Number of people in prison in 2020 from each San Jose city council district
| San Jose city council district | Number of people in state prison from each San Jose city council district, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 171 | 115,576 | 115,747 | 148 |
| District 2 | 240 | 100,428 | 100,668 | 238 |
| District 3 | 298 | 103,185 | 103,483 | 288 |
| District 4 | 235 | 119,137 | 119,372 | 197 |
| District 5 | 449 | 115,481 | 115,930 | 387 |
| District 6 | 239 | 110,667 | 110,906 | 216 |
| District 7 | 313 | 99,180 | 99,493 | 315 |
| District 8 | 218 | 102,538 | 102,756 | 212 |
| District 9 | 210 | 106,471 | 106,675 | 197 |
| District 10 | 187 | 99,825 | 100,012 | 187 |
Sources and methodology
- San Jose city council district
- This is the city council district in San Jose as adopted in 2022.
- Number of people in state prison from each San Jose city council district, 2020
- This is the number of people from each San Jose city council district in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the San Jose city council district as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the San Jose city council district as reflected in the 2020 Census plus the imprisoned population.
- Imprisonment rate per 100,000
- This is the number of imprisoned people divided by the total population and then multiplied by 100,000. It allows ready comparison of the frequency of imprisonment between each San Jose city council district of different population sizes.
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