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Demographic trends in jail populations
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Jail populations by race and ethnicity, 1990-2003
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Number of jail inmates (one-day)
count |
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| Year |
White
non-Hispanic |
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Black
non-Hispanic |
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Hispanic of any race |
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| 1990 |
169,400 |
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172,300 |
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58,000 |
| 1991 |
175,300 |
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185,100 |
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60,600 |
| 1992 |
178,300 |
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196,300 |
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64,500 |
| 1993 |
180,700 |
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203,200 |
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69,400 |
| 1994 |
191,800 |
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215,300 |
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75,500 |
| 1995 |
206,600 |
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224,100 |
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75,700 |
| 1996 |
215,700 |
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213,100 |
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80,900 |
| 1997 |
230,300 |
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237,900 |
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88,900 |
| 1998 |
244,900 |
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244,000 |
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91,800 |
| 1999 |
249,900 |
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251,800 |
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93,800 |
| 2000 |
260,500 |
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256,300 |
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94,100 |
| 2001 |
271,700 |
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256,200 |
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93,000 |
| 2002 |
291,800 |
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264,900 |
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98,000 |
| 2003 |
301,200 |
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271,000 |
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106,600 |
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Source: Bureau of justice Statistics Correctional Surveys
(The National
Probation Data Survey, National Prisoner Statistics,
Survey of Jails, and The National Parole Data Survey) as presented
in Correctional Populations
in the United States, 1997, Prison and Jail Inmates at Midyear
and Census of Jails 1999. |
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