Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2008
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. 11,365 9,789 83.5 41.0 -
Ill, S East St. Louis 46 44 125.2 102.5 1
Okla, E Muskogee 17 14 102.5 84.0 2
Fla, N Pensacola 40 38 107.3 83.0 3
Ala, M Montgomery 17 16 116.5 82.0 4
Ark, W Fort Smith 48 45 85.0 82.0 4
Fla, M Tampa 198 169 105.0 77.5 6
N Car, M Greensboro 62 60 99.0 77.5 6
New Hamp Concord 30 28 93.9 72.0 8
Maryland Baltimore 153 133 113.3 71.0 9
S Car Columbia 313 288 96.0 70.0 10
Tenn, E Knoxville 109 99 111.3 70.0 10
Ill, C Springfield 99 96 104.4 65.0 12
N. Y., N Syracuse 82 76 86.3 65.0 12
Kansas Topeka 72 66 80.3 64.5 14
Okla, N Tulsa 39 35 81.4 63.0 15
Ind, S Indianapolis 60 57 91.0 61.5 16
Ala, S Mobile 103 99 83.9 60.0 17
Ga, N Atlanta 246 230 130.4 60.0 17
Ind, N South Bend 72 63 72.7 60.0 17
Iowa, S Des Moines 35 33 85.4 60.0 17
Mass Boston 91 85 74.7 60.0 17
Mich, W Grand Rapids 104 98 111.4 60.0 17
Nebraska Omaha 67 59 70.5 60.0 17
N Car, E Raleigh 86 78 94.1 60.0 17
Penn, W Pittsburgh 123 111 82.2 60.0 17
Texas, N Fort Worth 215 190 91.7 60.0 17
Wisc, E Milwaukee 118 109 79.2 60.0 17
D. C. Washington 123 111 107.9 56.0 28
Virg, W Roanoke 56 51 167.7 52.5 29
Alaska Anchorage 63 54 65.4 51.0 30
MinnesotaMinneapolis 145 135 69.7 51.0 30
N Car, W Asheville 201 181 84.6 51.0 30
Texas, W San Antonio 257 225 65.7 51.0 30
Ga, S Savannah 64 58 113.3 49.0 34
Ill, N Chicago 385 334 75.5 49.0 34
Mo, W Kansas City 92 79 91.1 48.2 36
Maine Portland 16 15 56.6 48.0 37
Montana Billings 129 114 101.3 48.0 37
Ohio, S Cincinnati 130 109 90.4 48.0 37
Texas, E Tyler 143 129 68.1 48.0 37
Wisc, W Madison 59 56 113.0 48.0 37
Virg, E Alexandria 310 279 80.7 47.0 42
Wash, W Seattle 81 77 52.0 47.0 42
Wyoming Cheyenne 48 45 89.0 47.0 42
Ken, E Lexington 140 131 71.2 46.0 45
Nevada Las Vegas 113 92 98.2 46.0 45
Penn, M Scranton 188 166 63.4 46.0 45
Texas, S Houston 147 133 85.7 46.0 45
Hawaii Honolulu 60 55 53.9 44.0 49
Colorado Denver 97 87 128.8 42.0 50
Mo, E St. Louis 145 125 74.8 42.0 50
R. I. Providence 14 14 76.4 41.5 52
Fla, S Miami 455 411 284.0 41.0 53
Ga, M Macon 37 35 72.9 41.0 53
Ohio, N Cleveland 353 323 60.1 41.0 53
W Virg, SCharleston 23 21 81.0 40.0 56
Ala, N Birmingham 83 62 162.5 37.0 57
Cal, N San Francisco 172 134 50.1 37.0 57
Cal, S San Diego 149 132 81.2 37.0 57
Conn New Haven 213 188 56.6 37.0 57
La, E New Orleans 115 84 57.5 37.0 57
W Virg, NWheeling 22 21 78.2 36.5 62
Okla, W Oklahoma City 115 104 69.2 36.0 63
S Dakota Sioux Falls 136 118 62.8 36.0 63
Tenn, W Memphis 190 168 60.0 36.0 63
Mich, E Detroit 160 137 73.5 34.5 66
Ark, E Little Rock 116 94 61.2 34.0 67
Miss, N Oxford 32 29 61.5 33.0 68
Utah Salt Lake City 129 121 55.6 33.0 68
Cal, E Sacramento 127 104 68.3 30.0 70
Idaho Boise 41 33 49.7 30.0 70
N Mexico Albuquerque 120 101 43.0 30.0 70
N Dakota Fargo 48 40 65.7 30.0 70
Tenn, M Nashville 52 38 52.3 30.0 70
Wash, E Spokane 56 49 55.4 30.0 70
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 10 10 127.8 28.5 76
La, W Shreveport 100 72 59.7 28.5 76
Penn, E Philadelphia 235 180 78.6 27.0 78
Vermont Burlington 27 24 30.3 27.0 78
Delaware Wilmington 11 9 59.3 24.0 80
La, M Baton Rouge 31 25 56.0 24.0 80
N. J. Newark 389 309 58.7 24.0 80
N. Y., E Brooklyn 185 156 46.7 24.0 80
N. Y., W Buffalo 92 66 43.7 24.0 80
Oregon Portland 127 101 46.9 24.0 80
Cal, C Los Angeles 394 295 49.7 20.5 86
Arizona Phoenix 296 213 49.8 18.0 87
Miss, S Jackson 103 70 46.9 18.0 87
N. Y., S Manhattan 447 334 39.3 16.0 89
Ken, W Louisville 56 46 76.4 15.0 90


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