Number Of Sentenced People In Federal Prison, by Most Serious Offense - 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2008-2022

Number Of Sentenced People In Federal Prison, by Most Serious Offense - 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2008-2022
Offense 1980   1990   2000   2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
TOTAL 19,471   56,989   131,739   176,081 184,553 186,545 193,043 193,861 193,775 192,663 185,917 172,554 166,776 162,904 158,107 144,553 142,298 143,644
Violent   6,572   9,557   13,740   14,600 14,300 13,900 13,800 13,700 13,600 14,100 13,700 13,400 13,100 12,800 12,212 11,303 10,547 10,435
Property   4,651   7,935   10,135   9,600 10,100 10,300 10,700 11,200 11,500 11,600 11,200 10,600 9,800 9,200 8,400 6,819 5,950 5,466
Drug   4,900   30,470   74,276   94,300 97,700 97,800 99,900 98,900 98,200 96,500 92,000 81,900 78,800 76,700 73,210 67,438 66,474 65,976
Public-order   2,040   8,585   32,325   56,400 61,200 63,500 67,400 68,800 69,200 69,100 67,500 65,900 64,300 63,600 63,691 58,503 58,894 61,394
Other/unspecified   1,308   442   1,263   1,300 1,200 1,100 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,400 1,400 900 700 600 594 490 433 373
 

• Violent Offense Categories: Homicide, Robbery, Other Violent • Property Offense Categories: Burglary, Fraud, Other Property • Public Order Offense Categories: Immigration, Weapons, Other Public Order 

Source

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