There were 1,202 inmates sentenced to jail in July, a 0.6% decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County saw the most inmates sentenced in July 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 July
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,700 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,397 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,492 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,473 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,456 |
| 6 | Montgomery | 1,298 |
| 7 | Berks | 1,288 |
| 8 | York | 1,202 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,013 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 1,011 |
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