Inmate Admissions
General Characteristics
FY 1997-98 Admissions
| Total Admissions |
22,654 |
100.0% |
| Gender |
| Male |
20,810 |
91.9% |
| Female |
1,844 |
8.1% |
| Race |
| White |
10,223 |
45.1% |
| Black |
12,105 |
53.4% |
| Other |
326 |
1.5% |
| Ethnicity |
| Non Hispanic |
20,600 |
90.9% |
| Hispanic |
2,054 |
9.1% |
| Age |
| 17 & Under |
697 |
3.1% |
| 18-24 |
6,146 |
27.1% |
| 25-34 |
8,055 |
35.6% |
| 35-49 |
6,875 |
30.3% |
| 50-59 |
677 |
3.0% |
| 60+ |
204 |
0.9% |
| Average Age at Admission: 30.9 Years |
|
| Prison Admission by Offense Type |
| Murder/Manslaughter |
1,062 |
4.70% |
| Sexual Offenses |
1,531 |
6.80% |
| Robbery |
2,384 |
10.50% |
| Violent Personal Offenses |
3,352 |
14.80% |
| Burglary |
4,236 |
18.70% |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud |
2,726 |
12.00% |
| Drug Offenses |
5,530 |
24.40% |
| Weapons |
948 |
4.20% |
| Other Offenses |
885 |
3.90% |
| Prior DC Prison Commitments |
| 0 |
12,294 |
54.30% |
| 1 |
4,381 |
19.30% |
| 2 |
2,523 |
11.10% |
| 3 |
1,559 |
6.90% |
| 4 |
924 |
4.10% |
| 5+ |
973 |
4.30% |
|
* One of the following conditions must occur for a crime to be defined as violent under this revised 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.
| Average Sentence Length/Age by Offense (in Years) |
| |
Sentence |
Age |
| Violent* |
9.0 |
29.9 |
| Property |
3.9 |
30.6 |
| Drug |
3.1 |
32.5 |
| Other |
3.5 |
32.5 |
| Murder/Manslaughter |
22.8 |
30.3 |
| Sexual Offenses |
11.3 |
35.1 |
| Robbery |
7.9 |
25.9 |
| Violent Personal Offenses |
4.7 |
30.7 |
| Burglary |
5.1 |
29.0 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud |
2.9 |
32.6 |
| Drug Offenses |
3.1 |
32.5 |
| Weapons |
3.8 |
30.5 |
| Other Offenses |
2.9 |
33.7 |
