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Wabash County, Indiana sentencing data

In the latest Indiana Department of Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 242 people sentenced in Wabash County were held in Indiana state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, longer than the statewide median of 6 years. 12% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 19% statewide. The most common offense is dealing in methamphetamine.

242people in prison
8 yearsmedian sentence (state: 6 years)
12%serving 20+ years (state: 19%)
n/alife sentences not marked in data

Sentences by offense: Wabash County vs. Indiana

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleWabash median (yrs)Indiana median (yrs)
Dealing In Methamphetamine7211.510
Possession Of Methamphetamine4394
Dealing In Cocaine Or Narcotic Drug1999
Child Molesting162420
Dealing A Sched I, Ii, Iii Control Subst1666

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White23095%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other Indiana counties

About this data

Source: Indiana Department of Correction public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Wabash County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.