Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
28,517⇧
Low
65,581⇧
Medium
53,840⇧
High
20,812⇧
Unclassified
7,400⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
163,742⇧
Female
12,408⇧

Inmate Race

White
103,405⇧
Black
65,960⇧
Native American
4,121⇧
Asian
2,664⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
56,875⇧
Non-Hispanic
119,275⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
8
18 to 21
1,999⇧
22 to 25
8,864⇧
26 to 30
22,673⇧
31 to 35
28,952⇧
36 to 40
32,074⇧
41 to 45
27,037⇧
46 to 50
20,549⇧
51 to 55
14,076⇧
56 to 60
9,576⇧
61 to 65
5,527⇧
Over 65
4,815⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
142,500⇧
Mexico
20,363⇧
Columbia
1,628⇧
Cuba
1,104⇧
Dominican Republic
1,434⇧
Other
9,121⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
4,837⇧
1 To 3 Years
18,436⇧
3 To 5 Years
17,732⇧
5 To 10 Years
41,904⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,894⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,719⇧
20+ Years
22,614⇧
Life
4,537⇧
Death
61⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
73,997⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
31,319⇧
Immigration
10,113⇧
Robbery
5,647⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,147⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
9,944⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,273⇧
Miscellaneous
1,082⇧
Sex
16,704⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
361⇧
Courts or Corrections
715⇧
Criminal Enterprise
325
National Security
50

Staff Gender

Male
26,233⇧
Female
10,286⇧

Staff Race

White
22,834⇧
Black
7,848
Hispanic
4,545
Asian
814
Native American
473
Other
5
Latest data is from Nov 30, 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.