Crime Rates and Imprisonment Rates Per 100,000 Residents 2000 and 2008 by State and Weighted Averages for the 25 States with the Highest Increase in Rate of Imprisonment from 2000 to 2008
| State | Population | Index Crime | Violent Crime | Property Crime | Imprisonment Rate | |||||||
| Rate Per 100,000 | Rate Per 100,000 | Rate Per 100,000 | Rate per 100,000 | Rate Change | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000-2008 | ||
| West Virginia | 1,808,344 | 1,814,468 | 2602.8 | 2842.4 | 316.5 | 273.8 | 2286.3 | 2568.6 | 211 | 331 | 120 | |
| Kentucky | 4,041,769 | 4,269,245 | 2959.7 | 2880.1 | 294.5 | 296.2 | 2665.2 | 2583.9 | 373 | 492 | 119 | |
| Indiana | 6,080,485 | 6,376,792 | 3751.9 | 3699.6 | 349.1 | 333.8 | 3402.8 | 3335.8 | 335 | 442 | 107 | |
| Florida | 15,982,378 | 18,328,340 | 5694.7 | 4828.7 | 812.0 | 688.9 | 4882.7 | 4140.8 | 462 | 557 | 95 | |
| Alaska | 626,932 | 686,293 | 4249.4 | 3584.2 | 566.9 | 651.9 | 3682.5 | 2932.3 | 341 | 430 | 89 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12,281,054 | 12,448,279 | 2995.3 | 2820.2 | 420.0 | 410.0 | 2575.3 | 2410.2 | 307 | 393 | 86 | |
| Alabama | 4,447,100 | 4,661,900 | 4545.9 | 4535.7 | 486.2 | 452.8 | 4059.7 | 4082.9 | 549 | 634 | 85 | |
| Virginia | 7,078,515 | 7,769,089 | 3028.1 | 2774.0 | 281.7 | 255.9 | 2746.4 | 2518.1 | 422 | 489 | 67 | |
| North Dakota | 642,200 | 641,481 | 2288.1 | 2060.9 | 81.4 | 166.5 | 2206.6 | 1894.4 | 158 | 225 | 67 | |
| Colorado | 4,301,261 | 4,939,456 | 3982.6 | 3192.1 | 334.0 | 343.1 | 3648.6 | 2849.0 | 403 | 467 | 64 | |
| South Dakota | 754,844 | 804,194 | 2319.8 | 1847.0 | 166.8 | 201.4 | 2153.0 | 1645.6 | 353 | 412 | 59 | |
| Oregon | 3,421,399 | 3,790,060 | 4845.4 | 3539.4 | 350.7 | 257.2 | 4494.7 | 3282.2 | 316 | 371 | 55 | |
| Arkansas | 2,673,400 | 2,855,390 | 4115.3 | 4338.5 | 445.3 | 503.4 | 3670.0 | 3835.1 | 458 | 511 | 53 | |
| Arizona | 5,130,632 | 6,500,180 | 5829.5 | 4738.0 | 531.7 | 447.0 | 5297.8 | 4291.0 | 515 | 567 | 52 | |
| Louisiana | 4,468,976 | 4,410,796 | 5422.8 | 4479.3 | 681.1 | 656.2 | 4741.7 | 3823.1 | 801 | 853 | 52 | |
| Minnesota | 4,919,479 | 5,220,391 | 3488.4 | 3112.1 | 280.8 | 262.8 | 3207.6 | 2850.3 | 128 | 179 | 51 | |
| Mississippi | 2,844,658 | 2,938,618 | 4004.4 | 3422.7 | 360.9 | 284.9 | 3643.5 | 2940.4 | 688 | 735 | 47 | |
| Idaho | 1,293,953 | 1,523,816 | 3186.2 | 2329.8 | 252.5 | 228.6 | 2933.7 | 2101.2 | 430 | 474 | 44 | |
| Rhode Island | 1,048,319 | 1,050,788 | 3476.4 | 3089.0 | 297.7 | 249.4 | 3178.7 | 2840.6 | 197 | 240 | 43 | |
| Ohio | 11,353,140 | 11,485,910 | 4041.8 | 3759.9 | 334.1 | 348.2 | 3707.7 | 3411.7 | 406 | 449 | 43 | |
| Vermont | 608,827 | 621,270 | 2986.9 | 2674.4 | 113.5 | 135.9 | 2873.4 | 2538.5 | 218 | 260 | 42 | |
| Wyoming | 493,782 | 532,668 | 3298.0 | 2945.3 | 266.5 | 232.0 | 3031.5 | 2717.3 | 349 | 387 | 38 | |
| Tennessee | 5,689,283 | 6,214,888 | 4890.2 | 4764.0 | 707.2 | 722.4 | 4183.0 | 4042.6 | 399 | 436 | 37 | |
| New Mexico | 1,819,046 | 1,984,356 | 5518.9 | 4559.1 | 757.9 | 649.9 | 4761.0 | 3909.2 | 279 | 316 | 37 | |
| New Hampshire | 1,235,786 | 1,315,809 | 2433.1 | 2249.1 | 175.4 | 157.0 | 2257.8 | 2091.9 | 185 | 220 | 35 | |
| Weighted Average | 105,045,562 | 113,184,477 | 4190.5 | 3762.6 | 466.2 | 436.1 | 3724.3 | 3320.1 | 406 | 477 | 71 | |
Source: U.S. Crime Statistics Total and By State 1960-2008. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: Rate (per 100,000 resident population of sentenced prisoners under jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities on Dec. 31. 1984-2008. Prisoners in 2008 Appendix Table 10 Imprisonment Rates of Sentenced Prisoners. December. 2009, NCJ 228417.
Crime Rates and Imprisonment Rates Per 100,000 Residents 2000 and 2008 by State and Weighted Averages for the 25 States with the Lowest Increase or Decreases in Rate of Immprisonment from 2000 to 2008
| State | Population | Index Crime | Violent Crime | Property Crime | Imprisonment Rate | |||||||
| Rate Per 100,000 | Rate Per 100,000 | Rate Per 100,000 | Rate per 100,000 | Rate Change | ||||||||
| 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000 | 2008 | 2000-2008 | ||
| Hawaii | 1,211,537 | 1,288,198 | 5198.9 | 3843.8 | 243.8 | 272.6 | 4955.1 | 3571.2 | 302 | 332 | 30 | |
| Maine | 1,274,923 | 1,316,456 | 2619.8 | 2569.9 | 109.6 | 117.5 | 2510.2 | 2452.4 | 129 | 151 | 22 | |
| North Carolina | 8,049,313 | 9,222,414 | 4919.3 | 4511.4 | 497.6 | 467.3 | 4421.8 | 4044.1 | 347 | 368 | 21 | |
| Washington | 5,894,121 | 6,549,224 | 5105.6 | 4089.6 | 369.7 | 331.2 | 4736.0 | 3758.4 | 251 | 272 | 21 | |
| Montana | 902,195 | 967,440 | 3533.4 | 2861.1 | 240.6 | 258.1 | 3292.7 | 2603.0 | 348 | 368 | 20 | |
| Nebraska | 1,711,263 | 1,783,432 | 4095.5 | 3182.3 | 327.6 | 303.7 | 3767.9 | 2878.6 | 228 | 247 | 19 | |
| Missouri | 5,595,211 | 5,911,605 | 4527.8 | 4168.1 | 490.0 | 504.4 | 4037.7 | 3663.7 | 494 | 509 | 15 | |
| Iowa | 2,926,324 | 3,002,555 | 3233.7 | 2704.7 | 266.4 | 283.8 | 2967.3 | 2420.9 | 276 | 291 | 15 | |
| Connecticut | 3,405,565 | 3,501,252 | 3232.7 | 2738.5 | 324.7 | 297.8 | 2908.0 | 2458.7 | 398 | 407 | 9 | |
| Michigan | 9,938,444 | 10,003,422 | 4109.9 | 3436.3 | 555.0 | 501.5 | 3554.9 | 2934.8 | 480 | 488 | 8 | |
| Wisconsin | 5,363,675 | 5,627,967 | 3209.1 | 3030.4 | 236.8 | 274.0 | 2972.3 | 2756.4 | 376 | 374 | -2 | |
| California | 33,871,648 | 36,756,666 | 3739.7 | 3441.1 | 621.6 | 503.8 | 3118.2 | 2940.3 | 474 | 467 | -7 | |
| Kansas | 2,688,418 | 2,802,134 | 4408.8 | 3787.8 | 389.4 | 410.6 | 4019.4 | 3377.2 | 312 | 303 | -9 | |
| Georgia | 8,186,453 | 9,685,744 | 4751.1 | 4494.4 | 504.7 | 478.9 | 4246.4 | 4015.5 | 550 | 540 | -10 | |
| South Carolina | 4,012,012 | 4,479,800 | 5221.4 | 4963.9 | 804.9 | 729.7 | 4416.5 | 4234.2 | 532 | 519 | -13 | |
| Illinois | 12,419,293 | 12,901,563 | 4286.2 | 3458.0 | 656.8 | 525.4 | 3629.4 | 2932.6 | 371 | 351 | -20 | |
| Utah | 2,233,169 | 2,736,424 | 4476.1 | 3579.2 | 255.7 | 221.8 | 4220.3 | 3357.4 | 254 | 232 | -22 | |
| Oklahoma | 3,450,654 | 3,642,361 | 4558.6 | 3968.1 | 497.8 | 526.7 | 4060.8 | 3442.4 | 685 | 661 | -24 | |
| Maryland | 5,296,486 | 5,633,597 | 4816.1 | 4145.8 | 786.6 | 628.2 | 4029.5 | 3517.6 | 429 | 403 | -26 | |
| Nevada | 1,998,257 | 2,600,167 | 4268.6 | 4161.0 | 524.2 | 724.5 | 3744.4 | 3447.5 | 518 | 486 | -32 | |
| Massachusetts | 6,349,097 | 6,497,967 | 3026.1 | 2849.1 | 476.1 | 449.0 | 2550.0 | 2400.1 | 252 | 218 | -34 | |
| Delaware | 786,600 | 873,092 | 4478.1 | 4288.7 | 684.4 | 703.4 | 3793.6 | 3585.3 | 513 | 463 | -50 | |
| New Jersey | 8,414,350 | 8,682,661 | 3160.5 | 2619.9 | 383.8 | 326.5 | 2776.6 | 2293.4 | 362 | 298 | -64 | |
| New York | 18,976,457 | 19,490,297 | 3099.6 | 2391.6 | 553.9 | 398.1 | 2545.7 | 1993.5 | 383 | 307 | -76 | |
| Texas | 20,851,820 | 24,326,974 | 4955.5 | 4492.5 | 545.1 | 507.9 | 4410.4 | 3985.6 | 730 | 639 | -91 | |
| Weighted Average | 175,807,285 | 190,283,412 | 4074.0 | 3603.9 | 526.7 | 462.4 | 3547.3 | 3142.6 | 450 | 428 | -22 | |
Source: U.S. Crime Statistics Total and By State 1960-2008. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: Rate (per 100,000 residen population of sentenced prisoners under jurisdiction of state and federal correctional authorities on Dec. 31. 1984-2008. Prisoners in 2008 Appendix Table 10 Imprisonment Rates of Sentenced Prisoners. December. 2009, NCJ 228417.
