Sentenced prisoners under state jurisdiction, by offense U.S. 2021

As of December 2021, about 127,348 prisoners under state jurisdiction in the United States were sentenced for drug-related crimes, including trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses. A further 642,526 prisoners were sentenced for violent crimes in that year.

Number of sentenced prisoners in the United States under state jurisdiction in 2021, by offense

Characteristic	Number of prisoners
Rape/sexual assault	160,322
Murder*	155,115
Aggravated or simple assault	146,597
Robbery	122,356
Public-order*	111,881
Burglary	75,040
Drug possession	34,382
Larceny-theft	24,504
Negligent manslaughter	18,776
Fraud	11,190
Motor vehicle theft	7,097
Other drug*	92,965
Other violent	39,361
Other property	14,973
Other/unspecified*	6,729

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Release date

November 2023

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United States

Survey time period

as of December 2021

Supplementary notes

* Murder: includes non-negligent manslaughter;
drug-related: includes trafficking, possession, and other drug offenses;
public-order: includes weapons, drunk driving, court offenses, liquor law violations, and other public-order offenses;
other/unspecified: includes juvenile offenses and other unspecified offense categories.

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