Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
32,728⇧
Low
70,723⇧
Medium
55,898⇧
High
21,426⇧
Unclassified
7,135⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
175,215⇧
Female
12,695⇧

Inmate Race

White
110,224⇧
Black
70,849⇧
Native American
4,070⇧
Asian
2,767⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
63,059⇧
Non-Hispanic
124,851⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
40
Under 18
22⇧
18 to 21
2,233⇧
22 to 25
10,173⇧
26 to 30
24,241⇧
31 to 35
32,170⇧
36 to 40
34,885⇧
41 to 45
28,320⇧
46 to 50
21,174⇧
51 to 55
15,003⇧
56 to 60
9,649⇧
61 to 65
5,345⇧
Over 65
4,695⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
147,419⇧
Mexico
26,416⇧
Columbia
1,721⇧
Cuba
1,249⇧
Dominican Republic
1,516⇧
Other
9,589⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
6,302⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,930⇧
3 To 5 Years
21,322⇧
5 To 10 Years
44,600⇧
10 To 15 Years
36,831⇧
15 To 20 Years
19,761⇧
20+ Years
22,756⇧
Life
4,769⇧
Death
57

Inmate Offense

Drug
81,633⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,936⇧
Immigration
14,541⇧
Robbery
6,605⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,036⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
11,331⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,581⇧
Miscellaneous
1,349⇧
Sex
15,551⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
528⇧
Courts or Corrections
773⇧
Criminal Enterprise
395⇧
National Security
69⇧

Staff Gender

Male
28,627⇧
Female
10,690⇧

Staff Race

White
24,616⇧
Black
8,532⇧
Hispanic
4,777⇧
Asian
889⇧
Native American
499⇧
Other
8
Latest data is from May 27, 2017.

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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.