Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2007
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. 11,433 9,647 74.2 37.0 -
Iowa, S Des Moines 36 35 133.4 120.5 1
Ill, C Springfield 85 84 162.7 120.0 2
Wisc, W Madison 67 64 177.4 108.0 3
N Car, M Greensboro 70 70 113.8 92.0 4
Wyoming Cheyenne 55 53 115.4 87.0 5
Fla, N Pensacola 55 45 129.8 78.0 6
N. Y., N Syracuse 85 80 94.2 72.0 7
Virg, W Roanoke 40 38 90.2 65.0 8
Fla, M Tampa 191 168 104.2 63.0 9
S Car Columbia 285 247 121.9 63.0 9
Ala, S Mobile 93 84 90.4 60.0 11
La, W Shreveport 105 90 77.7 60.0 11
Maryland Baltimore 137 118 94.0 60.0 11
Mich, W Grand Rapids 81 75 89.2 60.0 11
Texas, N Fort Worth 202 177 91.7 60.0 11
Ill, S East St. Louis 48 39 120.9 58.5 16
N Car, E Raleigh 72 67 89.5 58.5 16
Ga, N Atlanta 187 168 83.6 57.0 18
Texas, S Houston 128 121 91.3 57.0 18
W Virg, NWheeling 20 18 60.7 54.5 20
Ala, N Birmingham 116 94 111.1 51.0 21
Ind, N South Bend 59 55 68.6 51.0 21
Okla, N Tulsa 43 38 103.9 51.0 21
Penn, M Scranton 179 158 73.9 51.0 21
R. I. Providence 42 40 66.5 51.0 21
Tenn, E Knoxville 113 104 102.0 51.0 21
Texas, E Tyler 120 105 62.6 51.0 21
Mass Boston 173 150 62.8 48.0 28
Montana Billings 118 110 80.6 47.0 29
Fla, S Miami 389 340 73.8 46.0 30
Hawaii Honolulu 97 82 56.8 46.0 30
Ill, N Chicago 378 328 63.6 46.0 30
Ind, S Indianapolis 51 44 159.6 46.0 30
N Car, W Asheville 151 124 74.8 46.0 30
Wash, E Spokane 41 40 57.4 45.0 35
Ga, S Savannah 74 56 75.6 44.5 36
Idaho Boise 48 41 69.5 44.0 37
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 22 21 110.0 43.5 38
Miss, N Oxford 32 27 87.3 43.0 39
Kansas Topeka 88 78 56.1 41.5 40
Cal, E Sacramento 177 156 76.5 41.0 41
Ga, M Macon 31 29 101.5 41.0 41
N Mexico Albuquerque 84 76 54.2 41.0 41
Virg, E Alexandria 333 292 96.2 41.0 41
D. C. Washington 150 132 109.4 40.0 45
Wisc, E Milwaukee 89 79 72.7 40.0 45
MinnesotaMinneapolis 118 108 65.9 37.0 47
Nebraska Omaha 76 69 70.2 37.0 47
Nevada Las Vegas 170 136 60.1 37.0 47
New Hamp Concord 41 34 50.1 37.0 47
Ohio, N Cleveland 313 268 55.1 37.0 47
Penn, W Pittsburgh 120 93 56.1 37.0 47
Utah Salt Lake City 160 146 52.0 37.0 47
Ark, W Fort Smith 56 51 66.8 36.5 54
Cal, S San Diego 132 114 42.1 36.0 55
Conn New Haven 186 151 55.2 36.0 55
Penn, E Philadelphia 338 276 77.5 36.0 55
Tenn, M Nashville 92 77 66.9 36.0 55
Mo, E St. Louis 149 122 122.7 35.0 59
Ken, W Louisville 46 44 86.5 34.5 60
Colorado Denver 116 88 75.7 34.0 61
Ark, E Little Rock 113 98 68.6 33.0 62
Okla, W Oklahoma City 91 76 70.1 33.0 62
Oregon Portland 143 121 47.1 33.0 62
Texas, W San Antonio 241 215 60.9 33.0 62
Wash, W Seattle 95 80 58.1 33.0 62
W Virg, SCharleston 33 29 47.7 33.0 62
Maine Portland 15 12 38.9 32.0 68
Mo, W Kansas City 126 96 66.5 32.0 68
Ala, M Montgomery 36 34 81.0 31.5 70
Ken, E Lexington 140 128 97.5 30.0 71
Mich, E Detroit 195 169 50.9 30.0 71
N. Y., E Brooklyn 225 175 67.8 30.0 71
N Dakota Fargo 61 48 68.1 30.0 71
S Dakota Sioux Falls 192 159 67.0 30.0 71
Arizona Phoenix 277 218 53.8 27.0 76
Okla, E Muskogee 19 14 44.5 27.0 76
Ohio, S Cincinnati 140 114 72.6 25.0 78
Tenn, W Memphis 138 104 49.6 25.0 78
N. J. Newark 331 255 56.0 23.0 80
Alaska Anchorage 23 16 36.5 20.0 81
La, E New Orleans 75 51 71.7 18.0 82
N. Y., S Manhattan 428 332 48.7 18.0 82
Cal, N San Francisco 158 113 37.4 16.5 84
Cal, C Los Angeles 426 313 63.1 15.5 85
Miss, S Jackson 67 49 37.2 14.0 86
N. Y., W Buffalo 142 89 43.1 12.0 87
Vermont Burlington 9 6 29.1 4.0 88
Delaware Wilmington 14 9 34.0 3.0 89
La, M Baton Rouge 18 9 8.4 0.0 90


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