As of December 2021, about 127,348 prisoners under state jurisdiction in the United States were sentenced for drug-related crimes, including trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses. A further 642,526 prisoners were sentenced for violent crimes in that year.
Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense
* Murder: includes non-negligent manslaughter; drug-related: includes trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses; public-order: includes weapons, drunk driving, court offenses, liquor law violations, and other public-order offenses; other/unspecified: includes juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2023). Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/252852/sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-under-state-jurisdiction-by-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252852/sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-under-state-jurisdiction-by-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/252852/sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-under-state-jurisdiction-by-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Sentenced Prisoners in The United States under State Jurisdiction in 2021, by Offense." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/252852/sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-under-state-jurisdiction-by-offense/
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Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/252852/sentenced-prisoners-in-the-us-under-state-jurisdiction-by-offense/
