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Table 4.1. Defendants in criminal cases commenced, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005
| Most serious offense charged |
Defendants in cases
commenced
during 2005 |
|
| Number |
Percent |
|
| |
All offenses |
91,578 |
|
100 |
% |
| Felonies |
80,728 |
|
88.2 |
% |
| |
Violent offenses |
2,863 |
|
3.1 |
% |
| |
|
Murder* |
212 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
Negligent manslaughter |
1 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
Assault |
707 |
|
0.8 |
|
| |
|
Robbery |
1,313 |
|
1.4 |
|
| |
|
Sexual abuse* |
460 |
|
0.5 |
|
| |
|
Kidnapping |
131 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
Threats against the President |
39 |
|
-- |
|
| |
Property offenses |
12,602 |
|
13.8 |
% |
| |
|
Fraudulent |
10,991 |
|
12.0 |
% |
| |
|
|
Embezzlement |
597 |
|
0.7 |
|
| |
|
|
Fraud* |
9,040 |
|
9.9 |
|
| |
|
|
Forgery |
61 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Counterfeiting |
1,293 |
|
1.4 |
|
| |
|
Other |
1,611 |
|
1.8 |
% |
| |
|
|
Burglary |
70 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Larceny* |
997 |
|
1.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Motor vehicle theft |
42 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Arson and explosives |
241 |
|
0.3 |
|
| |
|
|
Transportation of stolen property |
202 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
|
Other property offenses* |
59 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
Drug offenses |
30,875 |
|
33.7 |
% |
| |
|
Trafficking |
28,789 |
|
31.4 |
|
| |
|
Possession and other
drug offenses |
2,086 |
|
2.3 |
|
| |
Public-order offenses |
6,708 |
|
7.3 |
% |
| |
|
Regulatory |
916 |
|
1.0 |
% |
| |
|
|
Agriculture |
4 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Antitrust |
36 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Food and drug |
21 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Transportation |
143 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
|
Civil rights |
76 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Communications |
36 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Custom laws |
54 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Postal laws |
38 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Other regulatory offenses |
508 |
|
0.6 |
|
| |
|
Other |
5,792 |
|
6.3 |
% |
| |
|
|
Tax law violations* |
578 |
|
0.6 |
|
| |
|
|
Bribery |
178 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
|
Perjury, contempt, and intimidation |
401 |
|
0.4 |
|
| |
|
|
National defense |
65 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Escape |
698 |
|
0.8 |
|
| |
|
|
Racketeering and extortion |
2,065 |
|
2.3 |
|
| |
|
|
Gambling |
159 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
|
Nonviolent sex offenses |
1,346 |
|
1.5 |
|
| |
|
|
Obscene material* |
18 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Traffic offenses |
24 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
Wildlife |
62 |
|
0.1 |
|
| |
|
|
Environmental |
40 |
|
-- |
|
| |
|
|
All other felonies* |
158 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
Weapons offenses |
9,762 |
|
10.7 |
% |
| |
|
Immigration offenses |
17,918 |
|
19.6 |
% |
| Misdemeanors* |
10,850 |
|
11.8 |
% |
| |
|
Fraudulent property offenses |
891 |
|
1.0 |
|
| |
|
Larceny |
1,621 |
|
1.8 |
|
| |
|
Drug possession* |
1,927 |
|
2.1 |
|
| |
|
Immigration |
193 |
|
0.2 |
|
| |
|
Traffic offenses |
4,111 |
|
4.5 |
|
| |
|
Other misdemeanors |
2,107 |
|
2.3 |
|
|
*"Murder" includes nonnegligent manslaughter; "Sexual abuse" includes only violent sex offenses; "Fraud" excludes tax fraud; "Larceny" excludes transportation of stolen property; "Other property offenses" excludes fraudulent property offenses and includes destruction of property and trespassing; "Tax law violations" includes tax fraud; "Obscene material" denotes the mail or transport thereof; "All other felonies" includes felonies with unclassifiable offense type; "Misdemeanors" includes misdemeanors, petty offenses, and unknown offense levels; and "Drug possession" also includes other drug misdemeanors.
--Less than 0.05%. |
|
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Criminal Master File,
fiscal year. |
