This statistic shows the imprisonment rate of prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities in 2018, by sex and ethnicity. In 2018, about 2,272 per 100,000 Black men were imprisoned in the United States. The overall imprisonment rate in 2018 stood at 431 per 100,000 Americans.
Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2018, by sex and ethnicity
* Includes American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asians, Native Hawaiians, other Pacific Islanders, and persons identifying two or more races. Based on prisoners with sentences of more than 1 year.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (April 30, 2020). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2018, by sex and ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2018, by sex and ethnicity." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2018, by sex and ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Imprisonment Rate of Sentenced Prisoners in The United States under Federal or State Jurisdiction in 2018, by Sex and Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners in the United States under federal or state jurisdiction in 2018, by sex and ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252871/imprisonment-rate-of-sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-by-sex-and-ethnicity/ (last visited August 04, 2020)
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