Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
29,778⇧
Low
67,903⇧
Medium
54,104⇧
High
21,361⇧
Unclassified
7,135⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
167,553⇧
Female
12,728⇧

Inmate Race

White
105,813⇧
Black
67,685⇧
Native American
4,075⇧
Asian
2,708⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
58,530⇧
Non-Hispanic
121,751⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
15
18 to 21
2,057⇧
22 to 25
9,102⇧
26 to 30
23,264⇧
31 to 35
29,511⇧
36 to 40
33,149⇧
41 to 45
27,406⇧
46 to 50
21,129⇧
51 to 55
14,470⇧
56 to 60
9,730⇧
61 to 65
5,600⇧
Over 65
4,848⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
145,259⇧
Mexico
21,703⇧
Columbia
1,668⇧
Cuba
1,158⇧
Dominican Republic
1,450⇧
Other
9,043⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
5,297⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,355⇧
3 To 5 Years
18,227⇧
5 To 10 Years
42,551⇧
10 To 15 Years
35,590⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,938⇧
20+ Years
22,974⇧
Life
4,638⇧
Death
62

Inmate Offense

Drug
75,957⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
31,270⇧
Immigration
10,961⇧
Robbery
5,957⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,231⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
10,438⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,408⇧
Miscellaneous
1,151⇧
Sex
16,727⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
425⇧
Courts or Corrections
704⇧
Criminal Enterprise
348
National Security
55

Staff Gender

Male
25,709
Female
9,887

Staff Race

White
22,350
Black
7,644
Hispanic
4,349
Asian
791
Native American
456
Other
5
Latest data is from Jun 15, 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.