In 2021, around 85,100 women were confined to local jails in the United States - a significant increase from the previous year. This is compared to 551,200 men who were confined to local jails in the same year. The number of men in local jails has decreased since 2010, while the number of women in jail has increased since then, except for 2020, when the number of women decreased significantly.
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 20, 2022). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Confined Local Jail Inmates in The United States from 2005 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States from 2005 to 2021, by gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 20, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816337/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-gender/
