Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
23,491⇧
Low
54,916⇧
Medium
48,067⇧
High
19,084⇧
Unclassified
5,655⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
141,156⇧
Female
10,057⇧

Inmate Race

White
87,030⇧
Black
58,298⇧
Native American
3,622⇧
Asian
2,263⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
45,548⇧
Non-Hispanic
105,665⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
0
18 to 21
1,189⇧
22 to 25
6,796⇧
26 to 30
18,712⇧
31 to 35
24,859⇧
36 to 40
27,513⇧
41 to 45
24,136⇧
46 to 50
18,214⇧
51 to 55
12,225⇧
56 to 60
8,455⇧
61 to 65
4,949⇧
Over 65
4,165

Inmate Citizenship

United States
126,163⇧
Mexico
14,128⇧
Columbia
1,563
Cuba
865⇧
Dominican Republic
1,298
Other
7,196⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
1,715⇧
1 To 3 Years
10,865⇧
3 To 5 Years
14,553⇧
5 To 10 Years
38,412⇧
10 To 15 Years
32,991⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,023⇧
20+ Years
21,582⇧
Life
4,068⇧
Death
50

Inmate Offense

Drug
65,877⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,001⇧
Immigration
5,454⇧
Robbery
4,757⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,233⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
7,261⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,617⇧
Miscellaneous
872⇧
Sex
15,792⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
248⇧
Courts or Corrections
509⇧
Criminal Enterprise
290
National Security
41⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,573
Female
10,829

Staff Race

White
23,308
Black
7,919
Hispanic
4,830
Asian
878
Native American
467
Other
0
Latest data is from Feb 20, 2021 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.