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Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 1,382 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 202.2 pts from 1999.

2000, per 100,000 people1,382
Change on 1999+202.2 pts
Series high1,7121994
Series low3781978

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

05001,0001,5002,0001978198219861990199420001978: 378 per 100,000 people1979: 396 per 100,000 people1980: 427 per 100,000 people1981: 460 per 100,000 people1982: 528 per 100,000 people1983: 548 per 100,000 people1984: 587 per 100,000 people1985: 726 per 100,000 people1986: 750 per 100,000 people1987: 881 per 100,000 people1988: 1,051 per 100,000 people1989: 1,065 per 100,000 people1990: 1,123 per 100,000 people1991: 1,183 per 100,000 people1992: 1,260 per 100,000 people1993: 1,496 per 100,000 people1994: 1,712 per 100,000 people1995: 1,558 per 100,000 people1996: 1,514 per 100,000 people1997: 1,647 per 100,000 people1998: 1,441 per 100,000 people1999: 1,180 per 100,000 people2000: 1,382 per 100,000 people05001,0001,5002,00019781986199420001978: 378 per 100,000 people1979: 396 per 100,000 people1980: 427 per 100,000 people1981: 460 per 100,000 people1982: 528 per 100,000 people1983: 548 per 100,000 people1984: 587 per 100,000 people1985: 726 per 100,000 people1986: 750 per 100,000 people1987: 881 per 100,000 people1988: 1,051 per 100,000 people1989: 1,065 per 100,000 people1990: 1,123 per 100,000 people1991: 1,183 per 100,000 people1992: 1,260 per 100,000 people1993: 1,496 per 100,000 people1994: 1,712 per 100,000 people1995: 1,558 per 100,000 people1996: 1,514 per 100,000 people1997: 1,647 per 100,000 people1998: 1,441 per 100,000 people1999: 1,180 per 100,000 people2000: 1,382 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 23 values
Periodper 100,000 people
20001,382
19991,180
19981,441
19971,647
19961,514
19951,558
19941,712
19931,496
19921,260
19911,183
19901,123
19891,065
19881,051
1987881
1986750
1985726
1984587
1983548
1982528
1981460
1980427
1979396
1978378

Compared with United States

Place2000
District of Columbia1,382
United States470

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 585 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 339 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 492 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 442 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 472 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 389 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 386 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 501 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 1,382 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 444 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 536 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 293 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 426 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 364 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 325 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 272 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 310 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 368 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 788 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 128 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 423 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 149 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 479 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 126 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 675 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 491 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 344 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 223 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 499 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 182 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 353 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 256 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 370 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 335 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 155 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 403 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 671 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 308 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 300 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 187 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 522 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 346 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 389 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 754 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 247 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 215 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 417 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 248 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 210 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 378 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 340 per 100,000 people
  • Under 230
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  • 370 to 420
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  • 500 and over
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 prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 residents of all ages. 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 prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (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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Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (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 prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), 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/imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). 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/imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia.

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Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced prisoners per 100,000 U.S. residents, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), 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/imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 1,382 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 202.2 pts from 1999.

Where does this figure come from?

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

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

1,712 per 100,000 people in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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