Data

Racial Proportions of U.S. Residents, Arrests, Convictions, Prisoners, and Length of Stay

Racial Group	U.S. Population	Offender Population	Arrested Population	Convicted Population	Prison or Jail Dispositions	Average Prison Sentence	Average Length of Stay
White	75%	69%	70%	59%	41%	61 mo	26 mo
Black	12%	22%	28%	38%	42%	68 mo	32 mo

Economic Loss to Victims and Costs of Incarceration

Type of Crime	Median Victim Loss	Prison Sentence (mo)	Pretrial Time (mo)	Total Time (mo)	Total Time (mo)	Incarceration Costs*
Robbery	$100	97	5	55	60	$115,000
Burglary	$280	69	5	30	35	$64,100
Larceny theft	$100	43	5	19	24	$42,200
Auto theft	$2,500	41	5	19	22	$42,200
Drug Possession	$0	55	5	19	24	$46,000

Three-Year Follow-Up Rate of Rearrest of State Prisoners Released in 1994 by Time Served in Prison