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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 3. Gender of felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004
Most serious
arrest charge |
Number of
defendants |
Percent of felony defendants
in
the 75 largest counties |
|
| Total |
Male |
Female |
| |
All offenses |
57,462 |
|
100 |
% |
82 |
% |
18 |
% |
|
|
Violent offenses |
12,973 |
|
100 |
% |
86 |
% |
14 |
% |
| |
Murder |
350 |
|
100 |
|
92 |
|
8 |
|
| |
Rape |
531 |
|
100 |
|
99 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Robbery |
3,093 |
|
100 |
|
91 |
|
9 |
|
| |
Assault |
6,875 |
|
100 |
|
82 |
|
18 |
|
| |
Other violent |
2,124 |
|
100 |
|
87 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
Property offenses |
17,581 |
|
100 |
% |
76 |
% |
24 |
% |
| |
Burglary |
4,512 |
|
100 |
|
86 |
|
14 |
|
| |
Larceny/theft |
4,507 |
|
100 |
|
71 |
|
29 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
2,068 |
|
100 |
|
87 |
|
13 |
|
| |
Forgery |
2,118 |
|
100 |
|
66 |
|
34 |
|
| |
Fraud |
1,826 |
|
100 |
|
59 |
|
41 |
|
| |
Other property |
2,548 |
|
100 |
|
81 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
| Drug offenses |
21,065 |
|
100 |
% |
82 |
% |
18 |
% |
| |
Trafficking |
8,628 |
|
100 |
|
86 |
|
14 |
|
| |
Other drug |
12,437 |
|
100 |
|
80 |
|
20 |
|
|
|
| Public-order offenses |
5,843 |
|
100 |
% |
88 |
% |
12 |
% |
| |
Weapons |
1,767 |
|
100 |
|
96 |
|
4 |
|
| |
Driving-related |
1,841 |
|
100 |
|
90 |
|
10 |
|
| |
Other public-order |
2,236 |
|
100 |
|
78 |
|
22 |
|
| |
Note: Data on gender of defendants were available for 99.9% of all cases. |
| |
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS).
See also Methodology. |
