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Macomb County, Michigan sentencing data

In the latest Michigan Department of Corrections public release loaded into Justice Audit, 1,474 people sentenced in Macomb County were held in Michigan state prisons. Their median sentence is 20 years, about the same as the statewide median of 20 years. 62% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 65% statewide. Michigan sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. The most common offense is robbery armed.

1,474people in prison
20 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 20 years)
62%serving 20+ years (state: 65%)
186life sentences

Sentences by offense: Macomb County vs. Michigan

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

OffensePeopleMacomb median (yrs)Michigan median (yrs)
Robbery Armed1023030
Homicide - Murder, Second Degree914550
CSC - 1st Degree (Person Under 13, Defendant 17 Or Older)605050
Asslt w/Int to Commit Murder483035
Controlled Substance-Delivery/Manf., Nar/Coc <50 Grams412020
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Deg (Relationship)374040
Asslt w/Int Great Bodily Hrm Less Murder or by Strangulation371010
Home Invasion - 1st Degree332020
Robbery Unarmed291515
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 3rd Deg (Person 13 Thru 15)291515
Retail Fraud - 1st Degree28610
Criminal Sexual Conduct, 1st Deg (Person Under 13)274541.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black82656%
White57739%
Hispanic322.2%
Other151.0%
Indigenous130.9%
Asian110.7%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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About this data

Source: Michigan Department of Corrections public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Macomb County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Michigan sentences have a minimum and a maximum term; figures here use the maximum. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.