Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America
United States of America: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 26.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America, 2003–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 26.7% for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America peaked at 26.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2011.
United States of America ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.6% | — |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 23.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.6% | 23.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 23.9% | 26.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in United States of America was 26.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2011.
- How does United States of America rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- United States of America ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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