Prison Statistics
Multiple Choice
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The highest percentage of inmates are in ------ security level.
- minimum
- low
- medium
- high
The lowest percentage of inmates are in ------ security level.
- minimum
- low
- medium
- high
Rounding to the nearest percent, what is the percent of inmates in minimum security?
- 13%
- 19%
- 29%
- 31%
Are there more males or females in prison?
- males
- females
What percent of inmates are males?
- 95%
- 70%
- 93%
- 90%
The largest percentage of prisoners are serving sentences of _____ .
- Less than 1 year
- 1-3 years
- 3-5 years
- 5-10 years
- 10-15 years
- 15-20 years
- More than 20 years
- Life
The second largest number of inmates are serving a _____ sentence.
- 3-5 years
- 1-3 years
- 5-10 years
- 15-20 years
How many prisoners are serving a LIFE sentence?
- 1,625
- 2,375
- 7,781
- 9,875
How many people are in prison?
- 70,948
- 70,858
- 70.585
- 69.885
The leading cause of crime is _____ .
- Firearms, Explosives, Arson
- Robbery
- Property Offenses
- Drug Offenses
Robbery convictions account for ____ percentage of sentenced prisoners.
- 7.2%
- 5.6%
- 9.0%
- 9.6%
More prisoners are sentenced for ______ than for Property Offenses.
- National Security
- Violent Offenses
- Continuing Criminal Enterprise
- Robbery
Non-drug offenses make up ___ percent of the total .
- 60%
- 40%
- 56%
- 58%
At nearly 10% ___ is the second largest type of offense.
- Property Offenses
- Drug Offenses
- Robbery
- Firearms, Explosives, Arson
National Security accounts for only _____ percent of sentenced crimes.
- 1.5%
- 0.6%
- 0.1%
- 0.7%