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Broome County, New York sentencing data

As of October 22, 2026, according to New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision records, 583 people sentenced in Broome County were held in New York state prisons. Their median sentence is 6 years, shorter than the statewide median of 7 years. 16% 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 crim poss contr substance 3rd.

583people in prison
6 yearsmedian maximum sentence (state: 7 years)
16%serving 20+ years (state: 29%)
73life sentences

Sentences by offense: Broome 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.

OffensePeopleBroome median (yrs)New York median (yrs)
Crim Poss Contr Substance 3Rd6465.5
Crim Poss Weap 2Nd5077
Att Crim Poss Weap 2Nd4344
Manslaughter 1St2219.520
Crim Contempt 1St2243
Assault 2Nd194.55
Att Crim Poss Contr Substance 3Rd1644
Att Murder 2Nd151013
Rape 1St131518
Att Burglary 2Nd Sub 21345
Burglary 2Nd Sub 2118.57.5
Burglary 3Rd1065.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White26245%
Black22238%
Hispanic7713%
Other193.3%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other New York counties

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 Broome 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.