
| TOTAL | 72,007 | 100.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male |
67,762
|
94.1%
|
| Female |
4,245
|
5.9%
|
| Race | ||
| White |
31,308
|
43.5%
|
| Black |
38,852
|
54.0%
|
| Other |
1,847
|
2.6%
|
| Age | ||
| 17 & Under |
395
|
0.5%
|
| 18-24 |
13,079
|
18.2%
|
| 25-34 |
23,632
|
32.8%
|
| 35-49 |
28,725
|
39.9%
|
| 50-59 |
4,720
|
6.6%
|
| 60+ |
1,452
|
2.0%
|
| Prior DC Prison Commitments | ||
| 0 |
37,667
|
52.3%
|
| 1 |
14,241
|
19.8%
|
| 2 |
8,501
|
11.8%
|
| 3 |
5,394
|
7.5%
|
| 4+ |
6,198
|
8.6%
|
Primary Offense
|
| Missing = 39 * One of the following conditions must occur for a crime to be defined as violent under this definition: actual physical harm or threat of physical harm, or a reasonable probability existed that individual criminal acts could have resulted in unintended physical harm or the threat of physical harm. |
Prison Population Over Five Years
|
| Type of Offense | Number | Percent | Average Sentence Length In Years* | Average Age at Offense |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder, Manslaughter |
10,448
|
14.5%
|
34.6 years
|
27.1
|
| Sexual Offenses |
7,988
|
11.1%
|
22.3 years
|
31.6
|
| Robbery |
10,026
|
13.9%
|
18.1 years
|
25.4
|
| Violent Personal Offenses |
8,655
|
12.0%
|
10.3 years
|
29.1
|
| Burglary |
11,857
|
16.5%
|
11.5 years
|
28.1
|
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud |
5,371
|
7.5%
|
5.3 years
|
31.6
|
| Drug Offenses |
12,878
|
17.9%
|
6.1 years
|
31.2
|
| Weapons |
1,881
|
2.6%
|
8.2 years
|
30.3
|
| Other |
2,864
|
4.0%
|
5.6 years
|
32.4
|
| * Sentence lengths of 50 years or longer, life, and death are coded as 50 years for calculations of averages. | ||||
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