Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,
Filename:  fdluc04st12.csv,,,,,,
"Table 12.  Median and mean bail amounts set for felony defendants, by pretrial release/detention outcome and most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,
"Title: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables  NCJ  221374",,,,,,
Data source:  2004 State Court Processing Statistics Program,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov   202-307-0765,,,,,,
Authors:  Tracey Kyckelhahn and Thomas H. Cohen,,,,,,
Date of version:  04/24/2008,,,,,,

"Table 12.  Median and mean bail amounts set for felony defendants, by pretrial release/detention outcome and most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,


,,Felony defendants in the 75 largest counties,,,,

Most serious  arrest charge,,Median bail amount,,,Mean bail amount,
,Total,Released,Detained,Total,Released,Detained
All offenses,"$10,000 ","$6,000 ","$25,000 ","$52,500 ","$16,600 ","$85,800 "
Violent offenses,"$25,000 ","$10,000 ","$50,000 ","$99,900 ","$20,700 ","$166,700 "
Murder,"500,000","25,000","500,000","819,500","50,800","926,600"
Rape,"50,000","25,000","150,000","142,400","37,000","253,600"
Robbery,"25,000","10,000","50,000","68,700","22,900","92,200"
Assault,"15,000","7,500","50,000","72,400","15,300","130,900"
Other violent,"25,000","15,000","75,000","125,800","30,600","224,300"
Property offenses,"$10,000 ","$5,000 ","20,000","$33,500 ","$12,900 ","$49,600 "
Burglary,"20,000","10,000","25,000","43,100","15,300","58,800"
Larceny/theft,"7,500","5,000","15,000","27,700","9,400","43,900"
Motor vehicle theft,"20,000","5,000","20,000","32,600","17,000","37,700"
Forgery,"5,000","5,000","15,000","27,100","6,800","64,300"
Fraud,"7,500","5,000","10,000","35,500","23,600","52,500"
Other property,"10,000","5,000","20,000","28,600","10,200","44,700"
Drug offenses,"$10,000 ","$5,700 ","25,000","$39,200 ","$18,200 ","$61,200 "
Trafficking,"15,000","10,000","25,000","54,400","26,900","85,600"
Other drug,"10,000","5,000","20,000","26,000","9,900","41,600"
Public-order offenses,"$10,000 ","$5,000 ","25,000","$31,300 ","$11,300 ","$57,700 "
Weapons,"15,000","8,000","35,000","39,300","14,100","66,600"
Driving-related,"5,000","3,500","20,000","18,900","7,700","39,900"
Other public-order,"10,000","5,000","15,000","35,600","12,900","61,400"


Note:  Data on bail amount were available for 96% of all defendants for whom a bail amount was set. Table excludes defendants given nonfinancial release. ,,,,,,