Based on the infographic in Chapter 8.13, approximately how many state prisoners are incarcerated for property crimes?

Correct answer: 237,000

Explanation

This question tests the ability to extract specific numerical data for a major crime category from the infographic discussed in Chapter 8.13.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the typical minimum sentence length for individuals incarcerated in prisons in the United States?

Question 2

According to the analysis in the text, what is the approximate total number of State Prisoners in the United States?

Question 3

What percentage of State Prisoners are incarcerated for violent crimes?

Question 4

What is the approximate number of federal prisoners mentioned in the text's breakdown of the total prison population?

Question 5

What percentage of prisoners in the United States are male?

Question 6

What is the approximate total number of prisoners in the United States when combining state, federal, private, territorial, and Indian Country facilities?

Question 7

Besides violent crimes, which two categories of crime make up the next largest sections of the state prisoner population?

Question 8

What is the primary difference between individuals who go to prison and individuals who go to jail?

Question 9

How many prisoners are held in territorial prisons according to the data presented?

Question 10

What is the approximate number of prisoners held in Indian Country facilities?

Question 11

How does the percentage of male prisoners (93 percent) compare to the percentage of male jail inmates?

Question 13

According to the infographic data, what is the approximate number of state prisoners incarcerated for drug crimes?

Question 14

Within the category of violent crimes in state prisons, which offense accounts for the highest number of incarcerations, based on the infographic?

Question 15

What is the approximate number of private sector prisoners in the United States?

Question 16

Based on the infographic, how many state prisoners are incarcerated for burglary?

Question 17

According to the infographic, what is the number of state prisoners incarcerated for drug trafficking?

Question 18

What is the total number of state prisoners incarcerated for either murder or manslaughter, based on the infographic data?

Question 19

How many more male prisoners are there as a percentage of the total prison population compared to male jail inmates?

Question 20

Based on the data presented, the number of state prisoners for violent crimes (718,000) is greater than the combined total of which three other categories?

Question 21

What is the approximate number of state prisoners incarcerated for assault?

Question 22

The number of state prisoners incarcerated for public order crimes is approximately how many?

Question 23

According to the text, what has happened to the total volume of prisoners in the last few years since 2015?

Question 24

Within the category of property crimes in state prisons, which offense accounts for the fewest incarcerations among those specifically listed in the infographic?

Question 25

Based on the infographic, the number of state prisoners for drug possession is approximately how many?

Question 26

What is the combined number of state prisoners incarcerated for robbery and rape/sexual assault?

Question 27

What percentage of the total state prison population of 1,316,000 is incarcerated for property crimes (237,000)?

Question 28

How many state prisoners are incarcerated for weapons offenses, according to the infographic?

Question 29

The number of state prisoners for murder (180,000) is exactly 1.5 times the number of prisoners for which other property crime?

Question 30

What is the total number of state prisoners serving time for either larceny/theft or motor vehicle theft?

Question 31

The chapter states that almost all people in U.S. prisons have been convicted of what level of crime?

Question 32

Which single category of state prisoners has more individuals than the entire federal prisoner population of approximately 180,000?

Question 33

What is the total number of individuals incarcerated for violent crimes in state prisons?

Question 34

How many times larger is the state prison population for drug trafficking (128,000) compared to drug possession (46,000), approximately?

Question 35

Based on the text, what is a notable item that is different between the prison and jail populations, aside from conviction level?

Question 36

The total number of state prisoners incarcerated for murder (180,000) is larger than the total number of prisoners in which entire category?

Question 37

What is the approximate number of individuals incarcerated for manslaughter in state prisons?

Question 38

In the context of the total U.S. prison population of approximately 1,700,000, what proportion does the federal prison population (about 180,000) represent?

Question 39

Which crime makes up a larger portion of the state prison population: drug trafficking or burglary?

Question 40

What is the number of state prisoners incarcerated for DUI, according to the infographic?

Question 41

How much of the total state prison population is accounted for by the combined categories of property and drug crimes?

Question 42

According to the infographic, the number of state prisoners for robbery (174,000) is identical to the number for which other violent crime?

Question 43

What is the primary theme of Chapter 8.13, 'Who Goes to Prison?'?

Question 44

The total state prisoner population (1,316,000) is approximately how many times larger than the total federal prisoner population (180,000)?

Question 45

If you sum the number of state prisoners for murder, robbery, and assault, what is the approximate total?

Question 46

What does the text imply is the main distinction between prisoners and jail inmates regarding their legal status?

Question 47

The combined population of territorial and Indian Country prisoners is larger than which single state prison crime sub-category?

Question 48

What portion of the total state prison population is incarcerated for public order crimes (152,000)?

Question 49

In Chapter 8.13, which is the only demographic characteristic explicitly discussed for the prison population?

Question 50

How many more state prisoners are incarcerated for all property crimes (237,000) compared to all drug crimes (200,000)?