In 2019, 2,231 inmates escaped from state or federal prisons in the United States. This is a decrease from the previous year, when 2,351 prisoners escaped from facilities across the United States.
Number of escapees from state and federal prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (October 27, 2021). Number of escapees from state and federal prisons in the United States from 2000 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/624069/number-of-escapees-from-prisons-in-the-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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