In 2020, the probation population of the United States amounted to around 3.05 million convicts. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 3.49 million people were on probabtion in the United States. This is also the lowest number of people on probation since 2005.
Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 15, 2021). Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Residents on Probation in The United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/ (last visited September 26, 2023)
Number of residents on probation in the United States from 2005 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253386/us-residents-on-probation/