Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Montana Billings neighborhood
| Billings neighborhoods | Number of people in state prison from each Billings neighborhood, 2020 | Census population, 2020 | Total population, 2020 | Imprisonment rate per 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek | 6 | 2,815 | 2,821 | 213 |
| East Central | 50 | 17,102 | 17,152 | 292 |
| Heights | 42 | 30,295 | 30,337 | 138 |
| Highlands | 7 | 7,759 | 7,766 | 90 |
| Lockwood | 13 | 7,201 | 7,214 | 180 |
| North Central | 4 | 17,264 | 17,268 | 23 |
| North Side | 41 | 4,640 | 4,681 | 876 |
| South Central | 36 | 10,409 | 10,445 | 345 |
| South Side | 55 | 4,272 | 4,110 | 1,338 |
| West Alkali Creek | 0 | 905 | 905 | 0 |
| West Central | 25 | 17,906 | 17,931 | 139 |
| West Shiloh | 1 | 14,332 | 14,333 | 7 |
Sources and methodology
- Billings neighborhoods
- This is the Billings Community Planning Neighborhood as provided by the Billings Planning Department.
- Number of people in state prison from each Billings neighborhood, 2020
- This is the number of people from each Billings neighborhood in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
- Census population, 2020
- This is the population of the Billings neighborhood as reported in the 2020 Census.
- Total population, 2020
- This is the total population of the Billings neighborhood 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 Billings neighborhood of different population sizes.
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