Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
28,307⇧
Low
65,404⇧
Medium
53,907⇧
High
20,540⇧
Unclassified
6,785⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
162,586⇧
Female
12,357⇧

Inmate Race

White
102,520⇧
Black
65,666⇧
Native American
4,104⇧
Asian
2,653⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
55,815⇧
Non-Hispanic
119,128⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
7
18 to 21
1,989⇧
22 to 25
8,629⇧
26 to 30
22,479⇧
31 to 35
28,736⇧
36 to 40
31,844⇧
41 to 45
26,887⇧
46 to 50
20,363⇧
51 to 55
13,988⇧
56 to 60
9,612⇧
61 to 65
5,563⇧
Over 65
4,846⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
142,305⇧
Mexico
19,570⇧
Columbia
1,636⇧
Cuba
1,071⇧
Dominican Republic
1,400⇧
Other
8,961⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
4,352⇧
1 To 3 Years
18,039⇧
3 To 5 Years
17,694⇧
5 To 10 Years
41,859⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,894⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,737⇧
20+ Years
22,576⇧
Life
4,451⇧
Death
63

Inmate Offense

Drug
73,750⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
31,505⇧
Immigration
9,553⇧
Robbery
5,559⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,084⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
9,706⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,183⇧
Miscellaneous
1,021⇧
Sex
16,780⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
343⇧
Courts or Corrections
677⇧
Criminal Enterprise
321⇧
National Security
49

Staff Gender

Male
26,123
Female
10,363

Staff Race

White
22,825⇧
Black
7,791
Hispanic
4,568
Asian
832
Native American
470
Other
0
Latest data is from Mar 21, 2020.

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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.