Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
30,063⇧
Low
67,772⇧
Medium
53,726⇧
High
21,540⇧
Unclassified
6,810⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
167,357⇧
Female
12,554⇧

Inmate Race

White
104,768⇧
Black
68,444⇧
Native American
4,030⇧
Asian
2,669⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
58,018⇧
Non-Hispanic
121,893⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
8⇧
18 to 21
1,961⇧
22 to 25
9,063⇧
26 to 30
23,049⇧
31 to 35
29,260⇧
36 to 40
33,262⇧
41 to 45
27,484⇧
46 to 50
21,142⇧
51 to 55
14,582⇧
56 to 60
9,696⇧
61 to 65
5,577⇧
Over 65
4,827⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
145,133⇧
Mexico
21,691⇧
Columbia
1,648⇧
Cuba
1,192⇧
Dominican Republic
1,443⇧
Other
8,804⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
4,877⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,109⇧
3 To 5 Years
18,536⇧
5 To 10 Years
42,511⇧
10 To 15 Years
35,678⇧
15 To 20 Years
19,295⇧
20+ Years
23,405⇧
Life
4,709
Death
62⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
77,206⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
30,502⇧
Immigration
10,788⇧
Robbery
6,079⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,169⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
10,622⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,455⇧
Miscellaneous
1,182⇧
Sex
16,487⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
428⇧
Courts or Corrections
709⇧
Criminal Enterprise
358⇧
National Security
54⇧

Staff Gender

Male
25,645⇧
Female
9,895⇧

Staff Race

White
22,300⇧
Black
7,644⇧
Hispanic
4,342⇧
Asian
790⇧
Native American
457⇧
Other
6
Latest data is from Jan 26, 2019.

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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.