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. 13,676 12,939 170.8 60.0 -
N Car, E Raleigh 72 67 158.0 135.0 1
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 96 94 158.4 121.0 2
Fla, N Pensacola 176 168 216.6 120.0 3
Ill, C Springfield 149 149 127.0 120.0 3
Ind, S Indianapolis 163 160 121.4 120.0 3
Iowa, S Des Moines 146 145 125.2 120.0 3
La, M Baton Rouge 34 32 148.3 117.5 7
Ga, N Atlanta 145 140 126.5 108.0 8
Ill, S East St. Louis 115 115 125.8 108.0 8
Wisc, W Madison 8 8 107.1 104.0 10
La, E New Orleans 155 145 121.1 96.0 11
Virg, W Roanoke 147 141 111.5 95.0 12
Virg, E Alexandria 376 364 108.6 94.0 13
Ark, W Fort Smith 54 53 94.4 89.5 14
N Car, M Greensboro 70 68 106.3 87.0 15
S Dakota Sioux Falls 67 66 92.7 87.0 15
Texas, N Fort Worth 167 164 126.6 87.0 15
Maryland Baltimore 188 184 105.7 85.5 18
Okla, W Oklahoma City 27 26 103.1 84.0 19
Penn, W Pittsburgh 78 76 113.3 79.5 20
Ga, S Savannah 108 107 94.5 78.0 21
Mich, W Grand Rapids 124 124 99.9 78.0 21
Montana Billings 77 73 96.9 78.0 21
Tenn, E Knoxville 189 188 106.3 78.0 21
Fla, M Tampa 553 541 97.7 75.0 25
La, W Shreveport 65 63 94.1 72.0 26
N Dakota Fargo 109 109 113.5 72.0 26
Ark, E Little Rock 122 111 100.1 70.0 28
Hawaii Honolulu 77 76 84.6 70.0 28
Ken, W Louisville 66 65 105.8 70.0 28
N Car, W Asheville 161 159 91.9 70.0 28
Okla, N Tulsa 35 32 75.8 70.0 28
Okla, E Muskogee 22 22 88.7 70.0 28
S Car Columbia 180 171 98.4 70.0 28
Texas, E Tyler 246 235 88.9 70.0 28
Wyoming Cheyenne 92 79 241.6 70.0 28
Ala, M Montgomery 24 24 96.8 67.5 37
Miss, N Oxford 54 48 95.8 67.5 37
Ala, S Mobile 163 149 91.8 67.0 39
Mass Boston 109 102 74.3 65.0 40
Ga, M Macon 82 77 72.8 64.5 41
Ill, N Chicago 156 151 85.4 64.0 42
Ala, N Birmingham 98 90 87.7 63.0 43
Miss, S Jackson 103 98 84.3 63.0 43
Mo, E St. Louis 232 225 80.5 63.0 43
Nevada Las Vegas 96 95 93.2 63.0 43
Utah Salt Lake City 181 177 80.5 63.0 43
Alaska Anchorage 42 41 83.3 60.0 48
Cal, C Los Angeles 166 154 86.1 60.0 48
Conn New Haven 81 76 72.6 60.0 48
Fla, S Miami 498 472 85.6 60.0 48
Ind, N South Bend 85 79 110.7 60.0 48
Kansas Topeka 170 163 88.2 60.0 48
MinnesotaMinneapolis 186 176 69.0 60.0 48
Mo, W Kansas City 80 74 93.9 60.0 48
Nebraska Omaha 43 43 69.0 60.0 48
N. J. Newark 179 172 80.7 60.0 48
Ohio, N Cleveland 186 173 79.3 60.0 48
Oregon Portland 126 118 69.6 60.0 48
Penn, E Philadelphia 157 137 75.9 60.0 48
R. I. Providence 11 11 108.1 60.0 48
Wash, E Spokane 98 95 75.0 60.0 48
Wisc, E Milwaukee 109 95 71.4 60.0 48
Cal, E Sacramento 241 221 64.7 57.0 64
Texas, S Houston 572 555 67.3 57.0 64
Tenn, W Memphis 80 70 87.3 51.0 66
Tenn, M Nashville 60 56 68.5 50.5 67
Mich, E Detroit 232 218 5247.5 50.0 68
Maine Portland 48 40 52.6 49.5 69
Idaho Boise 25 24 108.7 48.0 70
N. Y., S Manhattan 564 533 59.7 48.0 70
Penn, M Scranton 157 142 62.8 48.0 70
Cal, N San Francisco 120 92 53.8 46.5 73
D. C. Washington 17 16 58.3 46.0 74
Colorado Denver 56 53 46.9 43.5 75
Ken, E Lexington 232 222 55.4 39.5 76
Ohio, S Cincinnati 158 131 52.4 37.5 77
Cal, S San Diego 176 167 56.8 37.0 78
N. Y., N Syracuse 135 111 55.6 37.0 78
Texas, W San Antonio 937 892 52.9 37.0 78
W Virg, NWheeling 32 21 50.3 37.0 78
Delaware Wilmington 27 25 57.6 36.0 82
W Virg, SCharleston 38 33 50.0 33.0 83
New Hamp Concord 37 32 43.0 30.0 84
Wash, W Seattle 211 194 42.3 30.0 84
Arizona Phoenix 537 526 37.6 24.0 86
N. Y., E Brooklyn 125 118 141.7 24.0 86
N. Y., W Buffalo 152 108 43.2 24.0 86
N Mexico Albuquerque 389 373 33.5 18.0 89
Vermont Burlington 31 30 24.1 12.0 90


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