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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 16. Released felony defendants who failed to make a scheduled court appearance, by most serious arrest charge, 2004

Most serious arrest charge		Number of defendants		Percent of released felony defendants     in the 75 largest counties who —
				Made all court   appearances		Failed to appear in court
						Total		Returned   to court		Remained a fugitive
All offenses		31,280		79	%	21	%	16	%	5	%
Violent offenses		6,309		86	%	14	%	11	%	3	%
	Murder	42		100		0		0		0
	Rape	249		90		10		9		2
	Robbery	1,238		82		18		13		5
	Assault	3,619		87		13		10		3
	Other violent	1,162		87		13		9		4
Property offenses		9,470		77	%	23	%	18	%	6	%
	Burglary	1,973		80		20		17		3
	Larceny/theft	2,473		80		20		17		4
	Motor vehicle theft	782		68		32		26		6
	Forgery	1,420		72		28		22		7
	Fraud	1,282		82		18		13		5
	Other property	1,541		73		27		17		11
Drug offenses		11,973		76	%	24	%	18	%	6	%
	Trafficking	4,974		76		24		18		6
	Other drug	6,999		77		23		18		6
Public-order offenses		3,523		83	%	17	%	14	%	3	%
	Weapons	990		80		20		16		5
	Driving-related	1,189		83		17		14		3
	Other public-order	1,345		85		15		13		3
Note: Data on the court appearance record for the current case were available for 99% of cases involving a defendant released prior to case disposition. All defendants who failed to appear in court and were not returned to the court during the 1-year study period are counted as fugitives. Some of these defendants may have been returned to the court at a later date. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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