Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
30,991⇧
Low
68,242⇧
Medium
54,517⇧
High
21,718⇧
Unclassified
7,895⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
170,544⇧
Female
12,819⇧

Inmate Race

White
106,913⇧
Black
69,244⇧
Native American
4,199⇧
Asian
3,007⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
59,683⇧
Non-Hispanic
123,680⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
17⇧
18 to 21
2,408⇧
22 to 25
9,606⇧
26 to 30
23,564⇧
31 to 35
30,280⇧
36 to 40
33,898⇧
41 to 45
27,871⇧
46 to 50
21,149⇧
51 to 55
14,699⇧
56 to 60
9,612⇧
61 to 65
5,490⇧
Over 65
4,769⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
146,394⇧
Mexico
22,752⇧
Columbia
1,648⇧
Cuba
1,199⇧
Dominican Republic
1,438⇧
Other
9,932⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
5,516⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,435⇧
3 To 5 Years
19,266⇧
5 To 10 Years
42,944⇧
10 To 15 Years
35,797⇧
15 To 20 Years
19,364⇧
20+ Years
23,224⇧
Life
4,721⇧
Death
61⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
78,561⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
30,168⇧
Immigration
11,557⇧
Robbery
6,248⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,141⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
10,817⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,571⇧
Miscellaneous
1,231⇧
Sex
16,294⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
482⇧
Courts or Corrections
759⇧
Criminal Enterprise
370⇧
National Security
68⇧

Staff Gender

Male
26,399⇧
Female
10,096⇧

Staff Race

White
22,946⇧
Black
7,864⇧
Hispanic
4,417⇧
Asian
804⇧
Native American
458⇧
Other
7
Latest data is from Jul 28, 2018.

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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.