This statistic shows the number of inmates confined to local jails across the United States in 2018, by seriousness of offense. In 2018, around 504,900 people were confined to local jails in the United States on felony charges.
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 31, 2020). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Confined Local Jail Inmates in The United States in 2018, by Most Serious Type of Offense." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of confined local jail inmates in the United States in 2018, by most serious type of offense [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/816720/local-jail-inmates-in-the-united-states-by-seriousness-of-offense/
