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Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 2,904 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 428.1 pts from 1999.

2000, per 100,000 people2,904
Change on 1999+428.1 pts
Series high3,4571994
Series low7991978

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

01,0002,0003,0004,0001978198219861990199420001978: 799 per 100,000 people1979: 840 per 100,000 people1980: 907 per 100,000 people1981: 976 per 100,000 people1982: 1,103 per 100,000 people1983: 1,154 per 100,000 people1984: 1,238 per 100,000 people1985: 1,542 per 100,000 people1986: 1,588 per 100,000 people1987: 1,853 per 100,000 people1988: 2,213 per 100,000 people1989: 2,168 per 100,000 people1990: 2,289 per 100,000 people1991: 2,407 per 100,000 people1992: 2,568 per 100,000 people1993: 3,067 per 100,000 people1994: 3,457 per 100,000 people1995: 3,175 per 100,000 people1996: 3,095 per 100,000 people1997: 3,351 per 100,000 people1998: 2,928 per 100,000 people1999: 2,476 per 100,000 people2000: 2,904 per 100,000 people01,0002,0003,0004,00019781986199420001978: 799 per 100,000 people1979: 840 per 100,000 people1980: 907 per 100,000 people1981: 976 per 100,000 people1982: 1,103 per 100,000 people1983: 1,154 per 100,000 people1984: 1,238 per 100,000 people1985: 1,542 per 100,000 people1986: 1,588 per 100,000 people1987: 1,853 per 100,000 people1988: 2,213 per 100,000 people1989: 2,168 per 100,000 people1990: 2,289 per 100,000 people1991: 2,407 per 100,000 people1992: 2,568 per 100,000 people1993: 3,067 per 100,000 people1994: 3,457 per 100,000 people1995: 3,175 per 100,000 people1996: 3,095 per 100,000 people1997: 3,351 per 100,000 people1998: 2,928 per 100,000 people1999: 2,476 per 100,000 people2000: 2,904 per 100,000 people
per 100,000 people. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: imprisonment rate of sentenced male prisoners per 100,000 male 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
20002,904
19992,476
19982,928
19973,351
19963,095
19953,175
19943,457
19933,067
19922,568
19912,407
19902,289
19892,168
19882,213
19871,853
19861,588
19851,542
19841,238
19831,154
19821,103
1981976
1980907
1979840
1978799

Compared with United States

Place2000
District of Columbia2,904
United States897

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,128 per 100,000 peopleAlaska: 626 per 100,000 peopleArizona: 916 per 100,000 peopleArkansas: 848 per 100,000 peopleCalifornia: 884 per 100,000 peopleColorado: 711 per 100,000 peopleConnecticut: 748 per 100,000 peopleDelaware: 967 per 100,000 peopleDistrict of Columbia: 2,904 per 100,000 peopleFlorida: 858 per 100,000 peopleGeorgia: 1,022 per 100,000 peopleHawaii: 521 per 100,000 peopleIdaho: 774 per 100,000 peopleIllinois: 697 per 100,000 peopleIndiana: 614 per 100,000 peopleIowa: 512 per 100,000 peopleKansas: 589 per 100,000 peopleKentucky: 700 per 100,000 peopleLouisiana: 1,525 per 100,000 peopleMaine: 253 per 100,000 peopleMaryland: 835 per 100,000 peopleMassachusetts: 302 per 100,000 peopleMichigan: 934 per 100,000 peopleMinnesota: 240 per 100,000 peopleMississippi: 1,287 per 100,000 peopleMissouri: 936 per 100,000 peopleMontana: 622 per 100,000 peopleNebraska: 422 per 100,000 peopleNevada: 896 per 100,000 peopleNew Hampshire: 350 per 100,000 peopleNew Jersey: 688 per 100,000 peopleNew Mexico: 483 per 100,000 peopleNew York: 731 per 100,000 peopleNorth Carolina: 648 per 100,000 peopleNorth Dakota: 294 per 100,000 peopleOhio: 780 per 100,000 peopleOklahoma: 1,225 per 100,000 peopleOregon: 585 per 100,000 peoplePennsylvania: 594 per 100,000 peopleRhode Island: 377 per 100,000 peopleSouth Carolina: 1,008 per 100,000 peopleSouth Dakota: 643 per 100,000 peopleTennessee: 749 per 100,000 peopleTexas: 1,407 per 100,000 peopleUtah: 461 per 100,000 peopleVermont: 425 per 100,000 peopleVirginia: 793 per 100,000 peopleWashington: 464 per 100,000 peopleWest Virginia: 399 per 100,000 peopleWisconsin: 715 per 100,000 peopleWyoming: 613 per 100,000 people
  • Under 440
  • 440 to 610
  • 610 to 700
  • 700 to 810
  • 810 to 960
  • 960 and over
Male 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 male prisoners (sentence of more than 1 year) under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31, per 100,000 male 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Male 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 male prisoners per 100,000 male U.S. residents (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Male 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/male-imprisonment-rate/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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

Harvard

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

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

Male imprisonment rate (sentenced prisoners) in District of Columbia was 2,904 per 100,000 people in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 428.1 pts from 1999.

Where does this figure come from?

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

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

3,457 per 100,000 people in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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