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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 11. Bail amount set for felony defendants, by most serious arrest charge, 2004

Most serious arrest charge		Number of defendants		Percent of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties with a bail amount of —
				Under   $5,000		$5,000-  $9,999		$10,000-   $24,999		$25,000-   $49,999		$50,000 or more
All offenses		34,120		20	%	19	%	24	%	14	%	23	%
Violent offenses		8,825		14	%	15	%	21	%	13	%	38	%
	Murder	199		0		2		4		6		89
	Rape	353		7		6		11		13		64
	Robbery	2,161		12		12		20		14		42
	Assault	4,659		17		19		23		12		30
	Other violent	1,455		11		9		25		13		43
Property offenses		9,878		24	%	19	%	25	%	14	%	18	%
	Burglary	2,823		16		14		26		17		27
	Larceny/theft	2,558		29		22		26		11		13
	Motor vehicle theft	1,320		20		16		24		21		19
	Forgery	995		35		25		23		9		8
	Fraud	916		30		22		21		8		19
	Other property	1,267		23		23		26		14		14
Drug offenses		11,948		20	%	21	%	25	%	15	%	19	%
	Trafficking	5,562		16		21		23		17		23
	Other drug	6,386		24		22		27		13		14
Public-order offenses		3,469		24	%	22	%	23	%	13	%	18	%
	Weapons	1,198		14		18		24		20		24
	Driving-related	1,153		37		23		19		7		14
	Other public-order	1,119		22		24		27		12		16
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.

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