Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
25,315⇧
Low
58,310⇧
Medium
48,924⇧
High
19,375⇧
Unclassified
5,350⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
146,509⇧
Female
10,765⇧

Inmate Race

White
91,033⇧
Black
60,218⇧
Native American
3,651⇧
Asian
2,372⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
48,276⇧
Non-Hispanic
108,998⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
4
18 to 21
1,387⇧
22 to 25
7,209⇧
26 to 30
19,635⇧
31 to 35
25,662⇧
36 to 40
28,654⇧
41 to 45
24,732⇧
46 to 50
18,696⇧
51 to 55
12,783⇧
56 to 60
8,911⇧
61 to 65
5,136⇧
Over 65
4,465

Inmate Citizenship

United States
130,205⇧
Mexico
15,666⇧
Columbia
1,569⇧
Cuba
947⇧
Dominican Republic
1,253
Other
7,634⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
1,724⇧
1 To 3 Years
13,277⇧
3 To 5 Years
15,890⇧
5 To 10 Years
39,612⇧
10 To 15 Years
33,822⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,306⇧
20+ Years
22,020⇧
Life
4,278⇧
Death
60

Inmate Offense

Drug
68,685⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,347⇧
Immigration
6,700⇧
Robbery
5,130⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,541⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
8,342⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,844⇧
Miscellaneous
937⇧
Sex
16,106⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
273⇧
Courts or Corrections
567⇧
Criminal Enterprise
304⇧
National Security
43⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,493⇧
Female
10,634⇧

Staff Race

White
23,156⇧
Black
7,914⇧
Hispanic
4,739⇧
Asian
844⇧
Native American
474⇧
Other
0
Latest data is from Aug 1, 2020.

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This was built by because it would have been nice to know historical population statistics before asking the judge for a certain location at sentencing.