Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,
Key Facts at a Glance,,,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance.htm,,,
refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov (202) 307-0765,,,
date of version: 5/28/09,,,
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Defendants in cases concluded in U.S. district courts,,,
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,Total,Convicted,Imprisoned*
1980,39172,29943,13766
1981,40837,32007,15360
1982,42739,34193,17481
1983,45858,37187,18505
1984,48529,39065,19125
1985,51243,40924,20605
1986,54152,43920,23058
1987,54625,44518,23579
1988,54198,43550,23450
1989,57672,46805,27377
1990,58704,47494,28659
1991,60193,48946,30555
1992,63115,52348,34352
1993,64640,53435,34844
1994,61404,50701,33022
1995,56480,47556,31805
1996,61434,53076,36373
1997,64956,56570,39431
1998,69769,60958,42041
1999,75723,66055,47659
2000,76952,68156,50451
2001,77145,68533,51057
2002,80424,71798,53682
2003,85106,75805,57629
2004,83391,74782,58106
2005,86680,78042,61151
2006,88094,79904,63699
"Sources:  Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2002 with trends 1982-2002:  Reconciled Data; Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2003, 2004; Federal Criminal Justice Statistics -Statistical Tables, annual.",,,
"Note:  Includes all cases handled by U.S. district court judges and Class A misdemeanors handled by U.S. magistrates. Beginning with 1994, the data reported are based on the Federal fiscal year beginning October 1; prior years' data are ",,,
based on the calendar year.  ,,,
"*Imprisoned includes those defendants sentenced to both imprisonment and some form of community corrections, e.g., home detention.",,,