From June 2019 to June 2020, the confined jail inmate population for those who committed a misdemeanor in the United States decreased by 44.8 percent due to COVID-19. On the other hand, the U.S. jail population decreased by 18 percent for those who committed a felony over the same period.
Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 10, 2021). Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense." Chart. March 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent Change of Confined Jail Inmate Population Due to Covid-19 in The United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by Most Serious Offense." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Percent change of confined jail inmate population due to COVID-19 in the United States from June 2019 to June 2020, by most serious offense [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221084/covid-19-percent-change-jail-population-offense/
