There were 1,509 inmates sentenced to jail in January, a 15.7% decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County saw the most inmates sentenced in January 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 January
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,677 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,402 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,509 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,433 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,415 |
| 6 | Berks | 1,284 |
| 7 | Montgomery | 1,258 |
| 8 | York | 1,171 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,027 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 993 |
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Borough of Paxtang• Palmdale• Skyline View• Borough of Dauphin• Borough of Lykens• Borough of Millersburg• Upper Paxton• Lenkerville• Borough of Highspire• Hershey• Borough of Hummelstown• Borough of Royalton• Middle Paxton• Wiconsico• West Hanover• Borough of Penbrook• Bressler• Paxtonia• Oberlin• Union Deposit• Borough of Steelton• Lawnton• City of Harrisburg• Borough of Pillow• Borough of Elizabethville• Rutherford• Colonial Park• Borough Of Williamstown• Enhaut• Lower Paxton• Linglestown• Borough Of Gratz• Progress• Borough Of Berrysburg
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