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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 30. Most severe type of sentence received by defendants convicted of a felony, by prior conviction record, 2004
| Prior conviction record and
most
serious current felony conviction |
Number of defendants |
Percent of defendants convicted of a felony and sentenced to — |
| |
| Total sentenced |
Incarceration |
|
Nonincarceration |
| |
|
| Total |
Prison |
Jail |
Total |
Probation |
Other |
| |
| More than 1 prior felony conviction |
| All offenses |
10,490 |
|
100 |
% |
84 |
% |
53 |
% |
32 |
% |
|
16 |
% |
15 |
% |
1 |
% |
| Violent offenses |
1,192 |
|
100 |
|
90 |
|
66 |
|
24 |
|
|
10 |
|
9 |
|
1 |
|
| Property offenses |
3,674 |
|
100 |
|
90 |
|
60 |
|
30 |
|
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
-- |
|
| Drug offenses |
4,457 |
|
100 |
|
77 |
|
42 |
|
35 |
|
|
23 |
|
23 |
|
1 |
|
| Public-order offenses |
1,148 |
|
100 |
|
89 |
|
56 |
|
33 |
|
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
0 |
|
| 1 prior felony conviction |
| All offenses |
4,747 |
|
100 |
% |
75 |
% |
37 |
% |
38 |
% |
|
25 |
% |
23 |
% |
2 |
% |
| Violent offenses |
686 |
|
100 |
|
87 |
|
56 |
|
31 |
|
|
13 |
|
11 |
|
2 |
|
| Property offenses |
1,418 |
|
100 |
|
82 |
|
35 |
|
47 |
|
|
18 |
|
18 |
|
-- |
|
| Drug offenses |
1,995 |
|
100 |
|
64 |
|
29 |
|
35 |
|
|
36 |
|
33 |
|
3 |
|
| Public-order offenses |
637 |
|
100 |
|
82 |
|
45 |
|
37 |
|
|
18 |
|
17 |
|
1 |
|
| Prior misdemeanor convictions only |
| All offenses |
4,302 |
|
100 |
% |
71 |
% |
20 |
% |
51 |
% |
|
29 |
% |
28 |
% |
1 |
% |
| Violent offenses |
839 |
|
100 |
|
88 |
|
37 |
|
51 |
|
|
12 |
|
12 |
|
0 |
|
| Property offenses |
1,352 |
|
100 |
|
75 |
|
17 |
|
58 |
|
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
1 |
|
| Drug offenses |
1,540 |
|
100 |
|
57 |
|
13 |
|
44 |
|
|
43 |
|
41 |
|
2 |
|
| Public-order offenses |
558 |
|
100 |
|
71 |
|
21 |
|
50 |
|
|
29 |
|
28 |
|
1 |
|
| No prior convictions |
| All offenses |
8,344 |
|
100 |
% |
67 |
% |
22 |
% |
45 |
% |
|
33 |
% |
32 |
% |
2 |
% |
| Violent offenses |
1,882 |
|
100 |
|
75 |
|
37 |
|
38 |
|
|
25 |
|
24 |
|
1 |
|
| Property offenses |
2,831 |
|
100 |
|
68 |
|
18 |
|
50 |
|
|
32 |
|
30 |
|
2 |
|
| Drug offenses |
2,652 |
|
100 |
|
59 |
|
16 |
|
43 |
|
|
41 |
|
39 |
|
1 |
|
| Public-order offenses |
927 |
|
100 |
|
66 |
|
21 |
|
46 |
|
|
34 |
|
32 |
|
2 |
|
| |
Note: Data represent felony defendants in the 75 largest counties in 2004.
Data on prior conviction record and type of sentence were available for 93%
of all convicted defendants. Sentences to incarceration may have also included
a probation term. Sentences to incarceration or probation may have included
a fine, restitution, community service, treatment, or other court-ordered conditions.
Other sentences may include fines, community service, restitution, and treatment.
Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
--Less than 0.5%. |
| |
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS)
See also Methodology. |
