There were 294 inmates in December 2022, a 6.1 percent decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County had the most inmates in December 2022 in all of Pennsylvania.
Incarceration rates in Pennsylvania have increased dramatically, imprisoning more than seven times the number of people in 2019 than in 1970.
Sentencing practices in Pennsylvania were found to have overwhelmingly impacted people of color.
Pennsylvania Counties with highest number of Inmates sentenced in December 2022
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,656 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,404 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,491 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,437 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,406 |
| 6 | Berks | 1,286 |
| 7 | Montgomery | 1,226 |
| 8 | York | 1,178 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,032 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 978 |
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Borough of Fallston• Borough of South Heights• Borough of West Mayfield• Borough of Frankfort Springs• Borough of East Rochester• Borough of Baden• Borough of Midland• Borough of Eastvale• New Sewickley• Borough of Shippingport• Borough of Economy• Borough of Koppel• Borough of Darlington• Vanport• City of Aliquippa• Borough of Ambridge• South Beaver• Borough of Glasgow• Borough of Industry• Borough of Hookstown• Borough of Big Beaver• Borough of Monaca• City of Beaver Falls• Potter• Borough of Ohioville• Borough of Rochester• Borough of Homewood• Chippewa• Borough Of Patterson Heights• Borough Of Conway• Borough Of New Brighton• Borough Of New Galilee• Daugherty
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