There were 210 inmates sentenced to jail in May, a 10.3% decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County saw the most inmates sentenced in May in all of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania has an incarceration rate of 659 individuals per 100,000 inhabitants, which includes prisons, jails, immigration detention institutions, and juvenile justice facilities.
According to a 2022 study, Pennsylvania has maintained an approximately 64% three-year total recidivism rate for the past 16 years.
Top 10 Pennsylvania Counties by number of Incarcerations in May
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,704 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,386 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,497 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,461 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,450 |
| 6 | Montgomery | 1,305 |
| 7 | Berks | 1,285 |
| 8 | York | 1,184 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,022 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 994 |
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Boalsburg• Clarence• Borough of Milesburg• Hublersburg• Coburn• Borough of Snow Shoe• Pine Glen• North Philipsburg• Baileyville• Borough of Bellefonte• Borough of Port Matilda• Moshannon• Borough of Philipsburg• Nittany• Zion• Mount Eagle• Sandy Ridge• Julian• Borough of Centre Hall• Houserville• Stormstown• South Philipsburg• Park Forest Village• Toftrees• Lemont• Madisonburg• Pleasant Gap• Pine Grove Mills• Ramblewood• Spring Mills• Rebersburg• Borough Of State College• Monument• Orviston• Mingoville• Blanchard• Borough Of Millheim
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