Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2004
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. 7,945 7,342 73.1 46.0 -
Fla, N Pensacola 93 91 130.7 110.0 1
N Car, W Asheville 98 92 138.7 93.0 2
N Car, M Greensboro 129 129 110.9 92.0 3
Okla, E Muskogee 30 30 112.7 83.5 4
Ill, N Chicago 80 79 100.0 82.0 5
Tenn, W Memphis 139 128 99.9 72.0 6
N Car, E Raleigh 208 195 85.0 71.0 7
Texas, N Fort Worth 181 176 90.2 71.0 7
Fla, M Tampa 146 136 111.9 70.5 9
Penn, E Philadelphia 186 163 100.4 70.5 9
Alaska Anchorage 31 28 62.2 66.0 11
Tenn, E Knoxville 115 106 84.5 66.0 11
Maryland Baltimore 139 133 95.5 63.0 13
Ill, C Springfield 30 27 84.6 62.0 14
Fla, S Miami 134 128 119.0 60.0 15
Mich, E Detroit 166 153 75.0 60.0 15
Okla, N Tulsa 53 53 84.3 60.0 15
Penn, M Scranton 55 52 68.1 60.0 15
S Car Columbia 253 215 83.0 60.0 15
Tenn, M Nashville 45 42 81.0 60.0 15
Texas, E Tyler 140 137 69.5 60.0 15
Ga, N Atlanta 114 104 85.3 58.5 22
Ind, S Indianapolis 54 50 86.7 58.5 22
Conn New Haven 36 33 76.0 58.0 24
Iowa, S Des Moines 49 48 79.0 57.0 25
Mass Boston 64 63 90.6 57.0 25
N. J. Newark 64 59 59.7 57.0 25
Penn, W Pittsburgh 22 19 63.2 57.0 25
Wisc, W Madison 28 27 68.0 57.0 25
Ga, S Savannah 50 46 62.8 54.0 30
Virg, W Roanoke 170 148 92.3 54.0 30
W Virg, NWheeling 42 39 56.8 54.0 30
Mo, E St. Louis 246 230 70.3 53.5 33
Ohio, S Cincinnati 79 68 67.0 51.0 34
Virg, E Alexandria 312 288 81.3 50.5 35
Wisc, E Milwaukee 42 35 67.7 49.5 36
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 36 30 87.1 48.5 37
R. I. Providence 40 38 71.3 48.5 37
Mich, W Grand Rapids 61 58 58.8 48.0 39
Miss, S Jackson 64 59 53.2 48.0 39
Okla, W Oklahoma City 54 51 67.8 48.0 39
Kansas Topeka 110 103 62.5 46.0 42
La, M Baton Rouge 53 52 60.3 46.0 42
Nebraska Omaha 92 88 83.9 46.0 42
Nevada Las Vegas 135 132 58.0 46.0 42
W Virg, SCharleston 28 27 64.5 46.0 42
Texas, S Houston 148 145 64.7 45.5 47
N. Y., W Buffalo 119 98 49.8 45.0 48
N. Y., E Brooklyn 98 88 185.4 44.0 49
Cal, E Sacramento 48 45 57.8 43.0 50
MinnesotaMinneapolis 53 50 75.3 43.0 50
N Dakota Fargo 40 35 54.2 43.0 50
Ga, M Macon 35 35 49.7 42.0 53
Mo, W Kansas City 274 265 56.9 42.0 53
Ken, E Lexington 112 107 63.8 41.5 55
Ken, W Louisville 78 73 68.2 41.0 56
La, W Shreveport 88 84 90.9 41.0 56
Oregon Portland 138 131 60.1 41.0 56
Wash, E Spokane 58 54 60.2 39.0 59
Idaho Boise 42 38 57.2 37.1 60
Ala, N Birmingham 177 162 61.5 37.0 61
Colorado Denver 117 111 57.1 37.0 61
Ill, S East St. Louis 49 42 47.0 37.0 61
Ohio, N Cleveland 122 111 53.0 37.0 61
Texas, W San Antonio 122 113 54.4 37.0 61
Ala, S Mobile 78 73 60.9 36.5 66
Ark, E Little Rock 51 44 48.1 36.0 67
Cal, N San Francisco 93 87 39.9 36.0 67
La, E New Orleans 72 69 72.6 36.0 67
Vermont Burlington 43 40 50.7 36.0 67
Ala, M Montgomery 50 49 62.7 33.0 71
Montana Billings 67 62 48.9 33.0 71
N Mexico Albuquerque 69 66 54.3 33.0 71
Wyoming Cheyenne 67 65 45.4 33.0 71
D. C. Washington 6 5 50.2 31.5 75
Arizona Phoenix 85 73 39.0 30.0 76
Cal, C Los Angeles 63 60 48.8 30.0 76
N. Y., S Manhattan 101 93 49.7 30.0 76
Ind, N South Bend 99 81 54.9 27.0 79
Maine Portland 49 42 57.8 27.0 79
N. Y., N Syracuse 39 35 33.1 24.0 81
S Dakota Sioux Falls 19 15 40.7 24.0 81
Utah Salt Lake City 241 203 30.2 24.0 81
Hawaii Honolulu 55 53 35.5 23.0 84
Delaware Wilmington 32 23 34.3 22.5 85
Miss, N Oxford 36 31 28.8 22.5 85
New Hamp Concord 13 9 23.4 21.0 87
Wash, W Seattle 41 37 45.2 18.0 88
Ark, W Fort Smith 15 14 28.9 15.0 89
Cal, S San Diego 10 6 20.2 0.5 90


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