Due to COVID-19, approximately 74.8 percent of the June 2019 local jail population levels remained as of June 2020 -- a decrease of 25.2 percent. April 2020 saw the largest decrease in the local jail population, at 70.7 percent of the June 2019 levels.
Percent change of local jail population due to COVID-19 in the United States from January to June 2020
(as a share of the June 2019 jail population)
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 10, 2021). Percent change of local jail population due to COVID-19 in the United States from January to June 2020 (as a share of the June 2019 jail population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220772/covid-19-percent-change-local-jail-population-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent change of local jail population due to COVID-19 in the United States from January to June 2020 (as a share of the June 2019 jail population)." Chart. March 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220772/covid-19-percent-change-local-jail-population-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Percent change of local jail population due to COVID-19 in the United States from January to June 2020 (as a share of the June 2019 jail population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220772/covid-19-percent-change-local-jail-population-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percent Change of Local Jail Population Due to Covid-19 in The United States from January to June 2020 (as a Share of The June 2019 Jail Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220772/covid-19-percent-change-local-jail-population-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Percent change of local jail population due to COVID-19 in the United States from January to June 2020 (as a share of the June 2019 jail population) [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220772/covid-19-percent-change-local-jail-population-us/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
