State Prison Inmates, by Offense, Gender, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2003
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
| Most serious offense | All | Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Violent offenses | 51.8 | 53.0 | 34.8 | 50.1 | 52.3 | 53.2 |
| Murder1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Manslaughter | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Rape | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| Other sexual assault | 7.0 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 7.6 |
| Robbery | 14.1 | 14.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 18.9 | 12.9 |
| Assault | 9.9 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 12.8 |
| Other violent | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| Property offenses | 20.9 | 20.2 | 30.0 | 26.5 | 17.9 | 17.0 |
| Burglary | 11.0 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 |
| Larceny | 3.9 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Fraud | 2.4 | 1.8 | 10.5 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Other property | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Drug offenses | 20.0 | 19.3 | 29.1 | 14.3 | 23.7 | 22.9 |
| Public-order offenses 2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Other/unspecified 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
NOTE: Data are for inmates with a sentence of more than one year under the jurisdiction of state correctional authorities.
1. Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.
2. Includes weapons, drunk driving, court offenses, commercialized vice, morals and decency charges, liquor law violations, and other public-order offenses.
3. Includes juvenile offenses and unspecified felonies.
Source: Prisoners in 2005, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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