This is partially a result of declining crime rates, but has largely been achieved through pragmatic changes in policy and practice. For more than a decade, the political climate of criminal justice reform has been evolving toward evidence-based, commonsense approaches to public safety. This can be seen in a variety of legislative, judicial, and policy changes that have successfully decreased incarceration without adverse impacts on public safety.
Just as a bicycle works best when it uses different gears based on the terrain, we need a justice system that has different responses for different situations—shifting gears to treatment, prevention, and long-term public safety solutions as appropriate.
By taking a practical approach to criminal justice reform, we can decrease crime, enhance public safety, and make more responsible use of our resources. View and compare key state criminal justice data The Sentencing Project compiles state-level criminal justice data from a variety of sources.
Using our website's state-by-state data feature, you can navigate between interactive maps, tables, and rankings that allow you to access and use these data. View State-by-State Data. International Rates of Incarceration per , State and Federal Prison Population, Number of People Serving Life Sentences, Additional Information.
World's most dangerous cities, by murder rate This feature is limited to our corporate solutions. Please contact us to get started with full access to dossiers, forecasts, studies and international data. Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. As of May , the United States had the highest prisoner rate, with prisoners per , of the national population.
El Salvador, Turkmenistan, Thailand, and Palau rounded out the top five countries with the highest rate of incarceration. Prisoners in the United States The United States is not only the country with the highest incarceration rate worlwide, but it is also home to the largest number of prisoners. Roughly 2. In China, the estimated prison population totaled to 1. Other nations had far fewer prisoners. The largest share of the U. As of , there were almost , black, non-Hispanic prisoners, compared to , white, non-hispanic inmates.
The U. About , prisoners in state facilities were sentenced for drug-related offenses , such as trafficking and possession. Drug-related offenses were the most common cause of imprisonment in state prisons. Second most common were felonies, such as murder and robbery.
Loading statistic Prisons control and administer all aspects of life for inmates, resulting in a long list of costly necessities. Costs include food, recreational activities, educational opportunities, adequate security, utility costs, infrastructure maintenance, and health care.
Mass incarceration in the United States is a civil rights issue. Many argue that incarceration dehumanizes poor people and minorities, damaging already marginalized communities, and does not increase public safety. Additionally, high recidivism rates show that incarceration is ineffective and harmful to offenders, their families, the victims, and law enforcement if an offender does time without proper counseling and assimilation back into their community.
Many prisoners have difficulty reestablishing relationships, finding jobs, and staying away from criminal activity after being released. The United States has about prisoners per , people as of the end of , a 2.
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