Federal Bureau of Prisons Historical Statistics

Historical data related to the Federal BoP.

Inmate Security Level

Minimum
32,189⇧
Low
69,437⇧
Medium
55,377⇧
High
21,524⇧
Unclassified
6,980⇧

Inmate Gender

Male
172,804⇧
Female
12,703⇧

Inmate Race

White
108,410⇧
Black
70,294⇧
Native American
4,096⇧
Asian
2,707⇧

Inmate Ethnicity

Hispanic
61,375⇧
Non-Hispanic
124,132⇧

Inmate Age

Average Age
41
Under 18
16⇧
18 to 21
2,198⇧
22 to 25
9,946⇧
26 to 30
23,740⇧
31 to 35
31,333⇧
36 to 40
34,665⇧
41 to 45
27,970⇧
46 to 50
20,949⇧
51 to 55
14,903⇧
56 to 60
9,647⇧
61 to 65
5,370⇧
Over 65
4,770⇧

Inmate Citizenship

United States
146,850⇧
Mexico
24,883⇧
Columbia
1,681⇧
Cuba
1,212⇧
Dominican Republic
1,504⇧
Other
9,377⇧

Inmate Sentence

Less Than 1 Year
5,970⇧
1 To 3 Years
19,662⇧
3 To 5 Years
20,688⇧
5 To 10 Years
44,095⇧
10 To 15 Years
36,537⇧
15 To 20 Years
19,593⇧
20+ Years
22,854
Life
4,751⇧
Death
58⇧

Inmate Offense

Drug
80,585⇧
Weapons, Explosives, Arson
29,881⇧
Immigration
13,227⇧
Robbery
6,565⇧
Burglary, Larceny, Property
8,171⇧
Extortion, Fraud, Bribery
11,231⇧
Homicide, Aggravated Assault, Kidnapping
5,596⇧
Miscellaneous
1,305⇧
Sex
15,873⇧
Banking, Insurance, Counterfeit, Embezzlement
517
Courts or Corrections
802⇧
Criminal Enterprise
387⇧
National Security
68⇧

Staff Gender

Male
29,208⇧
Female
10,852⇧

Staff Race

White
25,122⇧
Black
8,681⇧
Hispanic
4,847⇧
Asian
893⇧
Native American
517⇧
Other
8
Latest data is from Sep 23, 2017.

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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.