Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
26,407⇧
Low
62,101⇧
Medium
51,373⇧
High
20,062⇧
Unclassified
5,756⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
154,305⇧
Female
11,394⇧

Inmate Race

White
96,500⇧
Black
62,823⇧
Native American
3,869⇧
Asian
2,507⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
51,963⇧
Non-Hispanic
113,736⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
5⇧
18 to 21
1,696⇧
22 to 25
7,892⇧
26 to 30
21,068⇧
31 to 35
27,209⇧
36 to 40
30,144⇧
41 to 45
25,806⇧
46 to 50
19,415⇧
51 to 55
13,330⇧
56 to 60
9,248⇧
61 to 65
5,302⇧
Over 65
4,584⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
135,922⇧
Mexico
17,629⇧
Columbia
1,593⇧
Cuba
1,013⇧
Dominican Republic
1,315⇧
Other
8,227⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
3,009⇧
1 To 3 Years
15,802⇧
3 To 5 Years
16,995⇧
5 To 10 Years
41,113⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,554⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,583⇧
20+ Years
22,339⇧
Life
4,385⇧
Death
63

Inmate Offense

Drug
71,778⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
30,720⇧
Immigration
8,297⇧
Robbery
5,351⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,846⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
8,936⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,008⇧
Miscellaneous
972⇧
Sex
16,518⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
288⇧
Courts or Corrections
617⇧
Criminal Enterprise
311⇧
National Security
44

Staff Gender

Male
26,332⇧
Female
10,514⇧

Staff Race

White
23,016⇧
Black
7,862⇧
Hispanic
4,667⇧
Asian
832
Native American
469
Other
0
Latest data is from May 23, 2020 at 12:00 AM.

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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.