Length of Prison Sentence (Months) 2001
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. 13,570 10,608 60.2 27.0 -
Ill, S East St. Louis 166 156 126.0 114.0 1
N Car, M Greensboro 162 157 112.8 82.0 2
Okla, W Oklahoma City 101 92 107.9 63.0 3
Nebraska Omaha 163 143 78.5 61.5 4
Iowa, N Cedar Rapids 45 43 84.1 60.0 5
N Car, W Asheville 203 157 94.3 60.0 5
R. I. Providence 51 43 63.6 60.0 5
Ala, S Mobile 109 88 70.4 50.0 8
Kansas Topeka 120 104 81.1 48.0 9
N Car, E Raleigh 128 112 77.9 48.0 9
Texas, E Tyler 200 170 65.2 48.0 9
Ind, N South Bend 117 89 70.2 47.0 12
Fla, N Pensacola 53 44 57.2 44.5 13
Ga, S Savannah 79 63 59.6 44.0 14
W Virg, SCharleston 42 38 65.9 44.0 14
S Car Columbia 279 228 86.9 41.0 16
Tenn, M Nashville 48 45 77.7 40.0 17
La, W Shreveport 137 127 70.7 39.5 18
Penn, W Pittsburgh 119 96 54.5 38.0 19
Ind, S Indianapolis 94 84 80.4 37.0 20
Miss, S Jackson 133 106 47.1 37.0 20
Oregon Portland 179 146 65.3 37.0 20
Utah Salt Lake City 112 93 62.5 37.0 20
Ill, C Springfield 97 77 77.4 36.5 24
Arizona Phoenix 191 150 59.6 36.0 25
Penn, E Philadelphia 281 221 99.4 34.0 26
Ga, N Atlanta 247 222 56.4 33.0 27
Ill, N Chicago 308 264 72.9 33.0 27
Maryland Baltimore 141 109 81.7 33.0 27
Ohio, N Cleveland 406 315 44.4 33.0 27
Texas, W San Antonio 253 209 58.2 33.0 27
Tenn, E Knoxville 199 160 120.9 32.0 32
Wash, E Spokane 58 48 45.5 31.5 33
Wisc, W Madison 62 58 78.0 30.5 34
Ken, W Louisville 61 52 70.0 30.0 35
Mich, W Grand Rapids 117 91 65.8 30.0 35
N Mexico Albuquerque 142 105 51.5 30.0 35
N. Y., E Brooklyn 331 248 55.0 30.0 35
Vermont Burlington 20 11 32.3 30.0 35
Mo, W Kansas City 154 123 54.5 28.5 40
La, E New Orleans 154 111 49.2 27.0 41
Mo, E St. Louis 149 122 50.1 27.0 41
Texas, S Houston 341 285 49.0 27.0 41
Virg, W Roanoke 93 73 53.0 27.0 41
Wyoming Cheyenne 32 28 77.4 27.0 41
Wisc, E Milwaukee 84 64 61.5 25.5 46
Alaska Anchorage 85 61 49.0 24.5 47
Cal, C Los Angeles 497 381 50.9 24.0 48
Fla, M Tampa 247 201 69.4 24.0 48
Fla, S Miami 349 272 57.9 24.0 48
Hawaii Honolulu 82 56 48.9 24.0 48
MinnesotaMinneapolis 142 102 46.1 24.0 48
N. J. Newark 223 161 42.3 24.0 48
N. Y., N Syracuse 88 69 36.0 24.0 48
Tenn, W Memphis 103 81 67.7 24.0 48
Ga, M Macon 77 61 50.9 21.0 56
Iowa, S Des Moines 46 37 49.3 21.0 56
Mich, E Detroit 258 211 42.4 21.0 56
Miss, N Oxford 58 37 73.7 21.0 56
Montana Billings 147 107 53.1 21.0 56
Ark, E Little Rock 132 102 51.8 20.5 61
Okla, N Tulsa 45 36 83.8 20.5 61
Colorado Denver 125 104 33.4 19.0 63
New Hamp Concord 29 20 41.0 19.0 63
Ala, N Birmingham 109 83 53.2 18.0 65
Cal, N San Francisco 149 95 39.2 18.0 65
Cal, S San Diego 231 170 30.9 18.0 65
Conn New Haven 132 81 47.8 18.0 65
Delaware Wilmington 17 11 55.1 18.0 65
La, M Baton Rouge 35 28 41.6 18.0 65
N. Y., S Manhattan 646 455 42.5 18.0 65
N Dakota Fargo 54 44 42.5 18.0 65
Ohio, S Cincinnati 124 97 50.6 18.0 65
Penn, M Scranton 188 155 45.8 18.0 65
Texas, N Fort Worth 334 258 55.5 18.0 65
Virg, E Alexandria 329 243 64.4 18.0 65
Nevada Las Vegas 209 148 47.5 16.0 77
Idaho Boise 36 25 67.0 15.5 78
Ala, M Montgomery 27 17 30.6 15.0 79
Ark, W Fort Smith 35 27 26.2 15.0 79
Ken, E Lexington 282 218 35.7 15.0 79
N. Y., W Buffalo 171 109 30.4 15.0 79
Okla, E Muskogee 33 21 52.2 15.0 79
W Virg, NWheeling 26 22 35.5 15.0 79
Wash, W Seattle 195 126 33.3 14.0 85
Cal, E Sacramento 171 124 53.2 13.0 86
Mass Boston 117 80 34.5 12.0 87
S Dakota Sioux Falls 150 90 29.0 12.0 87
D. C. Washington 66 37 69.9 6.0 89
Maine Portland 28 18 24.4 5.5 90

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