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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons 2004 -
Statistical Tables

       By Matthew R. Durose, BJS Statistician

Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a survey of a nationally representative sample of State Courts in 300 counties in 2004. These electronic tables present the number of felony offenders in State courts, sentences received, demographic characteristics of convicted felons, and the types of convictions. The report also includes a comparison of felony sentences in State and Federal courts. These data are released every two years. For additional information on State court sentencing see Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004. 7/07 NCJ 217995

Felony Sentences in State Courts

Table 1.1. Estimated number of felony convictions in State courts, 2004
Table 1.1a. Estimate of 1 standard error for Table 1.1, 2004

Table 1.2. Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense, 2004
Table 1.2a. Estimate of 1 standard error for Table 1.2, 2004

Table 1.3. Average felony sentence lengths in State courts, by offense and type of sentence, 2004
Table 1.3a. Estimate of 1 standard error for Table 1.3, 2004

Table 1.4. Estimated percent of felons sentenced to life in State prison, by offense, 2004

Table 1.5. Estimated time to be served in State prison, by offense, 2004

Table 1.6. Distribution of the number of felony convictions for persons sentenced in State courts, by most serious offense, 2004

Table 1.7. Convicted felons sentenced to prison in State courts, by number of convictions, 2004

Table 1.8. Felony convictions and sentences in State courts relative to the number of arrests, 2004

Table 1.9. Felons sentenced to an additional penalty in State courts, by offense, 2004

Table 1.10. Comparison of felony convictions in State and Federal courts, 2004

Profile of Felons Convicted in State courts

Table 2.1. Demographic characteristics of persons convicted of felonies in State courts, by offense, 2004
Table 2.1a. Estimate of 1 standard error for Table 2.1, 2004

Table 2.2. Offense distribution of felons convicted in State courts, by gender, race and age of felons, 2004

Table 2.3. Average age of convicted felons in State courts, 2004

Table 2.4. Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and gender of felons, 2004

Table 2.5. Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and race of felons, 2004

Table 2.6. Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and gender of felons, 2004

Table 2.7. Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and race of felons, 2004

Table 2.8. Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and combined categories of race and gender, 2004

Felony Case Processing in State Courts

Table 4.1. Distribution of types of felony convictions in State courts, by offense, 2004

Table 4.2. Offense distribution of felons convicted in State courts, by type of conviction, 2004

Table 4.3. Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and type of conviction, 2004

Table 4.4. Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and type of conviction, 2004

Table 4.5. Distribution of types of sentences imposed on felons convicted of murder or nonnegligent manslaughter, by type of conviction, 2004

These tables are part of a series. For a list of all in this series see the publications page.

Source: National Judicial Reporting Program.
     See also: Methodology

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