Percent change in jail population due to COVID-19 by offense U.S. June 2019-2020
From June 2019 to June 2020, the confined jail inmate population for those who committed a misdemeanor in the United States decreased by 44.8 percent due to COVID-19. On the other hand, the U.S. jail population decreased by 18 percent for those who committed a felony over the same period.