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Overview of New York's Correctional System New York

The Jail System

NY has 62 counties with 83 jail facilities. The combined rated capacity of the jails is 40,182. The NY State Commission of Correction inspects jails and enforces standards compliance.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Correctional Services managed 62,623 inmates in 2007, and operates 69 facilities with a staff of 31,500. The inmate count has declined from 71,691 at midyear 2000. The agency's operating budget for 2009 was $2.4 billion.

The Community Corrections System

Local, executive branch probation agencies, with oversight by the Div. of Prob. & Corr. Services, supervised 119,963 probationers in 2007. The Division of Parole supervised 53,669 parolees.
2007 Crime Rate for New York
The crime rate in New York is about 36% lower than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 82.7% of the crime rate in New York which is 39% lower than the national rate. The remaining 11.1% are violent crimes and are about 11% lower than other states. The following graph shows how New York compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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New York National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 2,393 3,731
Violent Crimes 414 467
Property Crimes 1,979 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
New York has 282,215 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 25% lower than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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New York National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 1,925 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
New York has a rate 28% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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New York National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 322 447
2007 Probationers
New York has a rate 57% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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New York National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 804 1,863
2007 Parolees
New York has a rate 11% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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New York National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 360 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 19% lower than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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New York National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 5.4% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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