US: men are imprisoned at 13 times the rate of women
In 2023: 676 prisoners sentenced to more than a year per 100,000 men, 51 per 100,000 women. In 2013: 907 and 65.
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Each denominator is residents of that sex at all ages. The gap is not a crime probability or an estimated effect of sex.
One percentage scale relative to 2013: 0% is the starting value, +100% is a doubling, −50% is a halving. Lines show the yearly path; on a short screen, bars show the change to 2023. Equal distances mean equal relative changes. For shares, this is relative change, not percentage points. Gaps are not filled; original values and units are below.
- Per 100,000 men sentenced prisoners per 100,000 residents in the same demographic group
907 (2013) → 676 (2023)
- Per 100,000 women sentenced prisoners per 100,000 residents in the same demographic group
65 (2013) → 51 (2023)
Published values for the selected period without interpolation. The headline describes an observation, not a causal effect.
December 31 legal jurisdiction of state/federal prisons, regardless of where people are held; local jails are excluded. Rates cover sentences longer than one year per 100,000 residents in the same group. These are not crime rates. Age and other factors are not standardised.
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How would age-standardisation change the comparison?