Alabama Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank of  Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment between Alabama and other States
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 144.2 771.1 5.3
1979 141.2 796.4 5.6
1980 163.3 897.0 5.5
1981 183.7 913.3 5.0
1982 218.6 866.3 4.0
1983 245.1 784.5 3.2
1984 259.3 778.3 3.0
1985 270.6 806.0 3.0
1986 288.2 931.0 3.2
1987 313.9 948.4 3.0
1988 307.1 958.9 3.1
1989 336.8 994.5 3.0
1990 379.4 1129.3 3.0
1991 400.1 1296.3 3.2
1992 407.8 1311.3 3.2
1993 431.1 1190.2 2.8
1994 447.7 1105.6 2.5
1995 468.5 1054.0 2.2
1996 487.4 990.9 2.0
1997 496.3 997.0 2.0
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 504.0 920.6 1.8
1999 544.2 882.4 1.6
2000 584.8 892.2 1.5
2001 585.5 825.9 1.4
2002 615.6 847.8 1.4
2003 607.3 833.8 1.4
2004 559.8 829.9 1.5
2005 594.1 820.9 1.4
2006 598.7 818.8 1.4
2007 616.8 845.2 1.4
2008 634.8 858.1 1.4
2009 652.5 828.1 1.3
2010 642.4 736.5 1.1
2011 649.6 780.3 1.2
2012 650.5 800.9 1.2
2013 647.3 753.2 1.2
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
These pages compare reported crimes and imprisonment rates for every 100,000 people for each year in the 50 United States and rank the states by their crime and imprisonment rates.  
In order to compare crime to punishment we created a new crime index* and divided that index by the ratio of inmates to crimes in each state, as reported to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  We then ranked each State for each category, with the lowest number going to the highest rate.  In an important new way, this table links crime to punishment within and between the States.

*The traditional crime index is made up of the total crimes committed in each State.   The problem with the old index is that it gives equal weight to every crime committed; and far more property crimes are reported than violent crimes.  Since violent criminals make up about half the prison population and about ten times more property crimes are reported than violent crimes, for the new index* we divided the number of property crimes by ten and added to that the number of violent crimes to make up the new index*. 

  
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 12 26 8
1979 15 31 11
1980 11 26 10
1981 11 25 9
1982 10 27 5
1983 7 28 3
1984 5 26 2
1985 7 25 3
1986 7 23 6
1987 6 21 6
1988 8 21 8
1989 9 16 10
1990 5 13 9
1991 5 10 12
1992 6 10 16
1993 7 17 12
1994 7 19 9
1995 6 22 9
1996 6 21 9
1997 6 21 11
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 7 22 11
1999 5 19 11
2000 5 19 10
2001 5 20 8
2002 5 19 7
2003 5 19 8
2004 6 19 13
2005 5 21 11
2006 5 20 11
2007 5 17 11
2008 5 17 10
2009 5 14 8
2010 5 17 7
2011 3 11 9
2012 3 11 8
2013 4 11 9
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates

Since we developed the tables: "Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012", we are interested in hearing how others use the table.  Email: host@disastercenter.com

Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank by Year and between States

Alaska -   Alabama  -  Arkansas  -  Arizona  -  California  -  Colorado  -  Connecticut -    Delaware  -    Florida  -  Georgia  -  Hawaii  -  Iowa -  Idaho  -  Illinois  -  Indiana -  Kansas -  Kentucky  -  Louisiana  -  Massachusetts  -  Maryland  -   Maine  - Michigan  -  Minnesota  -  Missouri  -  Mississippi  -  Montana -  North Carolina -  North Dakota  -  Nebraska  -  New Hampshire  -  New Jersey  -  New Mexico  -  Nevada  -  New York -  Ohio  -  Oklahoma -  Oregon  -  Pennsylvania -  Rhode Island  -  South Carolina  -  South Dakota  -  Tennessee  -  Texas  -  Utah  -  Virginia  -  Vermont  -  Washington  -  Wisconsin  -  West Virginia  -  Wyoming  
Uniform Crime Reports 1960 to 2012 
* United States * Alaska* Alabama * Arkansas * Arizona * California * Colorado * Connecticut* Delaware * Florida * Georgia * Hawaii * Iowa * Idaho * Illinois * Indiana * Kansas * Kentucky * Louisiana * Massachusetts * Maryland * Maine * Michigan * Minnesota * Missouri * Mississippi * Montana * North Carolina * North Dakota * Nebraska * New Hampshire * New Jersey * New Mexico * Nevada * New York * Ohio * Oklahoma * Oregon * Pennsylvania * Rhode Island * South Carolina * South Dakota * Tennessee * Texas * Utah * Virginia * Vermont * Washington D. C. * Washington * Wisconsin * West Virginia * Wyoming *

Rate and Rank of Crimes in the United States 1960 to 2013 Violent Crime Property Crime Rape Robbery Assault Burglary Larceny Theft Motor Vehicle Theft

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