Super70s Statistics: PrisonersBy Patrick Mondout
Here are the arrests/prisoner numbers for the Super70s as well as the
most recent figures available:
Year |
Total
Prisoners |
Total
Arrests |
1979 |
301,000 |
10,205,800 |
1978 |
294,000 |
10,271,000 |
1977 |
285,000 |
10,189,900 |
1976 |
263,000 |
9,608,500 |
1975 |
241,000 |
9,273,600 |
1974 |
218,000 |
9,055,800 |
1973 |
204,000 |
9,027,700 |
1972 |
196,000 |
8,712,400 |
1971 |
198,000 |
8,639,700 |
1970 |
196,000 |
8,117,700 |
1998 |
1,180,524 |
14,528,300 |
Source: FBI/Bureau of Justice Statistics |