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Violent crime is the main source of incarcerations. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/glance/corrtyp.cfm http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/glance/corrtyp.cfm

• nowarninglabel 15y ago
  That's an interesting chart, although it's for state prisons, drug offenses are the main source of incarcerations for federal prisons: http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2 http://www.bop.gov/news/quick.jsp#2
  • sixtofour 15y ago
    "federal prison inmates only account for six percent of the total incarcerated population" From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration_in_the_United_Sta... I couldn't find a better breakdown of fed vs state prisoner population numbers.
    • nowarninglabel 15y ago
      Yes, I think that does mean your original point still stands, although not to quite the same gap as when looked at state prisons alone.