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Bronx County, New York sentencing data

As of October 22, 2026, according to New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision records, 2,077 people sentenced in Bronx County were held in New York state prisons. Their median sentence is 9 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 34% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 29% statewide. New York publishes one combined minimum and maximum sentence per person; figures here use the maximum. The most common offense is manslaughter 1st.

2,077people in prison
9 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 7 years)
34%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
465life sentences

Sentences by offense: Bronx County vs. New York

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

OffensePeopleBronx median (yrs)New York median (yrs)
Manslaughter 1St4511820
Att Murder 2Nd1391013
Crim Poss Weap 2Nd12367
Att Crim Poss Weap 2Nd11644
Assault 2Nd6555
Att Assault 1St5877
Assault 1St521012
Rape 1St461818
Robbery 1St391213
Course Sex Conduct-Child 1St331015
Att Assault 2Nd3044
Robbery 3Rd276.56

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black1,00048%
Hispanic95146%
Other633.0%
White432.1%
Indigenous170.8%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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About this data

Source: New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Bronx County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. New York publishes one combined minimum and maximum sentence per person; 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.