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> https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_offenses.jsp https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_offen... I'll let you figure out y

• rahimnathwani 4y ago
  Those stats are based on a tiny fraction of the US prison population. From elsewhere on that site, that agency is responsible for "158,012 Inmates".
  • consp 4y ago
    Only statistic which I could find on short notice (literally first google result ...) but considering it's federal, I trust a small sample size more than random numbers from someone on the internet without quotation, especially if they are off by an order of magnitude from other countries. The clue is: It looks like the numbers are reversed which would make a lot more sense.
    • kofejnik 4y ago
      selection bias: federal crimes are a specific subset, so federal inmates are not a representative sample
    • kofejnik 4y ago
      according to [0], out of 1.04M in state prisons it's: - 606k violent - 142k drug - 159k property - 124k public order (which includes 42k weapons and 18k DUI) https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2022.html https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2022.html