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15 lut 2023 · A new video series, "Inside Story," looks at the biggest issues in U.S. prisons and jails today. Co-creator and host Lawrence Bartley shares his unique persp...
14 gru 2021 · The prison populations of California, Texas, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons each declined by more than 22,500 from 2019 to 2020, accounting for 33% of the total prison population decrease. In 2020, the imprisonment rate was 358 per 100,000 U.S. residents, the lowest since 1992.
11 sty 2022 · Nationwide, women’s jail populations and jail incarceration rates dropped by 37% from 2019 to 2020, while men’s dropped by 23%. The number of women in federal prisons fell 17%; the number of men fell 13%.
The United States in 2022 had the fifth highest incarceration rate in the world, at 541 people per 100,000. [2][3] Between 2019 and 2020, the United States saw a significant drop in the total number of incarcerations. State and federal prison and local jail incarcerations dropped by 14% from 2.1 million in 2019 to 1.8 million in mid-2020. [4]
10 lis 2023 · There were 1.20 million people in prison in the US in 2021, or 363 for every 100,000 people. The prison and overall correctional population, including those in jail and on probation and parole, has decreased over time.
In 2020, the imprisonment rate was 358 per 100,000 U.S. residents, the lowest since 1992. From 2010 to 2020, the sentenced imprisonment rate for U.S. residents fell 37% among blacks; 32% among Hispanics; 32% among Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders; 26% among whites; and 25% among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Violent crime rates were down 50% in 2019 compared to a 1991 peak. The number of police officers per capita has fallen 9% since a 2008 peak. Get more nonpartisan data about crime, police, prisons and more with the State of the Union in Numbers.
