Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
29,076⇧
Low
65,610⇧
Medium
53,919⇧
High
20,945⇧
Unclassified
7,156⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
164,151⇧
Female
12,555⇧

Inmate Race

White
103,722⇧
Black
66,202⇧
Native American
4,117⇧
Asian
2,665⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
56,931⇧
Non-Hispanic
119,775⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
11⇧
18 to 21
2,001⇧
22 to 25
8,916⇧
26 to 30
22,806⇧
31 to 35
29,018⇧
36 to 40
32,256⇧
41 to 45
27,071⇧
46 to 50
20,670⇧
51 to 55
14,068⇧
56 to 60
9,622⇧
61 to 65
5,502⇧
Over 65
4,765⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
143,268⇧
Mexico
20,371⇧
Columbia
1,621⇧
Cuba
1,109⇧
Dominican Republic
1,420⇧
Other
8,917⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
5,036⇧
1 To 3 Years
18,607⇧
3 To 5 Years
17,852⇧
5 To 10 Years
42,046⇧
10 To 15 Years
34,990⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,716⇧
20+ Years
22,674⇧
Life
4,550⇧
Death
62

Inmate Offense

Drug
74,472⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
31,133⇧
Immigration
10,259⇧
Robbery
5,707⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,208⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
10,125⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,306⇧
Miscellaneous
1,106⇧
Sex
16,717⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
383⇧
Courts or Corrections
723⇧
Criminal Enterprise
333
National Security
49

Staff Gender

Male
25,904
Female
10,068

Staff Race

White
22,545
Black
7,713
Hispanic
4,449
Asian
798
Native American
462
Other
5
Latest data is from Oct 5, 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.