Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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| Offense | Number of inmates |
|---|---|
| Total | 158,426 |
| Violent offenses | 16,688 |
| Homicide1 | 2,632 |
| Robbery | 10,398 |
| Other violent | 3,658 |
| Property offenses | 11,283 |
| Burglary | 567 |
| Fraud | 8,241 |
| Other property | 2,475 |
| Drug offenses | 86,972 |
| Public-order offenses | 42,325 |
| Immigration | 16,903 |
| Weapons | 16,377 |
| Other public-order | 9,045 |
| Other/unknown2 | 1,158 |
1. Includes murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, and negligent manslaughter.
2. Includes offenses not classifiable.
Source: Prisoners in 2004, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
| U.S. Prisons Overcrowded and Violent, Recidivism High | Incarceration and Capital Punishment | State Prison Inmates, by Offense, Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2002 |
