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The combined state and federal imprisonment rate of 419 sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents in 2019 was the lowest imprisonment rate since 1995, the Bureau of Justice Statistics announced today. The imprisonment rate in 2019 marked a 17% decrease from 2009?and a 3% decrease from 2018, and it marked the 11th consecutive annual decrease. The imprisonment rate?the portion of U.S. residents who are in prison?is based on prisoners sentenced to more than one year.
Prisoners in 2019 (NCJ 255115) was written by BJS statistician E. Ann Carson. The report, related documents and additional information about BJS?s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at www.bjs.gov.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Jeffrey H. Anderson is the director.
The Office of Justice Programs, directed by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan, provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation?s capacity to prevent and reduce crime,?assist victims and enhance the rule of law by strengthening the criminal and juvenile justice systems. More information about OJP and its components is located at www.ojp.gov.
The year 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of the Department of Justice. Learn more about the history of our agency at?www.Justice.gov/Celebrating150Years.
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