| http://www.isteve.com /Crime_Imprisonment_Rates_ by_Race.htm |
Rate | Sorted by black / white ratio | |||||||||||||||
| Data from | Prisoners per 100,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| http://www.ncianet.org/ | Bush % 2004 |
White |
African American |
AfAm / White |
Hispanic |
H/White |
Overall |
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| 1997 | 97 vs natl | 1985 | 1997 | 97 vs natl | 1985 | 1,997.0 | 1997 | 97 vs natl | 1985 | 1997 | 1997 | 1985 | |||||
| U.S. total | 289 | 100% | 151 | 2,629 | 100% | 1,221 | 9.1 | 1,058 | 100% | 471 | 3.7 | 626 | 286 | ||||
| Federal | 24 | 12 | 189 | 69 | 7.9 | 176 | 87 | 57 | 23 | ||||||||
| District of Columbia | 9.3% | 65 | 22% | 112 | 3,672 | 140% | 1,998 | 56.5 | 14 | 1% | 0 | 2213 | 1296 | ||||
| Minnesota | 47.6% | 80 | 28% | 53 | 2,459 | 94% | 1,127 | 30.7 | 684 | 65% | 361 | 8.6 | 155 | 77 | |||
| Wisconsin | 49.3% | 199 | 69% | 89 | 4,476 | 170% | 1,670 | 22.5 | 1,272 | 120% | 705 | 6.4 | 423 | 156 | |||
| New Jersey | 46.2% | 116 | 40% | 53 | 2,447 | 93% | 1,156 | 21.1 | 754 | 71% | 384 | 6.5 | 468 | 199 | |||
| Iowa | 49.9% | 236 | 82% | 106 | 4,807 | 183% | 2,077 | 20.4 | 873 | 83% | 266 | 3.7 | 326 | 134 | |||
| Connecticut | 43.9% | 224 | 78% | 104 | 4,240 | 161% | 1,780 | 18.9 | 2,697 | 255% | 1157 | 12.0 | 695 | 254 | |||
| Pennsylvania | 48.5% | 145 | 50% | 77 | 2,551 | 97% | 1,106 | 17.6 | 1,722 | 163% | 0 | 11.9 | 382 | 159 | |||
| Rhode Island | 38.7% | 261 | 90% | 121 | 4,369 | 166% | 1,746 | 16.7 | 1,298 | 123% | 508 | 5.0 | 450 | 176 | |||
| Illinois | 44.5% | 151 | 52% | 90 | 2,220 | 84% | 1,028 | 14.7 | 561 | 53% | 284 | 3.7 | 462 | 221 | |||
| Utah | 71.5% | 237 | 82% | 121 | 3,193 | 121% | 2,267 | 13.5 | 1,051 | 99% | 707 | 4.4 | 314 | 158 | |||
| Nebraska | 65.9% | 185 | 64% | 102 | 2,439 | 93% | 1,698 | 13.2 | 485 | 46% | 310 | 2.6 | 281 | 157 | |||
| New York | 40.1% | 136 | 47% | 94 | 1,739 | 66% | 946 | 12.8 | 1,294 | 122% | 725 | 9.5 | 507 | 259 | |||
| Kansas | 62.0% | 243 | 84% | 173 | 3,046 | 116% | 1,930 | 12.5 | 649 | 61% | 388 | 2.7 | 411 | 265 | |||
| Massachusetts | 36.8% | 137 | 47% | 75 | 1,652 | 63% | 1,039 | 12.1 | 1,187 | 112% | 429 | 8.7 | 256 | 121 | |||
| Colorado | 51.7% | 259 | 90% | 91 | 3,067 | 117% | 857 | 11.8 | 1,062 | 100% | 341 | 4.1 | 469 | 142 | |||
| Washington | 45.6% | 218 | 75% | 167 | 2,310 | 88% | 1,584 | 10.6 | 921 | 87% | 419 | 4.2 | 319 | 214 | |||
| Oregon | 47.2% | 267 | 92% | 193 | 2,784 | 106% | 1,964 | 10.4 | 767 | 72% | 312 | 2.9 | 330 | 225 | |||
| Ohio | 50.8% | 289 | 100% | 155 | 3,010 | 114% | 1,303 | 10.4 | 778 | 74% | 213 | 2.7 | 574 | 265 | |||
| New Mexico | 49.8% | 209 | 72% | 138 | 2,166 | 82% | 1,356 | 10.4 | 589 | 56% | 342 | 2.8 | 384 | 231 | |||
| Indiana | 59.9% | 250 | 87% | 174 | 2,368 | 90% | 1,289 | 9.5 | 468 | 44% | 159 | 1.9 | 411 | 248 | |||
| New Hampshire | 48.9% | 227 | 79% | 91 | 2,109 | 80% | 387 | 9.3 | 900 | 85% | 135 | 4.0 | 247 | 92 | |||
| South Dakota | 59.9% | 349 | 121% | 164 | 3,232 | 123% | 1,227 | 9.3 | 0 | 0% | 370 | 424 | 209 | ||||
| Wyoming | 68.7% | 372 | 129% | 193 | 3,434 | 131% | 1,577 | 9.2 | 1,019 | 96% | 408 | 2.7 | 445 | 217 | |||
| Florida | 52.1% | 289 | 100% | 179 | 2,610 | 99% | 1,476 | 9.0 | 350 | 33% | 234 | 1.2 | 577 | 324 | |||
| Maryland | 43.0% | 195 | 67% | 148 | 1,754 | 67% | 1,297 | 9.0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 576 | 395 | ||||
| Maine | 44.6% | 158 | 55% | 141 | 1,411 | 54% | 561 | 8.9 | 0 | 0% | 56 | 171 | 143 | ||||
| Delaware | 45.8% | 406 | 140% | 272 | 3,609 | 137% | 2,144 | 8.9 | 1,365 | 129% | 965 | 3.4 | 977 | 549 | |||
| Texas | 61.1% | 467 | 162% | 182 | 4,115 | 157% | 1,226 | 8.8 | 1,045 | 99% | 340 | 2.2 | 1018 | 324 | |||
| Kentucky | 59.6% | 332 | 115% | 135 | 2,869 | 109% | 920 | 8.6 | 313 | 30% | 0 | 0.9 | 499 | 184 | |||
| Michigan | 47.8% | 308 | 107% | 130 | 2,640 | 100% | 1,272 | 8.6 | 596 | 56% | 197 | 1.9 | 619 | 269 | |||
| California | 44.4% | 366 | 127% | 138 | 3,128 | 119% | 1,266 | 8.5 | 865 | 82% | 372 | 2.4 | 669 | 257 | |||
| Virginia | 53.7% | 242 | 84% | 146 | 2,009 | 76% | 972 | 8.3 | 56 | 5% | 0 | 0.2 | 557 | 283 | |||
| Oklahoma | 65.6% | 558 | 193% | 258 | 4,302 | 164% | 1,666 | 7.7 | 1,052 | 99% | 258 | 1.9 | 844 | 350 | |||
| North Carolina | 56.0% | 238 | 82% | 209 | 1,818 | 69% | 1,019 | 7.6 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 569 | 372 | ||||
| Missouri | 53.3% | 362 | 125% | 179 | 2,735 | 104% | 1,131 | 7.6 | 549 | 52% | 0 | 1.5 | 600 | 265 | |||
| Louisiana | 56.7% | 326 | 113% | 176 | 2,452 | 93% | 1,207 | 7.5 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 932 | 444 | ||||
| Arkansas | 54.3% | 282 | 98% | 160 | 2,111 | 80% | 969 | 7.5 | 274 | 26% | 198 | 1.0 | 538 | 269 | |||
| Arizona | 54.9% | 473 | 164% | 261 | 3,510 | 134% | 2,300 | 7.4 | 1,281 | 121% | 657 | 2.7 | 710 | 369 | |||
| Alaska | 61.1% | 594 | 206% | 470 | 4,011 | 153% | 1,750 | 6.8 | 940 | 89% | 58 | 1.6 | 993 | 664 | |||
| Vermont | 38.8% | 270 | 93% | 0 | 1,679 | 64% | 0 | 6.2 | 588 | 56% | 0 | 2.2 | 285 | 171 | |||
| West Virginia | 56.1% | 197 | 68% | 107 | 1,206 | 46% | 606 | 6.1 | 42 | 4% | 14 | ||||||