California Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment Per 100,000 and Rank of  Crime, Punishment and Ratio of Crime to Punishment between California and other States
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1978 85.6 1380.2 16.1
1979 91.4 1476.9 16.2
1980 97.8 1587.6 16.2
1981 114.9 1535.8 13.4
1982 135.3 1461.8 10.8
1983 149.9 1363.1 9.1
1984 161.2 1333.9 8.3
1985 182.8 1340.6 7.3
1986 213.0 1504.7 7.1
1987 233.3 1476.8 6.3
1988 259.2 1500.4 5.8
1989 288.7 1556.3 5.4
1990 314.2 1601.0 5.1
1991 323.3 1658.2 5.1
1992 340.5 1675.7 4.9
1993 369.5 1615.7 4.4
1994 386.1 1529.1 4.0
1995 415.6 1452.5 3.5
1996 446.2 1297.2 2.9
1997 470.2 1205.0 2.6
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 482.3 1067.6 2.2
1999 479.2 945.0 2.0
2000 471.9 933.4 2.0
2001 456.1 943.0 2.1
2002 458.7 931.5 2.0
2003 461.5 922.2 2.0
2004 463.8 870.2 1.9
2005 472.1 858.1 1.8
2006 483.5 849.6 1.8
2007 477.2 825.9 1.7
2008 471.8 801.7 1.7
2009 460.3 746.4 1.6
2010 439.8 702.6 1.6
2011 393.5 669.6 1.7
2012 351.2 699.7 2.0
2013 353.3 662.0 1.9
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 32 3 47
1979 31 3 47
1980 28 4 48
1981 27 4 47
1982 26 4 45
1983 25 3 45
1984 23 4 44
1985 22 3 44
1986 19 2 42
1987 17 3 40
1988 14 3 37
1989 14 3 40
1990 13 3 38
1991 15 2 36
1992 13 2 39
1993 14 3 37
1994 15 4 37
1995 12 7 33
1996 10 8 29
1997 9 10 22
Year Inmates /100,000 New Index * Index/ Inmates
1998 9 11 22
1999 10 16 21
2000 13 13 24
2001 14 14 26
2002 14 14 27
2003 16 14 29
2004 16 16 24
2005 16 19 23
2006 16 18 24
2007 18 20 25
2008 17 20 24
2009 16 20 23
2010 20 21 25
2011 25 20 28
2012 33 18 33
2013 32 18 31
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  
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime by US States 1960 - 1977
1960 * 1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 *
Rate Per 100,000 and Rank by State of Crime and Imprisonment by US States 1978 - 2012
1978 * 1979 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 *
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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