Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
28,292⇧
Low
65,055⇧
Medium
53,565⇧
High
20,573⇧
Unclassified
7,223⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
162,329⇧
Female
12,379⇧

Inmate Race

White
102,413⇧
Black
65,553⇧
Native American
4,080⇧
Asian
2,662⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
55,964⇧
Non-Hispanic
118,744⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
6
18 to 21
1,993⇧
22 to 25
8,691⇧
26 to 30
22,381⇧
31 to 35
28,628⇧
36 to 40
31,785⇧
41 to 45
26,868⇧
46 to 50
20,393⇧
51 to 55
14,059⇧
56 to 60
9,554⇧
61 to 65
5,514⇧
Over 65
4,836

Inmate Citizenship

United States
141,921⇧
Mexico
19,745⇧
Columbia
1,614
Cuba
1,081
Dominican Republic
1,451⇧
Other
8,896⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
4,474⇧
1 To 3 Years
18,109⇧
3 To 5 Years
17,683⇧
5 To 10 Years
41,877⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,862⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,725⇧
20+ Years
22,589
Life
4,509⇧
Death
63⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
73,830⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
31,339⇧
Immigration
9,736⇧
Robbery
5,615⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,106⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
9,771⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,224⇧
Miscellaneous
1,052⇧
Sex
16,715⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
351⇧
Courts or Corrections
692⇧
Criminal Enterprise
326
National Security
49⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,059⇧
Female
10,292⇧

Staff Race

White
22,755⇧
Black
7,780⇧
Hispanic
4,524⇧
Asian
820⇧
Native American
468⇧
Other
4⇧
Latest data is from Jan 18, 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.