Over 50% of US inmates are nonviolent offenders, with 667,900 out of 1,331,100 incarcerated in 2006 convicted of violent crimes, with robbery and homicide being the highest convictions.
More than half of inmates in the United States are nonviolent offenders. In 2006, for example, there were 1,331,100 people incarcerated, of which only 667,900 were convicted of violent crimes. Robbery was the highest conviction for violent crime, with 179,500 offenders jailed, followed by homicide, with 144,500 held.
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