Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2000 Districts in Rank Order

(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

District	City	# Convicted	# Sentenced to Prison	Average Prison Sentence	Median Prison Sentence	Rank
U.S.		3,665	3,257	68.3	41.0	-
Ga, M	Macon	9	9	152.9	180.0	1
N Car, E	Raleigh	66	56	142.2	121.0	2
Okla, W	Oklahoma City	18	17	141.9	120.0	3
Tenn, M	Nashville	19	18	120.7	120.0	3
N Car, M	Greensboro	46	46	116.3	109.0	5
N Car, W	Asheville	124	114	120.3	96.0	6
Tenn, E	Knoxville	52	52	106.8	77.5	7
Wash, W	Seattle	12	11	92.7	68.5	8
Ind, S	Indianapolis	20	20	89.6	66.5	9
Miss, N	Oxford	6	5	92.7	66.5	9
Fla, S	Miami	105	96	106.5	65.0	11
Maryland	Baltimore	111	109	113.9	63.0	12
Ark, E	Little Rock	21	18	80.3	60.0	13
Iowa, S	Des Moines	19	18	88.8	60.0	13
Montana	Billings	7	7	60.7	60.0	13
Ill, N	Chicago	38	35	102.1	57.0	16
Maine	Portland	12	12	76.3	57.0	16
Penn, E	Philadelphia	154	130	67.4	57.0	16
Virg, E	Alexandria	191	177	72.6	57.0	16
Mo, E	St. Louis	83	82	71.7	54.0	20
D. C.	Washington	12	10	49.8	53.0	21
Kansas	Topeka	23	21	51.9	51.0	22
Mich, W	Grand Rapids	22	20	57.4	51.0	22
Virg, W	Roanoke	99	89	71.2	51.0	22
Ill, S	East St. Louis	23	21	68.8	50.0	25
Mass	Boston	36	27	65.0	50.0	25
Alaska	Anchorage	10	8	76.7	49.5	27
Oregon	Portland	87	79	55.6	49.5	27
Delaware	Wilmington	7	7	54.4	48.0	29
New Hamp	Concord	6	4	42.4	48.0	29
Texas, E	Tyler	55	52	62.9	48.0	29
Utah	Salt Lake City	17	17	44.7	48.0	29
Ala, M	Montgomery	3	3	56.3	46.0	33
Cal, N	San Francisco	50	42	50.1	46.0	33
Fla, N	Pensacola	35	30	98.0	46.0	33
N. J.	Newark	75	66	55.5	46.0	33
Conn	New Haven	26	24	81.5	44.5	37
Minnesota	Minneapolis	36	33	65.9	43.5	38
Miss, S	Jackson	41	40	58.0	43.0	39
Mo, W	Kansas City	60	58	58.6	41.5	40
Texas, N	Fort Worth	78	73	68.4	41.5	40
La, M	Baton Rouge	50	49	61.2	41.0	42
Penn, W	Pittsburgh	7	6	41.1	41.0	42
Iowa, N	Cedar Rapids	18	17	46.9	39.0	44
Penn, M	Scranton	18	17	57.6	38.0	45
N. Y., E	Brooklyn	57	44	68.5	37.0	46
N. Y., W	Buffalo	83	74	49.7	37.0	46
S Car	Columbia	73	59	86.9	37.0	46
Texas, W	San Antonio	107	95	61.1	37.0	46
W Virg, N	Wheeling	16	15	63.6	37.0	46
Okla, E	Muskogee	8	8	72.1	36.5	51
Wisc, E	Milwaukee	14	13	78.1	36.5	51
Texas, S	Houston	135	124	44.3	36.0	53
Okla, N	Tulsa	13	13	36.9	34.0	54
Ga, N	Atlanta	43	37	49.0	33.0	55
Ga, S	Savannah	24	23	52.0	33.0	55
Ind, N	South Bend	47	45	56.9	33.0	55
N. Y., S	Manhattan	40	31	43.2	33.0	55
Hawaii	Honolulu	4	4	67.8	32.5	59
Mich, E	Detroit	117	100	49.1	31.5	60
Ohio, N	Cleveland	47	40	51.7	31.5	60
Ala, N	Birmingham	49	43	38.7	30.0	62
Ala, S	Mobile	20	20	53.4	30.0	62
Cal, S	San Diego	18	17	35.4	30.0	62
Ill, C	Springfield	27	24	89.9	30.0	62
La, E	New Orleans	93	86	61.1	30.0	62
La, W	Shreveport	16	11	36.6	30.0	62
Nevada	Las Vegas	49	44	58.5	30.0	62
R. I.	Providence	16	14	74.4	30.0	62
Tenn, W	Memphis	20	14	51.9	30.0	62
Wash, E	Spokane	30	27	37.0	30.0	62
W Virg, S	Charleston	22	21	56.5	30.0	62
Wyoming	Cheyenne	19	17	67.7	30.0	62
Nebraska	Omaha	34	28	38.1	27.5	74
Colorado	Denver	29	27	34.0	24.0	75
Ken, E	Lexington	54	40	73.5	24.0	75
Ken, W	Louisville	23	20	54.4	24.0	75
Cal, E	Sacramento	20	17	66.1	22.5	78
Arizona	Phoenix	26	21	27.9	21.0	79
Cal, C	Los Angeles	33	27	36.6	21.0	79
Fla, M	Tampa	58	42	46.5	21.0	79
Ark, W	Fort Smith	3	2	23.0	18.0	82
N Dakota	Fargo	17	14	22.7	18.0	82
Vermont	Burlington	14	11	36.3	18.0	82
S Dakota	Sioux Falls	12	9	24.3	16.0	85
Ohio, S	Cincinnati	34	23	75.1	12.5	86
N. Y., N	Syracuse	43	27	26.5	12.0	87
Wisc, W	Madison	1	1	12.0	12.0	87
N Mexico	Albuquerque	34	28	21.0	11.0	89
Idaho	Boise	3	3	12.0	5.0	90

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