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Federal Prison Inmates, by Most Serious Offense, 2003

Offense	Number of inmates
Total	158,426
Violent offenses	16,688
Homicide¹	2,632
Robbery	10,398
Other violent	3,658
Property offenses	11,283
Burglary	567
Fraud	8,241
Other property	2,475
Drug offenses	86,972
Public-order offenses	42,325
Immigration	16,903
Weapons	16,377
Other public-order	9,045
Other/unknown²	1,158

1. Includes murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, and negligent manslaughter.

2. Includes offenses not classifiable.

Source: Prisoners in 2004, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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