In 2021, local jails in the United States were operating at 69.5 percent of total capacity. This is a decrease from 2006 levels, when local jails in the U.S. were operating at 96.3 percent of total capacity.
Average daily occupancy rate of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2021
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 20, 2022). Average daily occupancy rate of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816379/local-jail-occupancy-rate-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Average daily occupancy rate of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2021." Chart. December 20, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816379/local-jail-occupancy-rate-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2022). Average daily occupancy rate of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816379/local-jail-occupancy-rate-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Average Daily Occupancy Rate of Local Jails in The United States from 2005 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816379/local-jail-occupancy-rate-in-the-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Average daily occupancy rate of local jails in the United States from 2005 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816379/local-jail-occupancy-rate-in-the-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
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