Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
25,800⇧
Low
59,899⇧
Medium
49,865⇧
High
19,673⇧
Unclassified
5,578⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
149,821⇧
Female
10,994⇧

Inmate Race

White
93,376⇧
Black
61,274⇧
Native American
3,716⇧
Asian
2,449⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
49,874⇧
Non-Hispanic
110,941⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
4⇧
18 to 21
1,537⇧
22 to 25
7,457⇧
26 to 30
20,245⇧
31 to 35
26,254⇧
36 to 40
29,259⇧
41 to 45
25,229⇧
46 to 50
19,009⇧
51 to 55
12,997⇧
56 to 60
9,082⇧
61 to 65
5,201⇧
Over 65
4,541⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
132,540⇧
Mexico
16,522⇧
Columbia
1,592
Cuba
984⇧
Dominican Republic
1,259⇧
Other
7,918⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
2,191⇧
1 To 3 Years
14,397⇧
3 To 5 Years
16,325⇧
5 To 10 Years
40,247⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,101⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,437⇧
20+ Years
22,185⇧
Life
4,345⇧
Death
63

Inmate Offense

Drug
69,967⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,872⇧
Immigration
7,410⇧
Robbery
5,215⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,675⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
8,626⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,933⇧
Miscellaneous
948
Sex
16,257⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
284⇧
Courts or Corrections
596⇧
Criminal Enterprise
306
National Security
42

Staff Gender

Male
26,355
Female
10,529

Staff Race

White
23,018
Black
7,876
Hispanic
4,686
Asian
833
Native American
472
Other
0
Latest data is from Jun 27, 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.