Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2003
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. 6,540 5,935 70.3 46.0 -
N Car, W Asheville 122 114 137.1 120.0 1
Ill, N Chicago 88 82 121.0 95.0 2
Fla, N Pensacola 48 46 109.8 88.5 3
Wisc, W Madison 28 28 127.0 88.0 4
R. I. Providence 22 20 118.5 84.0 5
N Car, M Greensboro 112 112 103.1 77.5 6
Penn, E Philadelphia 162 151 99.3 77.0 7
N Car, E Raleigh 198 182 96.0 76.0 8
Alaska Anchorage 18 18 80.2 74.0 9
S Car Columbia 198 190 99.3 71.5 10
Tenn, W Memphis 90 88 83.1 70.5 11
Maryland Baltimore 100 97 100.6 67.0 12
Ill, S East St. Louis 34 33 78.6 62.5 13
Conn New Haven 45 42 75.8 60.0 14
Fla, S Miami 171 152 117.1 60.0 14
Mich, W Grand Rapids 92 88 67.3 60.0 14
Penn, M Scranton 32 31 72.4 60.0 14
Tenn, E Knoxville 98 84 89.6 60.0 14
Texas, N Fort Worth 104 102 87.4 60.0 14
Virg, W Roanoke 185 162 81.3 58.0 20
Ga, M Macon 43 35 69.0 57.0 21
Iowa, S Des Moines 39 33 75.7 57.0 21
N. J. Newark 69 64 60.6 57.0 21
Okla, W Oklahoma City 36 36 78.6 57.0 21
Wyoming Cheyenne 34 33 81.8 53.0 25
Tenn, M Nashville 35 31 77.4 51.5 26
Ga, S Savannah 62 55 69.1 51.0 27
Montana Billings 42 36 71.0 51.0 27
N. Y., W Buffalo 91 82 75.4 51.0 27
Okla, N Tulsa 33 33 68.9 51.0 27
Kansas Topeka 51 45 58.4 49.5 31
Ala, M Montgomery 20 19 66.0 49.0 32
Ga, N Atlanta 91 77 64.7 48.0 33
Ind, S Indianapolis 42 39 77.1 48.0 33
Virg, E Alexandria 242 217 75.3 48.0 33
Cal, N San Francisco 57 51 48.8 46.0 36
Fla, M Tampa 102 93 73.0 46.0 36
Ind, N South Bend 113 96 74.1 46.0 36
La, W Shreveport 48 46 67.7 46.0 36
Miss, N Oxford 16 14 49.5 46.0 36
Mo, E St. Louis 129 123 61.9 46.0 36
Okla, E Muskogee 15 14 57.3 46.0 36
Texas, E Tyler 88 81 57.6 46.0 36
Texas, S Houston 146 135 55.7 46.0 36
W Virg, SCharleston 49 49 56.0 46.0 36
Wisc, E Milwaukee 37 35 79.6 46.0 36
Ill, C Springfield 33 32 74.1 45.0 47
Mo, W Kansas City 191 179 60.9 45.0 47
Ark, E Little Rock 35 30 57.5 42.0 49
Mass Boston 44 38 65.7 42.0 49
Idaho Boise 37 34 45.6 40.0 51
N. Y., E Brooklyn 127 110 61.3 40.0 51
Wash, E Spokane 53 47 48.8 40.0 51
Ken, W Louisville 68 59 55.0 39.0 54
Miss, S Jackson 62 58 62.7 39.0 54
Ark, W Fort Smith 18 17 48.6 38.5 56
MinnesotaMinneapolis 26 22 72.5 38.5 56
Ala, N Birmingham 145 142 57.1 37.0 58
Cal, E Sacramento 29 27 66.3 37.0 58
Mich, E Detroit 155 137 63.2 37.0 58
Nebraska Omaha 83 76 71.7 37.0 58
Nevada Las Vegas 119 108 46.6 37.0 58
N. Y., S Manhattan 91 74 54.8 37.0 58
Ohio, N Cleveland 112 101 49.1 37.0 58
Ohio, S Cincinnati 91 77 72.4 37.0 58
Oregon Portland 98 88 54.6 37.0 58
Arizona Phoenix 88 75 41.9 36.0 67
Texas, W San Antonio 117 107 50.5 36.0 67
La, E New Orleans 80 77 69.6 33.0 69
N. Y., N Syracuse 46 39 52.7 31.5 70
Penn, W Pittsburgh 40 29 56.9 30.5 71
Ala, S Mobile 61 56 41.7 30.0 72
Cal, C Los Angeles 87 73 35.2 30.0 72
Colorado Denver 95 82 39.7 30.0 72
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 21 19 44.0 30.0 72
Ken, E Lexington 74 68 43.7 30.0 72
New Hamp Concord 6 5 35.7 30.0 72
N Dakota Fargo 28 24 37.0 30.0 72
Utah Salt Lake City 136 120 30.8 30.0 72
Vermont Burlington 22 20 47.3 30.0 72
Cal, S San Diego 16 12 37.9 28.5 81
Hawaii Honolulu 24 23 46.2 27.0 82
La, M Baton Rouge 26 26 40.3 27.0 82
W Virg, NWheeling 44 39 52.9 27.0 82
N Mexico Albuquerque 62 57 42.2 25.5 85
Delaware Wilmington 43 32 25.6 23.5 86
Maine Portland 30 23 45.5 21.0 87
S Dakota Sioux Falls 13 10 26.2 21.0 87
Wash, W Seattle 24 19 28.1 13.5 89
D. C. Washington 12 5 61.5 0.0 90


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