What percent of crime in America is committed by men?
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According to the Survey of State Prison Inmates, a Bureau of Justice
Statistics publication, 95% of inmates in state prisons were men and 5%
were women.
Among the men, 47% were in prison for violent crimes, 25% for property
crimes, 21% for drug crimes and 7% for public order crimes.
Among the women, 32% were in prison for violent crimes, 29% for property
crimes, 33% for drug crimes and 6% for public order crimes.
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