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. 8,928 8,336 81.9 57.0 -
Ind, S Indianapolis 32 32 112.3 115.0 1
Okla, E Muskogee 20 20 96.0 115.0 1
Fla, S Miami 265 253 125.0 112.0 3
Fla, N Pensacola 35 31 111.6 97.0 4
Tenn, E Knoxville 151 148 113.8 96.0 5
Virg, E Alexandria 377 366 120.5 96.0 5
N Car, E Raleigh 219 207 127.5 90.0 7
N Car, M Greensboro 109 105 103.1 89.0 8
Maryland Baltimore 189 179 119.9 87.0 9
N Car, W Asheville 174 167 107.6 86.5 10
Ill, N Chicago 86 83 97.6 85.0 11
Texas, N Fort Worth 208 203 110.7 84.5 12
Fla, M Tampa 171 163 112.4 84.0 13
Mich, W Grand Rapids 80 78 90.2 78.0 14
S Car Columbia 316 297 108.9 78.0 14
Tenn, W Memphis 150 145 88.6 77.0 16
Ill, S East St. Louis 34 34 92.0 76.0 17
Virg, W Roanoke 152 146 88.9 70.5 18
La, W Shreveport 55 51 111.8 70.0 19
Mich, E Detroit 131 121 89.7 70.0 19
N. Y., W Buffalo 115 105 79.0 70.0 19
Okla, W Oklahoma City 55 50 85.4 70.0 19
Penn, W Pittsburgh 103 96 81.0 70.0 19
Tenn, M Nashville 74 70 90.5 70.0 19
Texas, E Tyler 247 237 86.0 70.0 19
W Virg, SCharleston 18 18 107.2 66.5 26
Alaska Anchorage 26 26 72.4 65.0 27
Ark, E Little Rock 79 72 105.9 60.0 28
D. C. Washington 8 8 47.8 60.0 28
Ga, S Savannah 143 139 96.6 60.0 28
Ill, C Springfield 49 48 73.6 60.0 28
Ken, W Louisville 97 90 81.3 60.0 28
Mass Boston 60 56 78.2 60.0 28
MinnesotaMinneapolis 109 101 84.4 60.0 28
Okla, N Tulsa 82 81 84.3 60.0 28
Oregon Portland 78 69 71.8 60.0 28
Penn, E Philadelphia 168 146 92.5 60.0 28
Penn, M Scranton 71 66 76.2 60.0 28
Wash, W Seattle 67 64 67.0 60.0 28
Ohio, S Cincinnati 142 126 93.0 58.5 40
Conn New Haven 53 53 78.3 57.0 41
Ga, N Atlanta 93 77 84.5 57.0 41
La, M Baton Rouge 56 53 79.4 57.0 41
N. J. Newark 86 80 57.2 57.0 41
Wisc, W Madison 17 17 70.1 57.0 41
Ala, M Montgomery 78 76 73.4 56.5 46
Mo, E St. Louis 180 169 70.4 55.0 47
Cal, E Sacramento 64 60 62.0 53.5 48
Cal, N San Francisco 58 55 65.5 53.0 49
Ala, N Birmingham 183 176 79.6 51.0 50
Cal, C Los Angeles 103 95 98.0 51.0 50
Kansas Topeka 157 153 62.6 51.0 50
Ark, W Fort Smith 11 10 45.5 48.0 53
Colorado Denver 53 52 61.5 48.0 53
Nevada Las Vegas 64 57 63.9 46.0 55
Ohio, N Cleveland 196 184 65.7 46.0 55
La, E New Orleans 80 77 79.2 45.5 57
Mo, W Kansas City 264 240 65.4 45.0 58
N Mexico Albuquerque 58 54 82.8 43.6 59
Idaho Boise 42 40 47.6 42.5 60
Texas, S Houston 192 185 68.0 41.0 61
Wash, E Spokane 71 66 58.5 41.0 61
Wisc, E Milwaukee 73 61 53.5 41.0 61
Iowa, S Des Moines 105 96 63.0 40.0 64
Ga, M Macon 33 29 61.3 37.0 65
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 51 46 69.0 37.0 65
Miss, S Jackson 67 64 55.2 37.0 65
N. Y., N Syracuse 56 53 61.9 37.0 65
N. Y., E Brooklyn 60 58 65.2 37.0 65
Wyoming Cheyenne 63 59 56.6 37.0 65
Delaware Wilmington 52 47 39.2 36.0 71
R. I. Providence 15 11 52.1 36.0 71
Ind, N South Bend 155 133 49.4 34.0 73
Texas, W San Antonio 181 170 45.0 34.0 73
Maine Portland 53 45 56.9 33.0 75
Nebraska Omaha 28 27 48.7 31.5 76
Ala, S Mobile 84 79 46.2 30.5 77
Ken, E Lexington 150 133 82.9 30.0 78
N. Y., S Manhattan 77 71 45.7 30.0 78
Utah Salt Lake City 130 120 43.1 30.0 78
Vermont Burlington 49 48 44.4 30.0 78
W Virg, NWheeling 64 55 44.5 30.0 78
Hawaii Honolulu 40 33 40.7 27.0 83
Montana Billings 71 65 34.8 27.0 83
N Dakota Fargo 45 40 38.9 27.0 83
New Hamp Concord 19 17 38.3 24.0 86
S Dakota Sioux Falls 34 26 42.4 22.5 87
Cal, S San Diego 23 20 31.4 21.0 88
Arizona Phoenix 176 142 28.7 18.0 89
Miss, N Oxford 39 34 29.6 18.0 89


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