Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
24,427⇧
Low
56,075⇧
Medium
48,492⇧
High
19,217⇧
Unclassified
5,242⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
143,157⇧
Female
10,296⇧

Inmate Race

White
88,341⇧
Black
59,136⇧
Native American
3,649⇧
Asian
2,327⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
46,381⇧
Non-Hispanic
107,072⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
3
18 to 21
1,209⇧
22 to 25
6,988⇧
26 to 30
19,036⇧
31 to 35
25,121⇧
36 to 40
27,900⇧
41 to 45
24,431⇧
46 to 50
18,436⇧
51 to 55
12,391⇧
56 to 60
8,627⇧
61 to 65
4,977⇧
Over 65
4,334⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
127,797⇧
Mexico
14,564⇧
Columbia
1,576⇧
Cuba
877⇧
Dominican Republic
1,272⇧
Other
7,367⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
1,645⇧
1 To 3 Years
11,863⇧
3 To 5 Years
15,109⇧
5 To 10 Years
38,938⇧
10 To 15 Years
33,304⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,112⇧
20+ Years
21,763⇧
Life
4,154⇧
Death
55

Inmate Offense

Drug
66,890⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,291⇧
Immigration
5,881⇧
Robbery
4,915⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,367⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
7,677⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,744⇧
Miscellaneous
908⇧
Sex
15,901⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
265⇧
Courts or Corrections
513⇧
Criminal Enterprise
297⇧
National Security
44⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,735
Female
10,869

Staff Race

White
23,429
Black
7,985
Hispanic
4,840
Asian
881
Native American
469
Other
0
Latest data is from Nov 28, 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.