Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2005
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. 12,109 10,030 69.7 30.0 -
Tenn, E Knoxville 188 177 363.5 73.5 1
Nebraska Omaha 96 92 96.1 70.0 2
N Car, M Greensboro 110 100 81.8 66.5 3
R. I. Providence 28 25 69.0 64.5 4
Okla, N Tulsa 38 33 146.6 61.5 5
Ill, C Springfield 110 91 100.4 60.0 6
Miss, S Jackson 84 75 82.0 60.0 6
Penn, W Pittsburgh 86 79 91.8 58.5 8
Kansas Topeka 89 79 95.7 57.0 9
N Car, W Asheville 119 110 103.2 57.0 9
Wisc, W Madison 76 71 113.7 57.0 9
Okla, W Oklahoma City 102 92 76.2 54.0 12
Utah Salt Lake City 128 120 77.4 50.5 13
Okla, E Muskogee 29 24 96.0 50.0 14
S Car Columbia 247 208 90.9 50.0 14
Ga, S Savannah 47 41 62.1 48.0 16
Texas, S Houston 122 115 75.9 48.0 16
Delaware Wilmington 19 13 104.5 46.0 18
Ill, S East St. Louis 51 44 88.0 46.0 18
Tenn, M Nashville 63 60 77.0 46.0 18
Mich, W Grand Rapids 104 98 80.1 45.5 21
Ind, N South Bend 92 79 64.2 45.0 22
Fla, M Tampa 228 200 81.6 44.5 23
Ga, N Atlanta 233 200 76.7 41.0 24
Ind, S Indianapolis 53 46 78.5 41.0 24
Miss, N Oxford 62 55 54.9 41.0 24
Montana Billings 157 137 79.3 41.0 24
Penn, M Scranton 196 171 63.5 41.0 24
Colorado Denver 98 86 52.9 39.0 29
La, E New Orleans 116 91 56.5 39.0 29
Ala, S Mobile 72 66 62.4 38.5 31
Hawaii Honolulu 149 126 50.4 37.0 32
Texas, E Tyler 144 128 58.9 37.0 32
Fla, N Pensacola 50 47 100.7 36.5 34
La, M Baton Rouge 25 24 81.3 36.0 35
Maryland Baltimore 123 96 72.8 36.0 35
Mo, W Kansas City 109 90 78.6 36.0 35
Penn, E Philadelphia 372 300 70.6 36.0 35
Texas, W San Antonio 230 206 71.8 36.0 35
N Car, E Raleigh 104 78 74.3 35.5 40
N Mexico Albuquerque 168 137 55.1 34.5 41
W Virg, NWheeling 20 14 68.4 33.5 42
Mo, E St. Louis 132 115 58.2 33.0 43
Nevada Las Vegas 135 112 52.5 33.0 43
Virg, W Roanoke 41 39 81.9 33.0 43
Ill, N Chicago 361 274 61.2 31.0 46
Alaska Anchorage 50 44 50.2 30.0 47
Ark, E Little Rock 114 94 62.6 30.0 47
Iowa, S Des Moines 24 21 90.2 30.0 47
MinnesotaMinneapolis 121 104 58.4 30.0 47
N. Y., W Buffalo 189 151 46.9 30.0 47
S Dakota Sioux Falls 191 140 56.5 30.0 47
Fla, S Miami 451 371 60.6 29.0 53
Ohio, S Cincinnati 152 117 68.0 28.5 54
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 16 14 123.4 27.0 55
New Hamp Concord 34 28 66.3 27.0 55
N. Y., N Syracuse 72 57 49.7 27.0 55
Oregon Portland 160 136 41.8 27.0 55
Texas, N Fort Worth 189 165 54.4 27.0 55
La, W Shreveport 154 130 63.0 26.5 60
Ken, W Louisville 55 42 54.1 26.0 61
Wash, E Spokane 50 40 32.1 25.0 62
Idaho Boise 50 38 34.7 24.5 63
Conn New Haven 200 162 42.2 24.0 64
Ken, E Lexington 93 83 54.4 24.0 64
Mass Boston 116 96 47.1 24.0 64
N. Y., E Brooklyn 351 280 96.3 24.0 64
N Dakota Fargo 41 34 59.5 24.0 64
Vermont Burlington 12 10 40.3 24.0 64
Virg, E Alexandria 318 269 65.3 24.0 64
Wash, W Seattle 110 102 64.8 24.0 64
Wisc, E Milwaukee 75 63 57.8 24.0 64
Cal, C Los Angeles 458 358 47.9 23.5 73
D. C. Washington 138 105 116.3 22.5 74
N. J. Newark 334 256 40.5 22.0 75
Ohio, N Cleveland 475 407 47.9 22.0 75
Arizona Phoenix 267 196 41.7 21.0 77
Ark, W Fort Smith 49 39 46.5 21.0 77
Cal, N San Francisco 136 91 40.0 21.0 77
Mich, E Detroit 206 156 47.0 21.0 77
W Virg, SCharleston 39 33 82.3 21.0 77
Wyoming Cheyenne 26 22 26.2 19.5 82
Cal, E Sacramento 186 145 44.8 18.0 83
Ga, M Macon 41 34 53.7 18.0 83
Tenn, W Memphis 158 125 48.6 16.5 85
Ala, N Birmingham 98 71 79.7 15.0 86
Cal, S San Diego 100 71 35.0 15.0 86
N. Y., S Manhattan 426 322 42.4 15.0 86
Ala, M Montgomery 16 11 27.8 12.0 89
Maine Portland 15 11 27.4 9.0 90


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