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. 1,086 737 22.9 12.0 -
Utah Salt Lake City 2 2 56.0 56.0 1
Maine Portland 2 2 52.0 52.0 2
Idaho Boise 4 4 153.3 45.5 3
Texas, W San Antonio 17 14 51.6 41.0 4
Wash, E Spokane 1 1 41.0 41.0 4
Hawaii Honolulu 8 8 33.5 36.0 6
La, M Baton Rouge 5 4 45.0 30.0 7
Okla, N Tulsa 3 3 38.0 30.0 7
Ill, C Springfield 2 2 28.0 28.0 9
Texas, E Tyler 8 7 42.6 27.0 10
Ga, S Savannah 3 3 22.0 24.0 11
Ill, N Chicago 43 30 42.4 24.0 11
N Dakota Fargo 3 3 29.7 24.0 11
Texas, S Houston 11 9 33.9 24.0 11
Virg, W Roanoke 22 21 37.4 24.0 11
Wash, W Seattle 15 13 51.4 24.0 11
Oregon Portland 6 5 21.3 22.5 17
Kansas Topeka 5 4 27.0 21.0 18
Penn, M Scranton 8 8 24.4 21.0 18
Nebraska Omaha 4 3 18.8 19.5 20
Ala, N Birmingham 2 1 18.5 18.5 21
Ala, S Mobile 6 4 14.5 18.0 22
Ind, N South Bend 11 9 27.1 18.0 22
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 4 4 17.8 18.0 22
MinnesotaMinneapolis 15 11 29.5 18.0 22
Montana Billings 3 2 16.0 18.0 22
Ohio, S Cincinnati 21 16 36.1 18.0 22
S Car Columbia 15 12 21.2 18.0 22
Ga, N Atlanta 14 11 21.4 16.5 29
Miss, N Oxford 4 3 27.8 16.5 29
Maryland Baltimore 18 15 18.9 15.0 31
N Car, M Greensboro 5 5 19.6 15.0 31
R. I. Providence 5 5 14.4 15.0 31
Tenn, W Memphis 27 19 23.5 15.0 31
Texas, N Fort Worth 28 22 29.3 15.0 31
W Virg, SCharleston 10 8 25.5 15.0 31
Colorado Denver 10 9 24.4 14.5 37
Arizona Phoenix 18 12 19.8 13.5 38
Fla, N Pensacola 7 6 18.7 13.0 39
Fla, M Tampa 21 17 19.0 13.0 39
Cal, E Sacramento 32 21 16.7 12.0 41
Fla, S Miami 49 35 16.0 12.0 41
Ind, S Indianapolis 11 8 42.1 12.0 41
Ken, W Louisville 1 1 12.0 12.0 41
Mich, E Detroit 21 13 70.5 12.0 41
N. Y., N Syracuse 5 4 12.2 12.0 41
Penn, W Pittsburgh 11 7 15.0 12.0 41
Wyoming Cheyenne 3 2 11.0 12.0 41
Miss, S Jackson 16 9 18.0 11.5 49
Ill, S East St. Louis 3 2 19.3 10.0 50
Tenn, E Knoxville 4 2 11.3 9.0 51
Tenn, M Nashville 6 3 41.0 7.5 52
Ark, E Little Rock 10 7 29.9 7.0 53
N. Y., S Manhattan 19 12 19.5 7.0 53
Cal, C Los Angeles 56 42 16.6 6.0 55
La, W Shreveport 5 4 7.8 6.0 55
Ohio, N Cleveland 43 27 12.3 6.0 55
Virg, E Alexandria 27 18 21.3 6.0 55
Wisc, W Madison 1 1 6.0 6.0 55
Cal, S San Diego 9 9 9.7 5.0 60
La, E New Orleans 9 6 7.7 5.0 60
Nevada Las Vegas 13 8 8.4 5.0 60
N Mexico Albuquerque 3 2 11.7 5.0 60
Delaware Wilmington 10 7 6.9 4.5 64
Ken, E Lexington 8 4 8.8 4.5 64
Okla, W Oklahoma City 7 4 23.7 4.0 66
Conn New Haven 16 9 14.8 3.0 67
Mo, E St. Louis 10 6 21.9 3.0 67
Penn, E Philadelphia 28 15 8.7 0.5 69
Alaska Anchorage 21 2 1.3 0.0 70
Cal, N San Francisco 10 3 7.0 0.0 70
D. C. Washington 2 0 0.0 0.0 70
Ga, M Macon 1 0 0.0 0.0 70
Iowa, S Des Moines 1 0 0.0 0.0 70
Mass Boston 21 10 6.7 0.0 70
Mich, W Grand Rapids 7 3 5.6 0.0 70
Mo, W Kansas City 8 3 6.4 0.0 70
N. J. Newark 45 21 11.0 0.0 70
N. Y., E Brooklyn 35 18 14.7 0.0 70
N. Y., W Buffalo 12 6 7.3 0.0 70
N Car, E Raleigh 7 3 18.6 0.0 70
N Car, W Asheville 7 3 6.4 0.0 70
W Virg, NWheeling 2 0 0.0 0.0 70
Wisc, E Milwaukee 24 10 5.8 0.0 70
Ala, M Montgomery 0 0 - - -
Ark, W Fort Smith 0 0 - - -
New Hamp Concord 0 0 - - -
Okla, E Muskogee 0 0 - - -
S Dakota Sioux Falls 0 0 - - -
Vermont Burlington 0 0 - - -


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