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

(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

District	City	# Convicted	# Sentenced to Prison	Average Prison Sentence	Median Prison Sentence	Rank
U.S.		11,333	10,344	78.2	57.0	-
N Car, M	Greensboro	119	115	155.5	144.0	1
Idaho	Boise	26	25	128.4	126.0	2
Wyoming	Cheyenne	15	14	133.7	120.0	3
N Car, E	Raleigh	98	92	140.8	110.5	4
Wisc, W	Madison	34	34	137.1	108.0	5
Iowa, N	Cedar Rapids	65	64	116.6	100.0	6
Fla, N	Pensacola	163	150	150.6	96.0	7
Ga, S	Savannah	98	94	124.0	96.0	7
Virg, E	Alexandria	292	283	122.0	90.0	9
La, W	Shreveport	36	34	108.2	88.0	10
Cal, E	Sacramento	167	156	96.0	87.0	11
Delaware	Wilmington	15	15	100.5	87.0	11
Iowa, S	Des Moines	222	209	100.4	87.0	11
Maryland	Baltimore	94	87	161.8	87.0	11
Okla, E	Muskogee	6	6	86.2	85.5	15
Ala, N	Birmingham	121	116	96.6	84.0	16
Virg, W	Roanoke	106	99	113.2	77.5	17
Ind, S	Indianapolis	97	94	96.0	76.0	18
Ill, C	Springfield	34	33	101.1	75.0	19
Miss, N	Oxford	45	43	133.4	75.0	19
Ala, S	Mobile	54	51	143.5	72.0	21
S Dakota	Sioux Falls	47	47	100.3	72.0	21
Tenn, W	Memphis	48	42	92.3	72.0	21
Texas, N	Fort Worth	215	206	94.9	71.5	24
Kansas	Topeka	77	70	91.8	71.0	25
Ala, M	Montgomery	57	53	82.3	70.0	26
Cal, C	Los Angeles	185	169	78.9	70.0	26
D. C.	Washington	34	25	96.3	70.0	26
Fla, M	Tampa	661	628	99.4	70.0	26
Fla, S	Miami	465	444	103.8	70.0	26
Ga, N	Atlanta	119	115	90.2	70.0	26
Ill, N	Chicago	106	101	89.2	70.0	26
Ill, S	East St. Louis	66	63	89.3	70.0	26
La, E	New Orleans	62	55	76.6	66.5	34
Ohio, N	Cleveland	58	55	86.5	65.0	35
Wisc, E	Milwaukee	34	32	90.6	65.0	35
Ark, W	Fort Smith	23	22	87.5	63.0	37
Ind, N	South Bend	67	65	84.7	63.0	37
Nevada	Las Vegas	39	38	79.6	63.0	37
N. Y., S	Manhattan	310	254	79.7	63.0	37
Oregon	Portland	101	98	84.4	63.0	37
Ken, W	Louisville	57	55	85.0	61.5	42
Ark, E	Little Rock	42	40	95.1	60.0	43
Mich, W	Grand Rapids	56	51	69.3	60.0	43
Minnesota	Minneapolis	195	184	77.3	60.0	43
Okla, W	Oklahoma City	47	45	80.6	60.0	43
Penn, W	Pittsburgh	62	50	79.3	60.0	43
S Car	Columbia	215	196	92.0	60.0	43
Hawaii	Honolulu	134	129	74.6	57.0	49
Mich, E	Detroit	131	118	67.3	57.0	49
Mo, E	St. Louis	230	212	72.6	57.0	49
Tenn, E	Knoxville	119	110	76.1	57.0	49
Montana	Billings	53	41	83.3	54.0	53
N Car, W	Asheville	114	105	76.3	54.0	53
Tenn, M	Nashville	41	37	60.0	53.5	55
Utah	Salt Lake City	35	32	59.1	52.5	56
N. J.	Newark	111	100	70.3	51.0	57
N. Y., E	Brooklyn	290	231	78.8	51.0	57
Miss, S	Jackson	90	82	65.1	50.5	59
Penn, E	Philadelphia	229	207	69.6	50.0	60
Wash, W	Seattle	69	64	58.4	50.0	60
Penn, M	Scranton	96	85	89.5	49.0	62
Texas, E	Tyler	130	123	78.4	49.0	62
Conn	New Haven	39	34	69.5	48.0	64
La, M	Baton Rouge	21	19	59.0	48.0	64
Okla, N	Tulsa	43	41	70.5	48.0	64
Alaska	Anchorage	30	28	63.6	46.0	67
Ga, M	Macon	109	93	62.2	46.0	67
Ken, E	Lexington	72	63	58.6	46.0	67
R. I.	Providence	43	43	54.7	46.0	67
Mo, W	Kansas City	131	106	62.0	42.0	71
Ohio, S	Cincinnati	137	127	57.2	42.0	71
W Virg, N	Wheeling	15	14	64.2	41.0	73
Mass	Boston	146	125	59.6	40.0	74
Wash, E	Spokane	73	64	54.3	40.0	74
New Hamp	Concord	24	23	47.1	39.0	76
N Dakota	Fargo	28	28	49.9	38.0	77
N Mexico	Albuquerque	272	254	49.8	33.0	78
N. Y., N	Syracuse	225	187	42.7	33.0	78
Cal, N	San Francisco	25	20	45.5	30.0	80
Cal, S	San Diego	271	251	47.7	30.0	80
Colorado	Denver	69	63	47.7	30.0	80
Texas, S	Houston	998	884	43.8	30.0	80
Texas, W	San Antonio	722	679	47.4	30.0	80
W Virg, S	Charleston	10	8	53.0	30.0	80
Maine	Portland	15	14	36.9	28.0	86
Nebraska	Omaha	12	9	40.7	27.0	87
Vermont	Burlington	43	36	50.8	27.0	87
Arizona	Phoenix	254	200	35.5	24.0	89
N. Y., W	Buffalo	91	65	31.3	22.5	90

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