This statistic shows the expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category. In 2008, the expected length of stay of prisoners, incarcerated for drug offenses amounted to 15.2 months.
Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category
(in months)
Characteristic
Average stay in months
Violent offense
43.7
Other/unspecified
34.9
Total
23.5
Drug offense
15.2
Property offense
15.1
Public-order offense
14.9
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Violent offenses include murder, non-negligent manslaughter, manslaughter, rape, other sexual assault, robbery, assault, and other violent offenses. Property offenses include burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, fraud, and other property crimes. Public-order offenses include weapons, drunk driving, court offenses, commercialized vice, morals and decency offenses, liquor law violations, and other public-order offenses. Other/unspecified offenses include juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 31, 2010). Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category (in months)." Chart. December 31, 2010. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2010). Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Expected Length of Stay of Prisoners in State and Federal Correction Facilities in The United States in 2008, by Offense Category (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Expected length of stay of prisoners in state and federal correction facilities in the United States in 2008, by offense category (in months) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 31, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/253426/expected-length-of-stay-of-prisoners-in-the-us-by-offense-category/
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