
| TOTAL ADMISSIONS | 26,049 | 100.0% |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 23,563 | 90.5% |
| Female | 2,486 | 9.5% |
| Race | ||
| White | 12,318 | 47.3% |
| Black | 13,211 | 50.7% |
| Other | 520 | 2.0% |
| Age at Admission | ||
| 17 & Under | 397 | 1.5% |
| 18-24 | 7,150 | 27.4% |
| 25-34 | 8,091 | 31.1% |
| 35-49 | 9,077 | 34.8% |
| 50-59 | 1,119 | 4.3% |
| 60+ | 215 | 0.8% |
| Prior DC Prison Commitments | ||
| 0 | 14,660 | 56.3% |
| 1 | 5,228 | 20.1% |
| 2 | 2,527 | 9.7% |
| 3 | 1,559 | 6.0% |
| 4+ | 2,075 | 8.0% |
| Prison Admissions by Primary Offense Type ![]() |
| * 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. |
Admissions Over Five Years![]() |
| Type of Offense | Number | Percent | Average Sentence Length In Years* | Average Age at Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder,Manslaughter | 859 | 3.3% | 22.9 years | 32.0 |
| Sexual Offenses | 1,607 | 6.2% | 11.1 years | 35.0 |
| Robbery | 2,122 | 8.1% | 8.9 years | 27.1 |
| Violent Personal Offenses | 3,640 | 14.0% | 4.6 years | 32.2 |
| Burglary | 3,820 | 14.7% | 4.9 years | 30.1 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 3,835 | 14.7% | 2.5 years | 33.9 |
| Drug Offenses | 7,380 | 28.3% | 3.0 years | 32.6 |
| Weapons | 830 | 3.2% | 4.3 years | 32.0 |
| Other | 1,956 | 7.5% | 2.7 years | 34.4 |
| *Sentence lengths of 50 years or longer, life, and death are coded as 50 years for calculations of averages. | ||||