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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 8. Most serious prior conviction 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			Most serious prior conviction
										Total		Felony						Misdemeanor
												Total		Violent		Nonviolent
All offenses		54,819		100	%		38	%		62	%	46	%	11	%	35	%	16	%
Violent offenses		12,271		100	%		45	%		55	%	38	%	14	%	24	%	17	%
	Murder	343		100			35			65		44		15		29		21
	Rape	462		100			53			47		26		7		19		21
	Robbery	2,931		100			46			54		39		15		24		15
	Assault	6,484		100			43			57		39		15		24		18
	Other violent	2,051		100			49			51		35		12		23		17
Property offenses		16,727		100	%		39	%		61	%	47	%	10	%	37	%	15	%
	Burglary	4,339		100			36			64		49		11		38		16
	Larceny/theft	4,268		100			37			63		50		10		40		14
	Motor vehicle theft	2,012		100			34			66		49		11		38		17
	Forgery	1,963		100			44			56		41		7		34		16
	Fraud	1,765		100			52			48		37		7		30		11
	Other property	2,379		100			38			62		47		11		36		15
Drug offenses		20,332		100	%		34	%		66	%	50	%	10	%	40	%	16	%
	Trafficking	8,192		100			36			64		48		9		39		16
	Other drug	12,141		100			32			68		52		11		41		16
Public-order offenses		5,489		100	%		34	%		66	%	50	%	14	%	36	%	17	%
	Weapons	1,713		100			34			66		53		12		41		14
	Driving-related	1,688		100			30			70		48		12		36		22
	Other public-order	2,086		100			38			62		48		17		31		14
Note: Data on the most serious prior violent and nonviolent felony conviction were available for 95% of all cases. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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