| District | City | # Convicted | # Sentenced to Prison | Average Prison Sentence | Median Prison Sentence | Rank |
| U.S. | 2,845 | 2,580 | 79.5 | 46.0 | - | |
| N Car, E | Raleigh | 67 | 63 | 234.2 | 180.0 | 1 |
| Fla, N | Pensacola | 26 | 25 | 183.1 | 120.0 | 2 |
| Ill, N | Chicago | 37 | 37 | 168.5 | 120.0 | 2 |
| N Car, W | Asheville | 78 | 73 | 157.8 | 120.0 | 2 |
| Okla, W | Oklahoma City | 13 | 12 | 191.1 | 119.5 | 5 |
| Ark, E | Little Rock | 23 | 22 | 134.9 | 108.0 | 6 |
| Wisc, W | Madison | 6 | 6 | 108.5 | 95.5 | 7 |
| N Car, M | Greensboro | 31 | 31 | 109.0 | 90.0 | 8 |
| Wisc, E | Milwaukee | 35 | 34 | 116.5 | 85.0 | 9 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | 91 | 86 | 131.3 | 84.0 | 10 |
| Okla, E | Muskogee | 7 | 7 | 114.4 | 84.0 | 10 |
| Cal, E | Sacramento | 11 | 10 | 67.1 | 75.0 | 12 |
| Mo, W | Kansas City | 26 | 25 | 94.0 | 73.5 | 13 |
| Iowa, N | Cedar Rapids | 5 | 5 | 163.6 | 70.0 | 14 |
| Ohio, S | Cincinnati | 56 | 50 | 116.2 | 70.0 | 14 |
| Fla, M | Tampa | 88 | 84 | 90.2 | 60.0 | 16 |
| S Car | Columbia | 51 | 47 | 79.4 | 60.0 | 16 |
| Tenn, E | Knoxville | 52 | 50 | 86.4 | 60.0 | 16 |
| Virg, W | Roanoke | 29 | 27 | 90.8 | 60.0 | 16 |
| Ill, S | East St. Louis | 22 | 22 | 92.8 | 57.0 | 20 |
| Ind, S | Indianapolis | 26 | 25 | 82.0 | 57.0 | 20 |
| Iowa, S | Des Moines | 17 | 15 | 54.4 | 57.0 | 20 |
| La, M | Baton Rouge | 26 | 26 | 58.1 | 57.0 | 20 |
| Mo, E | St. Louis | 76 | 70 | 66.9 | 57.0 | 20 |
| New Hamp | Concord | 11 | 10 | 61.1 | 57.0 | 20 |
| Texas, E | Tyler | 44 | 41 | 66.1 | 57.0 | 20 |
| Ken, W | Louisville | 30 | 27 | 79.9 | 56.5 | 27 |
| Ohio, N | Cleveland | 54 | 48 | 80.0 | 56.0 | 28 |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis | 30 | 30 | 53.9 | 54.5 | 29 |
| Ga, M | Macon | 15 | 12 | 61.8 | 53.5 | 30 |
| Kansas | Topeka | 18 | 15 | 62.3 | 53.5 | 30 |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | 11 | 11 | 45.8 | 53.0 | 32 |
| N. J. | Newark | 32 | 27 | 53.6 | 52.5 | 33 |
| Tenn, M | Nashville | 17 | 17 | 78.0 | 51.0 | 34 |
| Tenn, W | Memphis | 14 | 10 | 55.5 | 51.0 | 34 |
| Conn | New Haven | 22 | 19 | 56.9 | 50.5 | 36 |
| Ga, N | Atlanta | 20 | 18 | 65.4 | 48.5 | 37 |
| Penn, E | Philadelphia | 69 | 61 | 82.4 | 48.0 | 38 |
| Virg, E | Alexandria | 191 | 184 | 66.2 | 48.0 | 38 |
| Wash, W | Seattle | 25 | 24 | 74.0 | 48.0 | 38 |
| Miss, S | Jackson | 6 | 6 | 45.0 | 46.5 | 41 |
| Ala, N | Birmingham | 23 | 20 | 52.8 | 46.0 | 42 |
| Fla, S | Miami | 113 | 103 | 89.5 | 46.0 | 42 |
| Texas, N | Fort Worth | 80 | 74 | 77.7 | 46.0 | 42 |
| Utah | Salt Lake City | 4 | 3 | 46.7 | 46.0 | 42 |
| Ga, S | Savannah | 12 | 12 | 55.3 | 45.5 | 46 |
| La, W | Shreveport | 11 | 8 | 54.7 | 43.5 | 47 |
| Cal, N | San Francisco | 12 | 10 | 70.1 | 42.5 | 48 |
| Mass | Boston | 38 | 35 | 59.1 | 42.0 | 49 |
| Vermont | Burlington | 16 | 12 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 50 |
| N. Y., E | Brooklyn | 49 | 37 | 78.0 | 41.0 | 51 |
| Idaho | Boise | 3 | 3 | 33.3 | 37.0 | 52 |
| Ill, C | Springfield | 15 | 12 | 62.7 | 37.0 | 52 |
| R. I. | Providence | 14 | 11 | 53.9 | 37.0 | 52 |
| Texas, W | San Antonio | 94 | 92 | 53.8 | 37.0 | 52 |
| W Virg, S | Charleston | 19 | 18 | 62.1 | 37.0 | 52 |
| Wash, E | Spokane | 16 | 15 | 54.6 | 36.5 | 57 |
| Ala, M | Montgomery | 13 | 10 | 48.9 | 36.0 | 58 |
| N. Y., S | Manhattan | 58 | 48 | 53.4 | 36.0 | 58 |
| Mich, W | Grand Rapids | 17 | 15 | 98.8 | 34.0 | 60 |
| Colorado | Denver | 20 | 18 | 75.4 | 33.5 | 61 |
| Arizona | Phoenix | 22 | 18 | 41.9 | 33.0 | 62 |
| La, E | New Orleans | 37 | 35 | 114.9 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Montana | Billings | 9 | 8 | 35.6 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Nebraska | Omaha | 42 | 35 | 45.9 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Nevada | Las Vegas | 12 | 11 | 35.3 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Oregon | Portland | 60 | 56 | 49.0 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Texas, S | Houston | 69 | 63 | 45.2 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Wyoming | Cheyenne | 17 | 17 | 43.3 | 33.0 | 62 |
| Alaska | Anchorage | 6 | 6 | 56.8 | 32.0 | 70 |
| S Dakota | Sioux Falls | 10 | 9 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 71 |
| Ala, S | Mobile | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 72 |
| Ind, N | South Bend | 44 | 38 | 75.9 | 30.0 | 72 |
| N. Y., W | Buffalo | 33 | 24 | 35.8 | 30.0 | 72 |
| N Dakota | Fargo | 21 | 19 | 56.4 | 30.0 | 72 |
| Okla, N | Tulsa | 15 | 13 | 45.6 | 30.0 | 72 |
| W Virg, N | Wheeling | 3 | 3 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 72 |
| Cal, C | Los Angeles | 28 | 25 | 40.0 | 28.5 | 78 |
| Cal, S | San Diego | 13 | 13 | 33.8 | 27.0 | 79 |
| Ken, E | Lexington | 9 | 7 | 35.4 | 27.0 | 79 |
| Mich, E | Detroit | 91 | 80 | 42.6 | 27.0 | 79 |
| Miss, N | Oxford | 7 | 6 | 49.6 | 27.0 | 79 |
| D. C. | Washington | 14 | 7 | 30.8 | 22.0 | 83 |
| Delaware | Wilmington | 11 | 9 | 37.6 | 21.0 | 84 |
| Penn, M | Scranton | 25 | 19 | 88.8 | 21.0 | 84 |
| Penn, W | Pittsburgh | 15 | 10 | 51.4 | 21.0 | 84 |
| Ark, W | Fort Smith | 5 | 5 | 35.2 | 18.0 | 87 |
| Maine | Portland | 10 | 10 | 44.8 | 18.0 | 87 |
| N Mexico | Albuquerque | 24 | 21 | 33.9 | 18.0 | 87 |
| N. Y., N | Syracuse | 23 | 16 | 18.5 | 13.5 | 90 |