"Years","1995","1996","1997","1998","1999","2000","2001","2002","2003","2004","2005","2006","2007","2008","2009","2010","2011","2012","2013","2014","2015" "Mean months served in prison ","24","24","26","28","28","28","30","29","29","29","28","28","28","29","28",,,,,, " By offense",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, " Violent offenses (Months)","38","38","40","43","44","46","49","48","48","49","49","48","49","51","50",,,,,, " Property offenses (Months)","20","21","23","25","24","24","25","23","23","22","21","20","20","20","20",,,,,, " Drug offenses (Months)","18","19","21","22","22","21","23","22","23","23","22","21","21","21","20",,,,,, " Public-order offenses (Months)","16","16","17","18","19","19","20","19","19","20","20","19","20","21","21",,,,,, " Other offenses (Months)","18","19","21","23","22","24","25","23","23","24","24","27","27","28","30",,,,,, "Sources:" ,"Agency","Source","Table","Url","Direct Link","Updated","Update Schedule" ,"Bureau of Justice Statistics","National Corrections Reporting Program: Time Served In State Prison, By Offense, Release Type, Sex, And Race","","https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=2045",,"2011","Yearly" "Exported on: 03/29/2024"