Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
29,257⇧
Low
65,908⇧
Medium
53,639⇧
High
21,031⇧
Unclassified
7,139⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
164,420⇧
Female
12,554⇧

Inmate Race

White
103,784⇧
Black
66,465⇧
Native American
4,057⇧
Asian
2,668⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
57,189⇧
Non-Hispanic
119,785⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
11
18 to 21
2,050⇧
22 to 25
8,993⇧
26 to 30
22,913⇧
31 to 35
28,990⇧
36 to 40
32,484⇧
41 to 45
26,996⇧
46 to 50
20,595⇧
51 to 55
14,128⇧
56 to 60
9,570⇧
61 to 65
5,458⇧
Over 65
4,786⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
143,222⇧
Mexico
20,701⇧
Columbia
1,620⇧
Cuba
1,114⇧
Dominican Republic
1,430⇧
Other
8,887⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
5,128⇧
1 To 3 Years
18,578⇧
3 To 5 Years
17,913⇧
5 To 10 Years
41,932⇧
10 To 15 Years
35,078⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,688⇧
20+ Years
22,716⇧
Life
4,579⇧
Death
62

Inmate Offense

Drug
74,563⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
30,933⇧
Immigration
10,416⇧
Robbery
5,766⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,157⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
10,259⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,326⇧
Miscellaneous
1,112⇧
Sex
16,643⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
403⇧
Courts or Corrections
708⇧
Criminal Enterprise
333⇧
National Security
53

Staff Gender

Male
25,855⇧
Female
9,963⇧

Staff Race

White
22,469
Black
7,674⇧
Hispanic
4,415⇧
Asian
793⇧
Native American
461⇧
Other
5
Latest data is from Aug 17, 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.