Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 1998
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. 5,522 4,594 32.6 21.0 -
Ga, S Savannah 9 9 120.9 120.0 1
N Car, M Greensboro 9 9 63.4 66.0 2
N Car, E Raleigh 12 9 57.5 57.0 3
Ind, S Indianapolis 6 5 86.8 55.5 4
Mo, E St. Louis 6 5 43.8 54.5 5
Ind, N South Bend 3 3 72.7 52.0 6
Ken, E Lexington 5 5 51.6 51.0 7
Penn, M Scranton 5 5 56.2 50.0 8
Fla, M Tampa 118 100 61.9 48.0 9
Ill, C Springfield 1 1 48.0 48.0 9
Tenn, M Nashville 4 4 83.8 47.0 11
Fla, S Miami 568 537 57.2 46.0 12
Ill, N Chicago 15 15 44.3 46.0 12
Kansas Topeka 8 7 89.1 41.0 14
Virg, E Alexandria 30 25 61.8 38.5 15
La, E New Orleans 55 49 46.2 37.0 16
Maryland Baltimore 25 18 64.4 37.0 16
N. J. Newark 128 117 47.2 37.0 16
W Virg, SCharleston 3 3 45.7 37.0 16
Cal, C Los Angeles 41 28 42.5 33.0 20
Ga, N Atlanta 15 13 39.3 33.0 20
Texas, N Fort Worth 39 33 54.2 31.5 22
Mass Boston 44 26 47.5 30.0 23
Miss, S Jackson 8 8 37.9 30.0 23
Mo, W Kansas City 16 12 37.8 30.0 23
New Hamp Concord 1 1 30.0 30.0 23
Penn, W Pittsburgh 1 1 30.0 30.0 23
Fla, N Pensacola 35 26 52.8 28.5 28
N Mexico Albuquerque 147 141 38.7 28.5 28
Ala, S Mobile 20 17 28.3 27.0 30
Ark, W Fort Smith 1 1 27.0 27.0 30
N. Y., W Buffalo 16 9 28.6 27.0 30
Texas, E Tyler 12 5 29.5 25.5 33
Texas, S Houston 359 311 36.4 25.0 34
N. Y., E Brooklyn 438 329 28.6 24.0 35
N Car, W Asheville 56 43 45.8 24.0 35
Maine Portland 6 4 33.8 23.5 37
S Car Columbia 8 8 23.3 21.0 38
Ga, M Macon 10 7 28.3 19.5 39
Penn, E Philadelphia 25 19 23.2 18.0 40
Texas, W San Antonio 1,007 944 27.7 18.0 40
Utah Salt Lake City 5 5 22.0 18.0 40
Okla, N Tulsa 2 1 16.5 16.5 43
Alaska Anchorage 2 1 15.0 15.0 44
Delaware Wilmington 1 1 15.0 15.0 44
Ohio, S Cincinnati 13 11 17.8 15.0 44
Wash, E Spokane 11 6 33.6 15.0 44
Arizona Phoenix 433 293 17.9 12.0 48
Cal, S San Diego 1,251 1,068 17.6 12.0 48
Colorado Denver 9 5 14.4 12.0 48
Mich, E Detroit 23 15 33.8 12.0 48
Oregon Portland 2 1 12.0 12.0 48
Tenn, E Knoxville 1 1 12.0 12.0 48
Vermont Burlington 6 5 11.8 12.0 48
Ohio, N Cleveland 8 5 47.0 11.0 55
Hawaii Honolulu 4 4 15.0 10.5 56
Cal, E Sacramento 7 4 46.7 9.0 57
Wash, W Seattle 26 18 30.1 9.0 57
La, M Baton Rouge 3 2 6.0 8.0 59
Ark, E Little Rock 6 3 10.0 6.0 60
Tenn, W Memphis 2 1 6.0 6.0 60
Wisc, E Milwaukee 11 6 21.4 4.0 62
La, W Shreveport 18 9 38.9 1.0 63
N. Y., N Syracuse 27 23 4.4 1.0 63
Ala, N Birmingham 5 1 8.0 0.0 65
Ala, M Montgomery 23 7 7.7 0.0 65
Cal, N San Francisco 20 9 15.9 0.0 65
Conn New Haven 14 5 11.6 0.0 65
D. C. Washington 1 0 0.0 0.0 65
Iowa, S Des Moines 1 0 0.0 0.0 65
Ken, W Louisville 1 0 0.0 0.0 65
Mich, W Grand Rapids 24 7 34.6 0.0 65
MinnesotaMinneapolis 7 3 15.6 0.0 65
Montana Billings 11 3 13.7 0.0 65
N. Y., S Manhattan 37 15 19.6 0.0 65
N Dakota Fargo 5 2 11.4 0.0 65
Okla, E Muskogee 1 0 0.0 0.0 65
Virg, W Roanoke 4 1 7.5 0.0 65
Idaho Boise 0 0 - - -
Ill, S East St. Louis 0 0 - - -
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 0 0 - - -
Miss, N Oxford 0 0 - - -
Nebraska Omaha 0 0 - - -
Nevada Las Vegas 0 0 - - -
Okla, W Oklahoma City 1 0 - - -
R. I. Providence 0 0 - - -
S Dakota Sioux Falls 0 0 - - -
W Virg, NWheeling 0 0 - - -
Wisc, W Madison 0 0 - - -
Wyoming Cheyenne 0 0 - - -
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