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Incarceration and crime trends in the U.S., 1980–2016.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (1980–2016) for incarceration rates. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (1980–2016) for crime rates. U.S. National Cancer Institute (1969–2017) for resident population of the United States.
Note: The incarceration rate includes prison and jail inmates.
1The adult population includes all U.S. residents ages 18 and older.
2The population includes all U.S. residents of all ages.
