Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
32,427⇧
Low
70,086⇧
Medium
55,820⇧
High
21,420⇧
Unclassified
7,156⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
174,162⇧
Female
12,747⇧

Inmate Race

White
109,502⇧
Black
70,584⇧
Native American
4,057⇧
Asian
2,766⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
62,254⇧
Non-Hispanic
124,655⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41⇧
Under 18
24⇧
18 to 21
2,242⇧
22 to 25
10,076⇧
26 to 30
23,910⇧
31 to 35
31,874⇧
36 to 40
34,801⇧
41 to 45
28,174⇧
46 to 50
21,041⇧
51 to 55
14,950⇧
56 to 60
9,700⇧
61 to 65
5,351⇧
Over 65
4,766⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
147,300⇧
Mexico
25,660⇧
Columbia
1,706⇧
Cuba
1,238⇧
Dominican Republic
1,501⇧
Other
9,504⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
6,157⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,843⇧
3 To 5 Years
20,958⇧
5 To 10 Years
44,301⇧
10 To 15 Years
36,682⇧
15 To 20 Years
19,651⇧
20+ Years
22,839⇧
Life
4,746⇧
Death
58⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
81,049⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,940⇧
Immigration
13,824⇧
Robbery
6,584⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,159⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
11,268⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,572⇧
Miscellaneous
1,314⇧
Sex
15,743⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
527
Courts or Corrections
795⇧
Criminal Enterprise
391⇧
National Security
68⇧

Staff Gender

Male
28,405⇧
Female
10,608⇧

Staff Race

White
24,442⇧
Black
8,470⇧
Hispanic
4,732⇧
Asian
874⇧
Native American
492⇧
Other
8
Latest data is from Jul 29, 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.