Offense Characteristics of Sentenced People Incarcerated in State or Federal Prison

"Offense characteristics of sentenced state prisoners

"ƒ Of the 1,039,500 persons sentenced to more than 1 year in state prison at yearend 2022 (the most recent year for which state prison offense data were available), 647,600 (62%) were serving a sentence for a violent offense, 131,300 (13%) for a drug offense, 130,800 (13%) for a property offense, and 122,800 (12%) for a public order offense (tables 16 and 17).

"ƒ Twenty-six percent of sentenced females in state prison were serving a sentence for a drug offense in 2022, compared to 12% of males in state prison.

"ƒ In 2022, a total of 163,100 persons were sentenced to state prison for rape or sexual assault and 157,600 for murder or nonnegligent manslaughter.

"ƒ In 40 states, more than half of the persons sentenced to more than 1 year in prison on December 31, 2022, were serving time for a violent offense (table 18).

"ƒ At yearend 2022, persons sentenced for a violent offense made up more than 80% of three states’ prison populations (Alaska, California, and Montana).

"Offense characteristics of sentenced federal prisoners

"ƒ On September 30, 2023 (the most recent date for which federal prison offense data were available), 45% (64,600) of sentenced persons in federal prison were serving time for a drug offense and 44% (62,400) were serving time for a public order offense (tables 19 and 20).

"ƒ Five percent (6,500) of the sentenced federal prison population on September 30, 2023, was imprisoned for an immigration offense.

"ƒ Thirty-six percent of black persons in federal prisons were serving a sentence for a weapons offense, compared to 15% of white persons; 14% of American Indian or Alaska Native persons; 12% of Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Other Pacific Islander persons; and 11% of Hispanic persons."