2,100
2023 (latest)
ADULTS UNDER CORRECTIONAL SUPERVISION
persons under adult correctional supervision per 100,000 adult U.S. residents · 2003–2023 · neither direction is "better" · Bureau of Justice Statistics, Correctional Populations in the United States
3,150
2003
3,210
high · 2007
2,100
low · 2021
−33%
since 2003
┊ dashed lines mark 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. Total persons supervised by adult correctional systems (probation, parole, prison, or local jail) per 100,000 adult U.S. residents, from Correctional Populations in the United States, 2023 - Statistical Tables (NCJ 310413), Appendix table 1. Rates are rounded by the publisher to the nearest 10. BJS states 2022 and 2023 total-correctional and community-supervision rates are not directly comparable to earlier years because of expanded probation-agency reporting and a January-1 proxy used for the 2022 probation count. Only the current 2003–2023 vintage is shipped. The 2022 edition's 2021=2090 and 2022=2060 disagree with the 2023 edition's 2100 for both, so its 2002 extension is rejected rather than accepting a conflicting stitch. Both supposed 2021 ZIP files are login HTML, not statistical tables. Breaks: 2022-2023: probation reporting methods and coverage changed for some agencies, and the 2022 probation population uses a January 1, 2023 proxy for the December 31, 2022 count; BJS states these two years are not directly comparable to earlier years for total-correctional and community-supervision rates.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://bjs.ojp.gov/document/cpus23st.zip
- https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/list?series_filter=Correctional%20Populations%20in%20the%20United%20States
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Crime-And-Justice
Data
| Year | Adults under correctional supervision | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,100 | +0% |
| 2022 | 2,100 | +0% |
| 2021 | 2,100 | −2% |
| 2020 | 2,140 | −14% |
| 2019 | 2,480 | −2% |
| 2018 | 2,520 | −3% |
| 2017 | 2,590 | −2% |
| 2016 | 2,640 | −3% |
| 2015 | 2,720 | −3% |
| 2014 | 2,790 | −1% |
| 2013 | 2,830 | −2% |
| 2012 | 2,880 | −2% |
| 2011 | 2,930 | −2% |
| 2010 | 3,000 | −3% |
| 2009 | 3,100 | −2% |
| 2008 | 3,160 | −2% |
| 2007 | 3,210 | +1% |
| 2006 | 3,190 | +1% |
| 2005 | 3,160 | −0% |
| 2004 | 3,170 | +1% |
| 2003 | 3,150 | — |
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