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DEFINITION
Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities, by region and jurisdiction, yearend 2004. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Crime Statistics > Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities (per capita) (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 |
Delaware: |
8.212 per 1,000 people |
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| #2 |
Louisiana: |
8.166 per 1,000 people |
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| #3 |
Texas: |
7.354 per 1,000 people |
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| #4 |
Mississippi: |
7.183 per 1,000 people |
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| #5 |
Alaska: |
6.862 per 1,000 people |
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| #6 |
Oklahoma: |
6.573 per 1,000 people |
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| #7 |
Alabama: |
5.68 per 1,000 people |
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| #8 |
Georgia: |
5.633 per 1,000 people |
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| #9 |
Connecticut: |
5.554 per 1,000 people |
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| #10 |
South Carolina: |
5.506 per 1,000 people |
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| #11 |
Arizona: |
5.475 per 1,000 people |
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| #12 |
Missouri: |
5.359 per 1,000 people |
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| #13 |
Arkansas: |
4.968 per 1,000 people |
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| #14 |
Michigan: |
4.83 per 1,000 people |
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| #15 |
Florida: |
4.808 per 1,000 people |
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| #16 |
Nevada: |
4.706 per 1,000 people |
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| #17 |
Virginia: |
4.7 per 1,000 people |
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| #18 |
California: |
4.61 per 1,000 people |
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| #19 |
Idaho: |
4.461 per 1,000 people |
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| #20 |
Colorado: |
4.35 per 1,000 people |
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| #21 |
Tennessee: |
4.341 per 1,000 people |
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| #22 |
Kentucky: |
4.268 per 1,000 people |
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| #23 |
Maryland: |
4.158 per 1,000 people |
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| #24 |
Wisconsin: |
4.148 per 1,000 people |
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| #25 |
Montana: |
4.144 per 1,000 people |
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| #26 |
North Carolina: |
4.081 per 1,000 people |
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| #27 |
South Dakota: |
3.989 per 1,000 people |
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| #28 |
Ohio: |
3.908 per 1,000 people |
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| #29 |
Indiana: |
3.828 per 1,000 people |
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| #30 |
Oregon: |
3.621 per 1,000 people |
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| #31 |
Illinois: |
3.452 per 1,000 people |
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| #32 |
New York: |
3.311 per 1,000 people |
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| #33 |
New Mexico: |
3.308 per 1,000 people |
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| #34 |
Pennsylvania: |
3.296 per 1,000 people |
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| #35 |
Kansas: |
3.267 per 1,000 people |
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| #36 |
Vermont: |
3.159 per 1,000 people |
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| #37 |
New Jersey: |
3.069 per 1,000 people |
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| #38 |
Iowa: |
2.874 per 1,000 people |
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| #39 |
West Virginia: |
2.789 per 1,000 people |
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| #40 |
Washington: |
2.642 per 1,000 people |
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| #41 |
Utah: |
2.425 per 1,000 people |
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| #42 |
North Dakota: |
2.084 per 1,000 people |
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| #43 |
New Hampshire: |
1.869 per 1,000 people |
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| #44 |
Minnesota: |
1.706 per 1,000 people |
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| #45 |
Massachusetts: |
1.585 per 1,000 people |
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| #46 |
Maine: |
1.532 per 1,000 people |
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| #47 |
Hawaii: |
0.467 per 1,000 people |
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| #48 |
Wyoming: |
0.389 per 1,000 people |
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| #49 |
Rhode Island: |
0.319 per 1,000 people |
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| #50 |
Nebraska: |
0.235 per 1,000 people |
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Weighted average: |
4.0 per 1,000 people |
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DEFINITION: Prisoners under the jurisdiction of State or Federal correctional authorities, by region and jurisdiction, yearend 2004. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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