According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) in 2013 black males accounted for 37% of the total male prison population, white males 32%, and Hispanic males 22%. White females comprised 49% of the prison population in comparison to black females who accounted for 22% of the female population.Click to see full answer. Hereof, what is the race percentage in the US? Racial categories 2010 U.S CensusTable 1 Self-identified race Percent of population White 72.4% Hispanic and Latino Americans (of any race) 16.3% Black or African American 12.6% Also Know, what are most people in prison for? Statistics Offense # of Inmates % of Inmates Courts or Corrections 690 0.4% Drug Offenses 73,679 45.4% Extortion, Fraud, Bribery 9,743 6.0% Homicide, Aggravated Assault, and Kidnapping Offenses 5,206 3.2% In this manner, what percentage of UK prisoners are black? People from BAME (black, Asian and minority ethnic) backgrounds constitute only 14% of the general population in England and Wales, but make up 25% of its prison population.How many people are in jail in the US?The American criminal justice system holds almost 2.3 million people in 1,719 state prisons, 109 federal prisons, 1,772 juvenile correctional facilities, 3,163 local jails, and 80 Indian Country jails as well as in military prisons, immigration detention facilities, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals
