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Criminal Justice

System-level data: from crime reports through incarceration and cost

Justice Pipeline

Crime Reported
580K
0% cleared▼
Arrests
0
—% detained▼
Jail Population
7K
$170K/inmate▼
Cost/Inmate/Year
$170K

Width proportional to volume. —% of arrests result in detention.

CRIME REPORTED580K0% clearedARRESTS0—% detainedJAIL POPULATION7K$170K/inmateCOST/INMATE/YEAR$170K
Crime Reports
580K
7 major felonies
Latest year
Total Arrests
0
All categories
Latest year
Clearance Rate
—
Arrests / crimes
Jail Population
7K
Average daily
DOC Daily Census
Cost/Inmate/Year
$170K
DOC operating cost
FY2025 Budget
Total CJ Spending
$7.7B
All CJ agencies
FY2025 Budget

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Crime

Crime trends, categories, and borough breakdown

Arrests

Arrest trends, offense types, precinct analysis

Incarceration

Jail population, length of stay, charges

System Cost

CJ spending by agency, cost per inmate

Crime & Arrest Trends

6122K244K366K488K610KAnnual Count200620092012201520182021202420082010
20Min 6Max 565KAvg 395K
279KMin 140KMax 286KAvg 222K
Source: NYPD Complaint Data / NYPD Arrest Data (qgea-i56i)

Jail Population Trend

2766941K2K2K2KAverage Daily Population02/2110/2106/2202/2310/2306/2402/2510/2501/26
2KMin 300Max 2KAvg 2K

Jail population dropped ~43% from 2016 to 2020, then partially rebounded. Pre-trial detainees make up ~83% of the population.

Source: DOC Daily Census (7479-ugqb)

About this data: All metrics reflect system-level patterns from official NYC agency data. Individual-level data is never displayed. This section presents factual, aggregate data to support public accountability and informed civic discourse.

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