Rate of imprisonment in state or federal correctional facilities, 1925–2011
Year | Imprisonment rate |
---|---|
1925 | 79 |
1926 | 83 |
1927 | 91 |
1928 | 96 |
1929 | 98 |
1930 | 104 |
1931 | 110 |
1932 | 110 |
1933 | 109 |
1934 | 109 |
1935 | 113 |
1936 | 113 |
1937 | 118 |
1938 | 123 |
1939 | 137 |
1940 | 132 |
1941 | 124 |
1942 | 112 |
1943 | 102 |
1944 | 100 |
1945 | 101 |
1946 | 100 |
1947 | 106 |
1948 | 108 |
1949 | 111 |
1950 | 111 |
1951 | 110 |
1952 | 110 |
1953 | 111 |
1954 | 115 |
1955 | 114 |
1956 | 115 |
1957 | 116 |
1958 | 120 |
1959 | 119 |
1960 | 119 |
1961 | 120 |
1962 | 118 |
1963 | 115 |
1964 | 112 |
1965 | 109 |
1966 | 102 |
1967 | 99 |
1968 | 94 |
1969 | 98 |
1970 | 97 |
1971 | 96 |
1972 | 94 |
1973 | 97 |
1974 | 103 |
1975 | 113 |
1976 | 122 |
1977 | 128 |
1978 | 130 |
1979 | 132 |
1980 | 134 |
1981 | 150 |
1982 | 166 |
1983 | 173 |
1984 | 181 |
1985 | 195 |
1986 | 215 |
1987 | 222 |
1988 | 238 |
1989 | 264 |
1990 | 284 |
1991 | 300 |
1992 | 319 |
1993 | 338 |
1994 | 367 |
1995 | 393 |
1996 | 407 |
1997 | 420 |
1998 | 433 |
1999 | 432 |
2000 | 421 |
2001 | 421 |
2002 | 429 |
2003 | 432 |
2004 | 436 |
2005 | 438 |
2006 | 443 |
2007 | 445 |
2008 | 443 |
2009 | 438 |
2010 | 434 |
2011 | 423 |
Source: Author's calculation of Minor-Harper (1986) and Carson and Mulako-Wangota (2013)