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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 7. Number of prior convictions 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 conviction		With prior conviction
								Total		Number of prior convictions
										1		2 - 4		5 - 9		10 or more
All offenses		54,821		100	%	38	%	62	%	13	%	22	%	17	%	11	%
Violent offenses		12,271		100	%	45	%	55	%	13	%	20	%	14	%	8	%
	Murder	343		100		35		65		16		27		13		11
	Rape	462		100		53		47		20		14		7		5
	Robbery	2,932		100		46		54		11		21		14		8
	Assault	6,482		100		43		57		14		20		14		9
	Other violent	2,051		100		49		51		11		21		13		6
Property offenses		16,728		100	%	39	%	61	%	11	%	21	%	16	%	13	%
	Burglary	4,340		100		36		64		11		23		17		13
	Larceny/theft	4,268		100		37		64		10		21		17		16
	Motor vehicle theft	2,012		100		34		67		13		23		17		14
	Forgery	1,964		100		44		57		13		20		15		9
	Fraud	1,767		100		52		48		11		17		11		9
	Other property	2,379		100		38		62		12		21		17		13
Drug offenses		20,333		100	%	34	%	66	%	13	%	22	%	18	%	12	%
	Trafficking	8,191		100		36		64		14		21		16		12
	Other drug	12,141		100		32		68		13		23		20		12
Public-order offenses		5,489		100	%	34	%	66	%	15	%	23	%	19	%	9	%
	Weapons	1,713		100		34		66		18		21		21		6
	Driving-related	1,689		100		30		70		14		27		20		10
	Other public-order	2,087		100		38		62		14		22		16		11
Note: Data on number of prior convictions were available for 94% of all cases. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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