There were 277 inmates sentenced to jail in May, a 7.4% decrease from the month before.
Philadelphia County saw the most inmates sentenced in May 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 May
| Rank | County | Inmates sentenced |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia | 8,704 |
| 2 | Allegheny | 2,386 |
| 3 | Dauphin | 1,497 |
| 4 | Lancaster | 1,461 |
| 5 | Delaware | 1,450 |
| 6 | Montgomery | 1,305 |
| 7 | Berks | 1,285 |
| 8 | York | 1,184 |
| 9 | Bucks | 1,022 |
| 10 | Lehigh | 994 |
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Borough of Hydetown• Borough of Conneaut Lake• Harmonsburg• Atlantic• Canadohta Lake• Kerrtown• Geneva• Adamsville• Borough of Cochranton• North Shenango• Borough of Spartansburg• Borough of Saegertown• Borough of Blooming Valley• Hartstown• Borough of Linesville• Riceville• East Mead• West Shenango• Pymatuning Central• City of Titusville• Guys Mills• Borough of Springboro• Pymatuning South• Borough of Townville• Cambridge• Borough of Conneautville• Conneaut Lakeshore• Borough Of Cambridge Springs• City Of Meadville• South Shenango• Pymatuning North• Lincolnville• Steuben• West Mead
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