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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables
Felony Sentences in State Court
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Table 1.3. Mean and median felony sentence lengths in State courts, by offense
and type of sentence, 2004
Most serious
conviction
offense |
Maximum sentence length (in months)
for
felons sentenced to -- |
|
| Incarceration |
|
|
|
Probation |
| Total |
Prison |
Jail |
|
| Mean |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All
offenses |
37 |
mo |
57 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
38 |
mo |
| Violent
offenses |
68 |
mo |
92 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
44 |
mo |
| |
Murder/a |
232 |
|
241 |
|
10 |
|
61 |
|
| |
Sexual
assault/b |
93 |
|
116 |
|
9 |
|
53 |
|
| |
|
Rape |
123 |
|
154 |
|
8 |
|
70 |
|
| |
|
Other
sexual assault |
72 |
|
90 |
|
9 |
|
48 |
|
| |
Robbery |
86 |
|
100 |
|
10 |
|
53 |
|
| |
Aggravated
assault |
41 |
|
61 |
|
7 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Other
violent/c |
38 |
|
59 |
|
7 |
|
41 |
|
| Property
offenses |
29 |
mo |
45 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
38 |
mo |
| |
Burglary |
40 |
|
56 |
|
7 |
|
42 |
|
| |
Larceny/d |
21 |
|
35 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| |
|
Motor
vehicle theft |
17 |
|
29 |
|
6 |
|
39 |
|
| |
Fraud/e |
26 |
|
42 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| Drug
offenses |
31 |
mo |
51 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
38 |
mo |
| |
Possession |
23 |
|
37 |
|
5 |
|
37 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
37 |
|
60 |
|
7 |
|
38 |
|
| Weapon
offenses |
32 |
mo |
47 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
34 |
mo |
| Other
offenses/f |
24 |
mo |
41 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
38 |
mo |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Median |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All
offenses |
18 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| Violent
offenses |
36 |
mo |
60 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| |
Murder/a |
240 |
|
243 |
|
12 |
|
60 |
|
| |
Sexual
assault/b |
60 |
|
72 |
|
8 |
|
36 |
|
| |
|
Rape |
72 |
|
96 |
|
7 |
|
60 |
|
| |
|
Other
sexual assault |
48 |
|
60 |
|
9 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Robbery |
60 |
|
72 |
|
10 |
|
60 |
|
| |
Aggravated
assault |
24 |
|
40 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Other
violent/c |
18 |
|
36 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| Property
offenses |
14 |
mo |
31 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| |
Burglary |
24 |
|
36 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Larceny/d |
12 |
|
24 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| |
|
Motor
vehicle theft |
12 |
|
24 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Fraud/e |
12 |
|
24 |
|
5 |
|
36 |
|
| Drug
offenses |
13 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
5 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| |
Possession |
12 |
|
24 |
|
4 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
18 |
|
42 |
|
6 |
|
36 |
|
| Weapon
offenses |
23 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
24 |
mo |
| Other
offenses/f |
12 |
mo |
30 |
mo |
5 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
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Note: For persons receiving
a combination of sentences, the sentence designation came from the
most severe penalty imposed -- prison being the most severe, followed
by jail, then probation. In this table "probation" is defined as
straight probation. For persons receiving a combination of sentences, the sentence designation came from the most severe penalty imposed -- prison being the most severe, followed by jail, then probation. In this table "probation" is defined as straight probation. Means exclude sentences to death or to life in prison. This table is based on an estimated 964,861 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
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