Number of prisoners in the U.S. by offense type 2018

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
This statistic shows number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type. In 2018, there were around 448,000 people incarcerated prisons across the United States for drug offenses.

Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type

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Release date

March 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

2018

Supplementary notes

Shown graph does not contain offenses of people in the following types of prisons:
Youth (44,000),
Immigration detention (42,000),
Involuntary commitment (22,000),
Immigation offences held by U.S. Marshals Service (16,000),
Territorial prisons (11,000),
Indian country jails (2,500),
Military (1,300).

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