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Number of people in prison in 2020 from each Pittsburgh neighborhood

Pittsburgh neighborhoods Number of people in state prison from each Pittsburgh neighborhood, 2020 Census population, 2020 Total population, 2020 Imprisonment rate per 100,000
Allegheny Center 4 1,419 1,423 281
Allegheny West 0 540 540 0
Allentown 13 2,305 2,318 561
Arlington 7 1,807 1,814 386
Arlington Heights 1 266 267 375
Banksville 5 4,947 4,952 101
Bedford Dwellings 13 1,386 1,399 929
Beechview 20 8,045 8,065 248
Beltzhoover 24 1,612 1,636 1,467
Bloomfield 9 8,665 8,674 104
Bluff 17 5,882 5,899 288
Bon Air 0 759 759 0
Brighton Heights 16 7,367 7,383 217
Brookline 16 14,216 14,232 112
California-Kirkbride 12 709 721 1,664
Carrick 38 11,640 11,678 325
Central Business District 6 5,477 5,483 109
Central Lawrenceville 2 4,720 4,722 42
Central Northside 12 2,972 2,984 402
Central Oakland 0 5,835 5,835 0
Chartiers City 2 492 494 405
Chateau 0 19 19 0
Crafton Heights 7 4,461 4,468 157
Crawford-Roberts 13 2,293 2,306 564
Duquesne Heights 1 2,397 2,398 42
East Allegheny 6 1,903 1,909 314
East Carnegie 6 693 699 858
East Hills 31 3,501 3,532 878
East Liberty 16 6,187 6,203 258
Elliott 14 2,193 2,207 634
Esplen 2 333 335 597
Fairywood 7 2,014 2,021 346
Fineview 3 1,140 1,143 262
Friendship 2 1,963 1,965 102
Garfield 28 3,643 3,671 763
Glen Hazel 4 659 663 603
Greenfield 6 7,260 7,266 83
Hays 2 1,710 1,712 117
Hazelwood 25 3,908 3,933 636
Highland Park 5 6,235 6,240 80
Homewood North 31 2,850 2,881 1,076
Homewood South 21 2,381 2,402 874
Homewood West 8 642 650 1,231
Knoxville 30 3,768 3,798 790
Larimer 22 1,545 1,567 1,404
Lincoln Place 5 4,310 4,315 116
Lincoln‑Lemington‑Belmar 26 4,125 4,151 626
Lower Lawrenceville 8 2,641 2,649 302
Manchester 13 2,031 2,044 636
Marshall‑Shadeland 43 4,046 4,089 1,052
Middle Hill 17 1,757 1,774 958
Morningside 5 3,252 3,257 154
Mount Washington 16 8,702 8,718 184
Mt. Oliver 4 708 712 562
New Homestead 2 1,856 1,858 108
North Oakland 1 10,691 10,692 9
North Shore 0 301 301 0
Northview Heights 15 2,242 2,257 665
Oakwood 0 1,519 1,519 0
Overbrook 5 3,931 3,936 127
Perry North 13 4,307 4,320 301
Perry South 32 3,765 3,797 843
Point Breeze 3 5,697 5,700 53
Point Breeze North 2 1,996 1,998 100
Polish Hill 2 1,201 1,203 166
Regent Square 0 1,751 1,751 0
Ridgemont 0 696 696 0
Shadyside 4 15,317 15,321 26
Sheraden 41 5,147 5,188 790
South Oakland 6 3,329 3,335 180
South Shore 0 29 29 0
South Side Flats 4 7,467 7,471 54
South Side Slopes 7 4,327 4,334 162
Spring Garden 3 1,326 1,329 226
Spring Hill‑City View 8 2,364 2,372 337
Squirrel Hill North 0 11,879 11,879 0
Squirrel Hill South 2 15,299 15,301 13
St. Clair 3 187 190 1,579
Stanton Heights 8 4,427 4,435 180
Strip District 0 1,845 1,845 0
Summer Hill 1 1,406 1,407 71
Swisshelm Park 0 1,700 1,700 0
Terrace Village 20 2,383 2,403 832
Troy Hill 7 2,903 2,910 241
Upper Hill 6 1,723 1,729 347
Upper Lawrenceville 6 2,394 2,400 250
West End 0 205 205 0
West Oakland 7 2,471 2,478 282
Westwood 2 3,811 3,813 52
Windgap 9 1,575 1,584 568

Sources and methodology

Pittsburgh neighborhoods
This is the Pittsburgh neighborhood as drawn by the city in 2021.
Number of people in state prison from each Pittsburgh neighborhood, 2020
This is the number of people from each Pittsburgh neighborhood in state prison as of 2020. See the methodology section of the report.
Census population, 2020
This is the population of the Pittsburgh neighborhood as reported in the 2020 Census.
Total population, 2020
This is the total population of the Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh neighborhood of different population sizes.


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