Details may not sum to totals due to missing data. Percentages are based on non-missing records. For FY 2018, less than 2% of cases were missing data on citizenship status (976, 1.2%) or offense type (224, 0.3%).
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U.S. district court prosecutions FY 2018, by offense and citizenship status
For the fiscal year of 2018, the United States district courts prosecuted * crimes. * of these crimes were immigration related crimes, for which undocumented non-U.S. citizens were almost exclusively prosecuted. U.S citizens were the most frequently prosecuted in all other categories.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2021). Number of persons prosecuted in district courts in the United States in the fiscal year of 2018, by offense type and citizenship status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 23, 2026, from /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of persons prosecuted in district courts in the United States in the fiscal year of 2018, by offense type and citizenship status." Chart. November 30, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 23, 2026. /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of persons prosecuted in district courts in the United States in the fiscal year of 2018, by offense type and citizenship status. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2026. /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Persons Prosecuted in District Courts in The United States in The Fiscal Year of 2018, by Offense Type and Citizenship Status." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Nov 2021, /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of persons prosecuted in district courts in the United States in the fiscal year of 2018, by offense type and citizenship status ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/ (last visited July 23, 2026)
Number of persons prosecuted in district courts in the United States in the fiscal year of 2018, by offense type and citizenship status [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1306800/district-court-prosecutions-us-offense/
