There were 674 inmates sentenced to jail in January, a 21.7% 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 Moosic• Elmhurst• Dickson City• Ransom• Borough of Dunmore• Borough of Jermyn• Borough of Blakely• Borough of Moscow• Simpson• Clifton• Mount Cobb• Borough of Clarks Green• Borough of Jessup• Borough of Archbald• La Plume• City of Scranton• Glenburn• Borough of Throop• Borough of Dalton• Chinchilla• Newton• South Abington• Roaring Brook• Borough of Vandling• Borough Of Mayfield• Borough Of Clarks Summit• Thornhurst• Waverly• Eagle Lake• Borough Of Old Forge• Borough Of Olyphant
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