This statistic shows number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type. In 2018, there were around 448,000 people incarcerated prisons across the United States for drug offenses.
Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type
Shown graph does not contain offenses of people in the following types of prisons:
Youth (44,000),
Immigration detention (42,000),
Involuntary commitment (22,000),
Immigation offences held by U.S. Marshals Service (16,000),
Territorial prisons (11,000),
Indian country jails (2,500),
Military (1,300).
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Prison Policy Initiative. (March 24, 2020). Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type." Chart. March 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. (2020). Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative. "Number of Incarcerated Persons in The United States in 2018, by Offense Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/
Prison Policy Initiative, Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of incarcerated persons in the United States in 2018, by offense type [Graph], Prison Policy Initiative, March 24, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816592/number-of-incarcerated-persons-in-the-us-by-offense/
