 30
Maryland Baltimore 52 50 104.6 84.0 8
Mass Boston 120 97 73.3 49.0 57
Mich, E Detroit 128 116 74.4 48.0 59
Mich, W Grand Rapids 51 45 83.4 48.0 59
MinnesotaMinneapolis 128 120 86.0 60.0 30
Miss, N Oxford 68 64 68.5 40.0 71
Miss, S Jackson 33 31 93.8 74.0 17
Mo, E St. Louis 149 137 108.4 84.0 8
Mo, W Kansas City 100 62 63.5 30.0 78
Montana Billings 23 20 60.0 30.0 78
Nebraska Omaha 15 15 57.3 48.0 59
Nevada Las Vegas 38 36 94.2 80.0 14
New Hamp Concord 77 69 37.9 25.5 83
N. J. Newark 103 62 68.5 60.0 30
N Mexico Albuquerque 220 189 45.8 30.0 78
N. Y., N Syracuse 183 119 35.8 22.5 86
N. Y., E Brooklyn 259 207 82.6 36.0 75
N. Y., S Manhattan 263 206 61.0 48.0 59
N. Y., W Buffalo 142 101 36.7 22.5 86
N Car, E Raleigh 61 55 123.1 120.0 3
N Car, M Greensboro 89 82 101.6 68.5 22
N Car, W Asheville 86 83 80.5 73.5 18
N Dakota Fargo 23 23 46.7 30.0 78
Ohio, N Cleveland 47 45 82.7 57.0 46
Ohio, S Cincinnati 36 35 50.1 49.5 56
Okla, N Tulsa 13 10 39.3 36.0 75
Okla, E Muskogee 12 12 81.1 54.0 50
Okla, W Oklahoma City 81 75 107.2 61.5 29
Oregon Portland 53 53 72.2 57.0 46
Penn, E Philadelphia 117 107 96.3 54.5 49
Penn, M Scranton 73 68 80.4 41.0 67
Penn, W Pittsburgh 38 31 66.1 52.0 54
R. I. Providence 14 14 67.6 48.5 58
S Car Columbia 267 250 80.7 46.0 65
S Dakota Sioux Falls 37 34 62.8 48.0 59
Tenn, E Knoxville 72 66 67.4 58.0 45
Tenn, M Nashville 18 18 126.2 54.0 50
Tenn, W Memphis 57 44 76.6 40.5 69
Texas, N Fort Worth 212 206 112.9 72.0 19
Texas, E Tyler 126 116 83.0 60.0 30
Texas, S Houston 865 797 58.6 37.0 72
Texas, W San Antonio 357 329 60.1 41.0 67
Utah Salt Lake City 37 33 62.5 54.0 50
Vermont Burlington 28 23 46.8 32.0 77
Virg, E Alexandria 212 187 130.9 120.0 3
Virg, W Roanoke 107 92 71.1 50.0 55
Wash, E Spokane 54 49 87.0 57.0 46
Wash, W Seattle 84 51 41.1 18.0 89
W Virg, NWheeling 5 5 97.0 37.0 72
W Virg, SCharleston 10 5 33.2 2.5 90
Wisc, E Milwaukee 33 32 119.2 84.0 8
Wisc, W Madison 6 6 75.7 65.0 24
Wyoming Cheyenne 26 26 67.2 60.0 30
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