Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
23,831⇧
Low
55,394⇧
Medium
49,000⇧
High
19,003⇧
Unclassified
5,658⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
142,450⇧
Female
10,436⇧

Inmate Race

White
88,312⇧
Black
58,643⇧
Native American
3,648⇧
Asian
2,283⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
46,191⇧
Non-Hispanic
106,695⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
5
18 to 21
1,276⇧
22 to 25
6,912⇧
26 to 30
18,729⇧
31 to 35
25,420⇧
36 to 40
27,659⇧
41 to 45
24,488⇧
46 to 50
18,292⇧
51 to 55
12,321⇧
56 to 60
8,487⇧
61 to 65
5,078⇧
Over 65
4,219⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
127,773⇧
Mexico
14,209⇧
Columbia
1,573⇧
Cuba
817⇧
Dominican Republic
1,289⇧
Other
7,225⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
2,212⇧
1 To 3 Years
11,686⇧
3 To 5 Years
14,425⇧
5 To 10 Years
38,634⇧
10 To 15 Years
33,028⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,137⇧
20+ Years
21,574⇧
Life
3,980⇧
Death
48

Inmate Offense

Drug
66,354⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,407⇧
Immigration
5,960⇧
Robbery
4,653⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,230⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
7,176⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,563
Miscellaneous
863⇧
Sex
16,062⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
246⇧
Courts or Corrections
514⇧
Criminal Enterprise
288
National Security
39⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,891
Female
11,013

Staff Race

White
23,486
Black
8,083
Hispanic
4,972
Asian
889
Native American
474
Other
0
Latest data is from Jun 12, 2021.

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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.