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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 28 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 0.1 pts from 1999.

2000, per 100,000 people28
Change on 1999-0.1 pts
Series high1721994
Series low131980

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Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000

0501001502001978198219861990199420001978: 14 per 100,000 people1979: 14 per 100,000 people1980: 13 per 100,000 people1981: 16 per 100,000 people1982: 32 per 100,000 people1983: 26 per 100,000 people1984: 25 per 100,000 people1985: 19 per 100,000 people1986: 22 per 100,000 people1987: 35 per 100,000 people1988: 38 per 100,000 people1989: 103 per 100,000 people1990: 105 per 100,000 people1991: 109 per 100,000 people1992: 107 per 100,000 people1993: 115 per 100,000 people1994: 172 per 100,000 people1995: 126 per 100,000 people1996: 119 per 100,000 people1997: 135 per 100,000 people1998: 120 per 100,000 people1999: 28 per 100,000 people2000: 28 per 100,000 people05010015020019781986199420001978: 14 per 100,000 people1979: 14 per 100,000 people1980: 13 per 100,000 people1981: 16 per 100,000 people1982: 32 per 100,000 people1983: 26 per 100,000 people1984: 25 per 100,000 people1985: 19 per 100,000 people1986: 22 per 100,000 people1987: 35 per 100,000 people1988: 38 per 100,000 people1989: 103 per 100,000 people1990: 105 per 100,000 people1991: 109 per 100,000 people1992: 107 per 100,000 people1993: 115 per 100,000 people1994: 172 per 100,000 people1995: 126 per 100,000 people1996: 119 per 100,000 people1997: 135 per 100,000 people1998: 120 per 100,000 people1999: 28 per 100,000 people2000: 28 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 23 values
Periodper 100,000 people
200028
199928
1998120
1997135
1996119
1995126
1994172
1993115
1992107
1991109
1990105
1989103
198838
198735
198622
198519
198425
198326
198232
198116
198013
197914
197814

Compared with United States

Place2000
District of Columbia28
United States59

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 78 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 32 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 69 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 56 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 62 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 62 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 45 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 61 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 28 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 50 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 66 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 63 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 76 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 45 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 47 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 40 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 37 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 51 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 96 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 9 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 39 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 7 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 42 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 15 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 104 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 69 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 68 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 29 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 85 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 19 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 38 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 37 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 33 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 34 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 17 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 48 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 136 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 34 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 25 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 12 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 63 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 53 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 47 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 110 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 32 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 14 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 55 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 34 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 31 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 50 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 64 per 100,000 people
  • Under 28
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  • 36 to 47
  • 47 to 57
  • 57 to 69
  • 69 and over
Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), 2000, per 100,000 people. District of Columbia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Sentenced female prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 female residents. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics, with Census Bureau resident population estimates for January 1 of the following year.

Counts only prisoners sentenced to more than 1 year, so it differs from the prison population rate used for other countries (prison_population_rate), which counts everyone held in prison, pre-trial detainees included. Prisoners are counted by the jurisdiction with legal authority over them, wherever they are held, on December 31. The national figure adds the federal system to the states. Local jails are not included, except in Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island and Vermont, which run one combined prison and jail system. Felons sentenced in the District of Columbia have been the responsibility of the Federal Bureau of Prisons since 2001, so the District has values only up to 2000.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

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National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 20 Feb. 2026, https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners), District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/female-imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia?

Female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 28 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is down 0.1 pts from 1999.

Where does this figure come from?

Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced female prisoners per 100,000 female U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest female imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia?

172 per 100,000 people in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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