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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 25. Most severe type of sentence received by convicted defendants, by most serious conviction offense, 2004
Most serious
conviction offense |
Number of
defendants |
Percent of convicted felony defendants in the
75 largest counties sentenced to — |
| |
| Total |
Incarceration |
|
Nonincarceration |
| |
|
| Total |
Prison |
Jail |
Total |
Probation |
Other |
| |
| All offenses |
33,181 |
|
100 |
% |
72 |
% |
31 |
% |
41 |
% |
|
28 |
% |
24 |
% |
4 |
% |
| |
| All felonies |
28,796 |
|
100 |
% |
75 |
% |
36 |
% |
40 |
% |
|
25 |
% |
24 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
| Violent offenses |
4,799 |
|
100 |
% |
83 |
% |
47 |
% |
36 |
% |
|
17 |
% |
16 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
Murder |
112 |
|
100 |
|
96 |
|
96 |
|
0 |
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Rape |
155 |
|
100 |
|
95 |
|
65 |
|
30 |
|
|
5 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Robbery |
1,198 |
|
100 |
|
84 |
|
63 |
|
21 |
|
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Assault |
2,356 |
|
100 |
|
81 |
|
37 |
|
44 |
|
|
19 |
|
18 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Other violent |
978 |
|
100 |
|
84 |
|
43 |
|
41 |
|
|
16 |
|
15 |
|
1 |
|
| |
| Property offenses |
9,545 |
|
100 |
% |
79 |
% |
37 |
% |
43 |
% |
|
21 |
% |
20 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
Burglary |
2,327 |
|
100 |
|
85 |
|
45 |
|
41 |
|
|
15 |
|
14 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Larceny/theft |
2,770 |
|
100 |
|
77 |
|
36 |
|
41 |
|
|
23 |
|
21 |
|
2 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
1,309 |
|
100 |
|
91 |
|
38 |
|
52 |
|
|
9 |
|
9 |
|
-- |
|
| |
Forgery |
840 |
|
100 |
|
69 |
|
28 |
|
42 |
|
|
31 |
|
30 |
|
-- |
|
| |
Fraud |
933 |
|
100 |
|
66 |
|
30 |
|
36 |
|
|
34 |
|
32 |
|
2 |
|
| |
Other property |
1,365 |
|
100 |
|
78 |
|
33 |
|
46 |
|
|
22 |
|
20 |
|
2 |
|
| |
| Drug offenses |
10,940 |
|
100 |
% |
67 |
% |
29 |
% |
38 |
% |
|
33 |
% |
31 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
Trafficking |
4,166 |
|
100 |
|
80 |
|
35 |
|
45 |
|
|
20 |
|
19 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Other drug |
6,773 |
|
100 |
|
60 |
|
25 |
|
35 |
|
|
40 |
|
39 |
|
2 |
|
| |
| Public-order offenses |
3,417 |
|
100 |
% |
78 |
% |
37 |
% |
41 |
% |
|
22 |
% |
21 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
Weapons |
1,077 |
|
100 |
|
84 |
|
48 |
|
36 |
|
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
-- |
|
| |
Driving-related |
1,175 |
|
100 |
|
79 |
|
36 |
|
43 |
|
|
21 |
|
18 |
|
3 |
|
| |
| |
Other public-order |
1,163 |
|
100 |
|
72 |
|
28 |
|
43 |
|
|
28 |
|
28 |
|
1 |
|
| |
| Misdemeanors |
4,385 |
|
100 |
% |
50 |
% |
3 |
% |
47 |
% |
|
50 |
% |
29 |
% |
21 |
% |
|
Note: Data on type of sentence were available for 97%
of convicted defendants. Sentences to incarceration that
were wholly suspended are included under probation.
Seven percent of prison sentences and 64% of jail sentences
included a probation term. Sentences to incarceration or
probation may have included a fine, restitution, community
service, treatment, or other court-ordered conditions. Other
sentences may include fines, community service, restitution,
and treatment. Total for all felonies includes cases that could
not be classified into 1 of the 4 major offense categories.
Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
--Less than 0.5%. |
|
| |
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS)
See also Methodology. |
