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2004 - Statistical Tables
Profile of Felons Convicted in State Courts
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Table 2.3. Average age of convicted felons in State courts, 2004
| |
|
|
Average age in years |
Most serious
conviction
offense |
|
| Mean |
Median |
|
| |
All offenses |
32 |
yrs |
31 |
yrs |
| Violent
offenses |
31 |
yrs |
29 |
yrs |
| |
Murder/a |
31 |
|
27 |
|
| |
Sexual
assault/b |
34 |
|
32 |
|
| |
|
Rape |
34 |
|
33 |
|
| |
|
Other
sexual assault |
34 |
|
32 |
|
| |
Robbery |
27 |
|
24 |
|
| |
Aggravated
assault |
32 |
|
30 |
|
| |
Other
violent/c |
33 |
|
31 |
|
| Property
offenses |
32 |
yrs |
30 |
yrs |
| |
Burglary |
29 |
|
26 |
|
| |
Larceny/d |
33 |
|
31 |
|
| |
|
Motor
vehicle theft |
28 |
|
25 |
|
| |
Fraud/e |
33 |
|
32 |
|
| Drug
offenses |
33 |
yrs |
31 |
yrs |
| |
Possession |
34 |
|
33 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
32 |
|
30 |
|
| Weapon
offenses |
30 |
yrs |
27 |
yrs |
| Other
offenses/f |
34 |
yrs |
33 |
yrs |
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Note: Data on age were available
for 916,906 cases.
a/Includes nonnegligent
manslaughter.
b/Includes rape.
c/Includes offenses such
as negligent manslaughter and kidnapping.
d/Includes motor vehicle
theft.
e/Includes forgery and
embezzlement.
f/Composed of nonviolent
offenses such as receiving stolen property and vandalism. |
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Source: National Judicial Reporting Program
See also Methodology |
