Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Inmate population refers to the 72,007 inmates who were present in the Florida prison system on June 30, 2001. The following tables and charts will detail the characteristics of these inmates. Other fiscal years may also be featured to illustrate trends.

• While the number of inmates in prison rose 55.7% over the last nine years, from 47,012 to 72,007 in June 2001, there was only an 11.3% rise in inmate population over the last five years, and only a one percent increase in the last year.
  
  
• The majority of inmates in prison on June 30, 2001 are male (67,762 or 94.1%) and black (38,852 or 54.0%). However, the percentage of black inmates in prison is decreasing (58.2% in June 1992 to 54.0% in June 2001.)
  
  
• The top five categories of primary offenses for which inmates are incarcerated are: drugs (17.9%), burglary (16.5%), murder/manslaughter (14.5%), robbery (13.9%) and violent personal offenses such as carjacking and aggravated assault (12.0%).
  
  
• On June 30, 2001, 452 of every 100,000 Floridians were incarcerated compared to 439 in 1997.

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