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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 26. Length of prison sentence received by defendants convicted of a felony, by most serious conviction offense, 2004
| Most serious felony conviction offense |
Felony defendants in the 75 largest counties
convicted
of a felony and sentenced to prison |
| |
Number of
defendants |
Number
of months |
|
Percent receiving a maximum
sentence length in months of — |
| |
|
| Mean |
Median |
Total |
1-24 |
25-48 |
49-72 |
73-120 |
Over 120* |
Life |
| |
| All offenses |
10,156 |
|
51 |
mo |
30 |
mo |
|
100 |
% |
48 |
% |
26 |
% |
11 |
% |
7 |
% |
6 |
% |
1 |
% |
| |
| Violent offenses |
2,246 |
|
93 |
mo |
48 |
mo |
|
100 |
% |
26 |
% |
24 |
% |
16 |
% |
14 |
% |
16 |
% |
3 |
% |
| |
Murder |
109 |
|
268 |
|
226 |
|
|
100 |
|
0 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
15 |
|
50 |
|
24 |
|
| |
Rape |
100 |
|
157 |
|
120 |
|
|
100 |
|
0 |
|
13 |
|
16 |
|
29 |
|
33 |
|
9 |
|
| |
Robbery |
749 |
|
101 |
|
60 |
|
|
100 |
|
17 |
|
26 |
|
17 |
|
21 |
|
17 |
|
3 |
|
| |
Assault |
874 |
|
68 |
|
36 |
|
|
100 |
|
36 |
|
25 |
|
19 |
|
9 |
|
10 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Other violent |
415 |
|
72 |
|
36 |
|
|
100 |
|
37 |
|
24 |
|
14 |
|
8 |
|
16 |
|
1 |
|
| |
| Property offenses |
3,483 |
|
39 |
mo |
24 |
mo |
|
100 |
% |
57 |
% |
25 |
% |
9 |
% |
5 |
% |
4 |
% |
-- |
% |
| |
Burglary |
1,045 |
|
55 |
|
36 |
|
|
100 |
|
42 |
|
29 |
|
14 |
|
9 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
| |
Larceny/theft |
997 |
|
25 |
|
16 |
|
|
100 |
|
74 |
|
19 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
504 |
|
35 |
|
24 |
|
|
100 |
|
52 |
|
32 |
|
10 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Forgery |
224 |
|
43 |
|
30 |
|
|
100 |
|
49 |
|
26 |
|
15 |
|
2 |
|
8 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Fraud |
277 |
|
38 |
|
24 |
|
|
100 |
|
57 |
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
7 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Other property |
435 |
|
38 |
|
24 |
|
|
100 |
|
63 |
|
24 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
6 |
|
0 |
|
| |
| Drug offenses |
3,145 |
|
38 |
mo |
24 |
mo |
|
100 |
% |
51 |
% |
29 |
% |
11 |
% |
7 |
% |
3 |
% |
0 |
% |
| |
Trafficking |
1,452 |
|
48 |
|
36 |
|
|
100 |
|
37 |
|
33 |
|
17 |
|
9 |
|
4 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Other drug |
1,692 |
|
31 |
|
24 |
|
|
100 |
|
63 |
|
25 |
|
6 |
|
4 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
| |
| Public-order offenses |
1,252 |
|
38 |
mo |
24 |
mo |
|
100 |
% |
56 |
% |
28 |
% |
10 |
% |
3 |
% |
3 |
% |
0 |
% |
| |
Weapons |
514 |
|
43 |
|
30 |
|
|
100 |
|
46 |
|
31 |
|
13 |
|
6 |
|
3 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Driving-related |
409 |
|
34 |
|
24 |
|
|
100 |
|
58 |
|
28 |
|
11 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
| |
Other public-order |
330 |
|
34 |
|
19 |
|
|
100 |
|
71 |
|
21 |
|
2 |
|
0 |
|
5 |
|
0 |
|
|
Note: Data on length of prison sentence were available for 99%
of all cases in which a defendant received a prison sentence.
Seven percent of prison sentences included a probation term and
7% included a fine. Total for all offenses includes cases that could
not be classified into 1 of the 4 major offense categories.
Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
--Less than 0.5%.
*Excludes life sentences. |
|
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS)
See also Methodology. |
