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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables
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Table 6. Number of prior arrest charges of felony defendants, by most serious current arrest charge, 2004
Most serious current
arrest charge |
Number of
defendants |
Percent of felony defendants in the 75 largest counties |
|
| Total |
Without
prior
arrest |
With prior arrest |
|
| Total |
Number of prior arrest charges |
|
| 1 |
2 - 4 |
5 - 9 |
10 or more |
|
| All offenses |
50,415 |
|
100 |
% |
22 |
% |
78 |
% |
8 |
% |
17 |
% |
17 |
% |
36 |
% |
|
| Violent offenses |
10,806 |
|
100 |
% |
25 |
% |
75 |
% |
8 |
% |
18 |
% |
17 |
% |
31 |
% |
| |
Murder |
312 |
|
100 |
|
17 |
|
83 |
|
7 |
|
21 |
|
15 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Rape |
372 |
|
100 |
|
34 |
|
66 |
|
9 |
|
24 |
|
7 |
|
26 |
|
| |
Robbery |
2,267 |
|
100 |
|
22 |
|
78 |
|
8 |
|
17 |
|
20 |
|
33 |
|
| |
Assault |
5,923 |
|
100 |
|
25 |
|
75 |
|
9 |
|
17 |
|
17 |
|
32 |
|
| |
Other violent |
1,932 |
|
100 |
|
31 |
|
69 |
|
9 |
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
25 |
|
|
| Property offenses |
15,562 |
|
100 |
% |
23 |
% |
77 |
% |
7 |
% |
16 |
% |
17 |
% |
37 |
% |
| |
Burglary |
4,016 |
|
100 |
|
20 |
|
80 |
|
7 |
|
17 |
|
18 |
|
38 |
|
| |
Larceny/theft |
3,965 |
|
100 |
|
22 |
|
78 |
|
8 |
|
14 |
|
18 |
|
38 |
|
| |
Motor vehicle theft |
2,013 |
|
100 |
|
20 |
|
80 |
|
6 |
|
17 |
|
17 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Forgery |
1,647 |
|
100 |
|
24 |
|
76 |
|
8 |
|
19 |
|
15 |
|
35 |
|
| |
Fraud |
1,706 |
|
100 |
|
39 |
|
61 |
|
9 |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
24 |
|
| |
Other property |
2,217 |
|
100 |
|
22 |
|
78 |
|
6 |
|
14 |
|
17 |
|
41 |
|
|
| Drug offenses |
19,130 |
|
100 |
% |
19 |
% |
81 |
% |
7 |
% |
17 |
% |
18 |
% |
39 |
% |
| |
Trafficking |
7,488 |
|
100 |
|
19 |
|
81 |
|
8 |
|
16 |
|
17 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Other drug |
11,642 |
|
100 |
|
20 |
|
80 |
|
7 |
|
17 |
|
18 |
|
38 |
|
|
| Public-order offenses |
4,917 |
|
100 |
% |
18 |
% |
82 |
% |
8 |
% |
19 |
% |
18 |
% |
37 |
% |
| |
Weapons |
1,421 |
|
100 |
|
15 |
|
85 |
|
8 |
|
18 |
|
20 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Driving-related |
1,655 |
|
100 |
|
17 |
|
83 |
|
9 |
|
20 |
|
18 |
|
35 |
|
| |
Other public-order |
1,841 |
|
100 |
|
22 |
|
78 |
|
8 |
|
18 |
|
16 |
|
36 |
|
|
Note: Data on whether a defendant had any prior arrests
and the number of prior arrests were available for 88% of
all cases.
Bronx (NY), Kings (NY), Nassau (NY), Queens (NY),
and Westchester (NY) counties did not provide prior arrest data.
Detail may not add to total because of rounding. |
|
Source: State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS)
See also Methodology. |
