Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
25,065⇧
Low
56,915⇧
Medium
48,805⇧
High
19,252⇧
Unclassified
5,233⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
144,735⇧
Female
10,535⇧

Inmate Race

White
89,602⇧
Black
59,669⇧
Native American
3,654⇧
Asian
2,345⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
47,172⇧
Non-Hispanic
108,098⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
3
18 to 21
1,269⇧
22 to 25
7,074⇧
26 to 30
19,284⇧
31 to 35
25,389⇧
36 to 40
28,287⇧
41 to 45
24,574⇧
46 to 50
18,567⇧
51 to 55
12,543⇧
56 to 60
8,801⇧
61 to 65
5,091⇧
Over 65
4,388⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
128,956⇧
Mexico
15,097⇧
Columbia
1,574⇧
Cuba
900⇧
Dominican Republic
1,248⇧
Other
7,495⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
1,580⇧
1 To 3 Years
12,577⇧
3 To 5 Years
15,513⇧
5 To 10 Years
39,247⇧
10 To 15 Years
33,614⇧
15 To 20 Years
18,234⇧
20+ Years
21,870⇧
Life
4,231⇧
Death
58

Inmate Offense

Drug
67,764⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,318⇧
Immigration
6,198⇧
Robbery
5,043⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
7,450⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
8,067⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
4,819⇧
Miscellaneous
921⇧
Sex
15,985⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
271⇧
Courts or Corrections
547⇧
Criminal Enterprise
298⇧
National Security
44

Staff Gender

Male
26,566
Female
10,718

Staff Race

White
23,250
Black
7,935
Hispanic
4,772
Asian
859
Native American
469
Other
0
Latest data is from Sep 19, 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.