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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia was 10,352 in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 19.6% from 1999.

2000, count10,352
Change on 1999+19.6%
Series high10,9491994
Series low2,8641978

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Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K1978198219861990199420001978: 2,864 count1979: 2,973 count1980: 3,145 count1981: 3,479 count1982: 4,081 count1983: 4,344 count1984: 4,521 count1985: 6,404 count1986: 6,618 count1987: 7,645 count1988: 8,831 count1989: 9,954 count1990: 9,947 count1991: 10,455 count1992: 10,875 count1993: 10,845 count1994: 10,949 count1995: 9,800 count1996: 9,376 count1997: 9,353 count1998: 9,829 count1999: 8,652 count2000: 10,352 count2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K19781986199420001978: 2,864 count1979: 2,973 count1980: 3,145 count1981: 3,479 count1982: 4,081 count1983: 4,344 count1984: 4,521 count1985: 6,404 count1986: 6,618 count1987: 7,645 count1988: 8,831 count1989: 9,954 count1990: 9,947 count1991: 10,455 count1992: 10,875 count1993: 10,845 count1994: 10,949 count1995: 9,800 count1996: 9,376 count1997: 9,353 count1998: 9,829 count1999: 8,652 count2000: 10,352 count
count. Source: BJS, National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-02-20.
All 23 values
Periodcount
200010,352
19998,652
19989,829
19979,353
19969,376
19959,800
199410,949
199310,845
199210,875
199110,455
19909,947
19899,954
19888,831
19877,645
19866,618
19856,404
19844,521
19834,344
19824,081
19813,479
19803,145
19792,973
19782,864

Compared with United States

Place2000
District of Columbia10,352
United States1,394,231

District of Columbia compared with nearby places

Alabama: 26,406 countAlaska: 4,173 countArizona: 26,510 countArkansas: 11,915 countCalifornia: 163,001 countColorado: 16,833 countConnecticut: 18,355 countDelaware: 6,921 countDistrict of Columbia: 10,352 countFlorida: 71,319 countGeorgia: 44,232 countHawaii: 5,053 countIdaho: 5,535 countIllinois: 45,281 countIndiana: 20,125 countIowa: 7,955 countKansas: 8,344 countKentucky: 14,919 countLouisiana: 35,207 countMaine: 1,679 countMaryland: 23,538 countMassachusetts: 10,722 countMichigan: 47,718 countMinnesota: 6,238 countMississippi: 20,241 countMissouri: 27,543 countMontana: 3,105 countNebraska: 3,895 countNevada: 10,063 countNew Hampshire: 2,257 countNew Jersey: 29,784 countNew Mexico: 5,342 countNew York: 70,199 countNorth Carolina: 31,266 countNorth Dakota: 1,076 countOhio: 45,833 countOklahoma: 23,181 countOregon: 10,580 countPennsylvania: 36,847 countRhode Island: 3,286 countSouth Carolina: 21,778 countSouth Dakota: 2,616 countTennessee: 22,166 countTexas: 166,719 countUtah: 5,637 countVermont: 1,697 countVirginia: 30,168 countWashington: 14,915 countWest Virginia: 3,856 countWisconsin: 20,754 countWyoming: 1,680 count
  • Under 4,000
  • 4,000 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 15K
  • 15K to 23K
  • 23K to 36K
  • 36K and over
Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 2000, count. 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

Prisoners of any sentence status under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities on December 31. Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics.

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: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, 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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APA 7

Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2026). National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables) (Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, District of Columbia, 1978 to 2000) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/prisoners-2023-statistical-tables

MLA 9

National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 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/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/district-of-columbia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2026. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 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/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/district-of-columbia.

Harvard

Bureau of Justice Statistics (2026) National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables), Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction, 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/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/district-of-columbia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/prisoners-under-jurisdiction/district-of-columbia. Publisher attribution: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, 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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What is the prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia?

Prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia was 10,352 in 2000, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics. That is up 19.6% from 1999.

Where does this figure come from?

Bureau of Justice Statistics. National Prisoner Statistics: prisoners under the jurisdiction of state or federal correctional authorities, total (CSAT quick table and Prisoners in YYYY statistical tables). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest prisoners under state or federal jurisdiction in District of Columbia?

10,949 in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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