Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2004
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. 12,276 10,056 63.9 30.0 -
N Car, M Greensboro 90 86 123.0 97.0 1
R. I. Providence 28 27 90.5 78.0 2
Nebraska Omaha 151 145 88.5 70.0 3
Ala, M Montgomery 34 27 67.5 63.0 4
Ga, M Macon 65 60 106.8 57.0 5
Maine Portland 21 19 106.2 57.0 5
Maryland Baltimore 133 126 105.4 57.0 5
N Car, E Raleigh 85 76 99.4 57.0 5
Tenn, E Knoxville 178 136 92.9 57.0 5
Ark, E Little Rock 106 87 69.7 54.0 10
Tenn, M Nashville 53 50 75.9 52.0 11
Fla, M Tampa 215 185 95.5 51.0 12
Ill, S East St. Louis 61 55 80.9 51.0 12
Montana Billings 199 173 80.1 51.0 12
Ind, N South Bend 82 68 102.7 46.0 15
N Car, W Asheville 171 152 112.0 46.0 15
Okla, E Muskogee 33 25 114.4 46.0 15
Tenn, W Memphis 100 83 83.3 46.0 15
Utah Salt Lake City 154 137 67.2 46.0 15
Wisc, E Milwaukee 109 103 67.2 46.0 15
Ill, C Springfield 108 104 85.5 43.5 21
La, E New Orleans 94 78 64.1 43.5 21
Okla, W Oklahoma City 72 62 88.1 43.0 23
Conn New Haven 153 122 78.6 42.0 24
Ken, E Lexington 77 69 96.2 42.0 24
Ga, N Atlanta 227 201 63.8 41.0 26
Kansas Topeka 115 101 70.6 41.0 26
Ken, W Louisville 62 54 104.3 41.0 26
New Hamp Concord 43 39 48.1 41.0 26
Texas, W San Antonio 241 216 78.1 41.0 26
Mich, W Grand Rapids 100 89 95.2 40.0 31
Texas, S Houston 181 163 67.8 40.0 31
Iowa, S Des Moines 42 38 74.5 39.5 33
Colorado Denver 163 139 54.1 37.0 34
Wash, E Spokane 54 45 64.2 37.0 34
Wisc, W Madison 55 50 63.5 37.0 34
Fla, N Pensacola 49 44 75.2 36.0 37
Mo, W Kansas City 103 93 58.2 36.0 37
Penn, W Pittsburgh 115 97 58.9 36.0 37
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 26 25 87.4 33.5 40
Okla, N Tulsa 31 26 58.5 33.0 41
Oregon Portland 135 113 53.8 33.0 41
Texas, E Tyler 262 245 67.6 33.0 41
Ala, S Mobile 72 66 44.7 31.0 44
N. Y., W Buffalo 132 102 44.5 30.5 45
Hawaii Honolulu 148 109 49.8 30.0 46
La, W Shreveport 126 99 63.9 30.0 46
Mass Boston 102 78 49.5 30.0 46
Miss, N Oxford 30 23 70.7 30.0 46
Miss, S Jackson 97 82 60.0 30.0 46
Ohio, N Cleveland 337 271 49.3 30.0 46
Penn, M Scranton 202 172 62.5 30.0 46
Virg, W Roanoke 54 49 55.8 30.0 46
Wyoming Cheyenne 39 35 50.9 30.0 46
Ga, S Savannah 66 58 47.2 28.5 55
Virg, E Alexandria 313 248 82.4 28.0 56
Cal, E Sacramento 167 134 65.2 27.0 57
Cal, S San Diego 106 91 42.6 27.0 57
Fla, S Miami 362 288 63.3 27.0 57
Nevada Las Vegas 153 122 51.7 27.0 57
W Virg, SCharleston 32 31 54.5 27.0 57
S Car Columbia 262 203 98.0 26.5 62
Idaho Boise 66 53 37.1 26.0 63
Arizona Phoenix 277 210 65.3 25.0 64
N Mexico Albuquerque 163 135 51.4 25.0 64
Cal, C Los Angeles 427 335 41.1 24.0 66
Ill, N Chicago 404 290 55.4 24.0 66
Ind, S Indianapolis 69 63 58.9 24.0 66
MinnesotaMinneapolis 104 80 46.9 24.0 66
Mo, E St. Louis 101 72 49.5 24.0 66
Penn, E Philadelphia 298 218 61.9 24.0 66
Mich, E Detroit 262 203 46.2 22.5 72
Ala, N Birmingham 142 104 52.1 21.0 73
Texas, N Fort Worth 269 236 52.2 21.0 73
S Dakota Sioux Falls 175 133 49.5 20.0 75
Cal, N San Francisco 184 133 42.0 19.0 76
Alaska Anchorage 40 29 47.0 18.0 77
Ark, W Fort Smith 31 24 35.6 18.0 77
N. Y., N Syracuse 82 68 63.5 18.0 77
N. Y., E Brooklyn 356 263 40.1 18.0 77
Vermont Burlington 18 14 40.7 16.5 81
Wash, W Seattle 142 113 29.7 16.5 81
D. C. Washington 147 105 56.9 15.0 83
N. J. Newark 269 213 44.8 15.0 83
N. Y., S Manhattan 412 310 40.8 14.5 85
La, M Baton Rouge 22 15 52.5 14.0 86
W Virg, NWheeling 16 12 93.6 13.5 87
N Dakota Fargo 53 40 25.3 12.0 88
Ohio, S Cincinnati 152 106 52.6 10.0 89
Delaware Wilmington 18 13 17.6 5.5 90


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