Incarceration sentences were almost evenly divided between prison (36%) and jail (37%) in 2009. Felony convictions were more likely to result in a sentence to prison (42%) than jail (33%). Nearly all incarceration sentences for misdemeanor convictions were to jail (53%) rather than prison (3%).
View More 42 percent of felony convictions result in a sentence to prison. 33 percent go to jailMonth: January 2014
Probation Declines for Fifth Straight Year-Parole Declines in 2012
The number of adults under community supervision declined by about 40,500 during 2012, down to 4,781,300 offenders at yearend 2012.
View More Probation Declines for Fifth Straight Year-Parole Declines in 2012Lowest Number of US Prison Admissions Since 1999
In 2012, the number of admissions to state and federal prison in the United States was 609,800 offenders, the lowest number since 1999.
View More Lowest Number of US Prison Admissions Since 1999Homicides Decline by Half in the US
The U.S. homicide rate declined by nearly half (49%), from 9.3 homicides per 100,000 U.S. residents in 1992 to 4.7 in 2011, falling to the lowest level since 1963
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