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Incarceration Rate Per 100,000 Adult Residents
Current Value
163
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Story Behind the Curve
The Vermont Corrections system integrates services for long term sentenced prisoners (those sentenced to a maximum of greater than one year) and shorter-termed jail inmates (those sentenced to a maximum of under one year).
At year-end 2021, Vermont had one of the lowest imprisonment rates in the U.S. compared to the nationwide average (449 per 100,000 Adult).
Source: https://bjs.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh236/files/media/document/p21st.pdf
As of September 2023, this is the most current data reported by BJS.