Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st202.csv,,,,,,,,,
"Table 2.2.  Disposition of suspects in matters concluded, by offense,  October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,
"Report title:  Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, 2005  NCJ # 220383",,,,,,,,,
Data source:  Federal Justice Statistics Program  ,,,,,,,,,
Author:  Urban Institute under the supervision of BJS,,,,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov  202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,
Date of version: 8/29/08,,,,,,,,,


"Table 2.2.  Disposition of suspects in matters concluded, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,


,,,,Percent of suspects in criminal matters concluded,,,,,
Most serious offense investigated,,,Number,Prosecuted in U.S. district court/a,,Disposed by U.S. magistrates,,Declined,
,All offenses/a,,"143,640",59.7,%,19.5,%,20.7,%
Violent offenses,,,"5,485",58.2,%,8.1,%,33.7,%
,Murder/b,,680,49.9,,8.5,,41.6,
,Assault,,"1,535",50.7,,13.4,,36,
,Robbery,,"2,131",76,,5.8,,18.2,
,Sexual abuse/b,,646,44,,2.8,,53.3,
,Kidnapping,,273,45.1,,10.6,,44.3,
,Threats against the President,,220,20.9,,6.4,,72.7,
Property offenses,,,"25,570",54.3,%,7.9,%,37.8,%
,Fraudulent,,"23,052",54.4,%,7.8,%,37.8,%
,,Embezzlement,"3,480",46.1,,19,,34.9,
,,Fraud/b,"17,816",55,,5.8,,39.2,
,,Forgery,"1,273",66.5,,5.2,,28.3,
,,Counterfeiting,483,60.2,,6.4,,33.3,
,Other,,"2,518",53.6,%,9.3,%,37.1,%
,,Burglary,25,84,,0,,16,
,,Larceny/b,"1,092",60.4,,10.2,,29.4,
,,Motor vehicle theft,404,52.7,,8.4,,38.9,
,,Arson and explosives,690,43.8,,3.6,,52.6,
,,Transportation of stolen property,55,54.5,,5.5,,40,
,,Other property offenses/b,252,49.2,,23.8,,27,
Drug offenses,,,"40,038",77.1,%,9,%,13.9,%
Public-order offenses,,,"21,583",41.3,%,20.8,%,37.9,%
,Regulatory,,"5,037",34,%,9.3,%,56.7,%
,,Agriculture,14,85.7,,0,,14.3,
,,Antitrust,47,40.4,,2.1,,57.4,
,,Food and drug,188,48.4,,6.4,,45.2,
,,Transportation,310,45.8,,14.5,,39.7,
,,Civil rights,"1,276",6,,0.5,,93.5,
,,Communications,48,22.9,,4.2,,72.9,
,,Custom laws,171,49.7,,6.4,,43.9,
,,Postal laws,166,50.6,,28.9,,20.5,
,,Other regulatory offenses,"2,817",42.3,,12.2,,45.5,
,Other,,"16,546",43.5,%,24.3,%,32.2,%
,,Tax law violations/b,951,65.1,,2.2,,32.7,
,,Bribery,266,49.6,,3,,47.4,
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",497,46.9,,9.1,,44.1,
,,National defense,585,29.6,,16.9,,53.5,
,,Escape,"2,352",37,,40.8,,22.2,
,,Racketeering and extortion,"3,683",52.3,,5.1,,42.6,
,,Nonviolent sex offenses,"3,028",54.5,,3.7,,41.8,
,,Gambling,166,44,,0.6,,55.4,
,,Liquor offenses,19,26.3,,42.1,,31.6,
,,Obscene material/b,36,33.3,,2.8,,63.9,
,,Traffic,212,18.4,,81.6,,0,
,,Wildlife,514,41.2,,29.2,,29.6,
,,Environmental,10,^,,^,,^,
,,"Conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and jurisdictional offenses","3,160",27.2,,67.7,,5.2,
,,All other offenses/b,"1,067",37.2,,10.2,,52.6,
Weapon offenses,,,"13,689",70,%,3.3,%,26.7,%
Immigration offenses,,,"36,559",52.2,%,46.3,%,1.5,%

"a/Includes 716 suspects for whom an offense category could not be determined. These include 300 prosecuted in U.S. district court, 135 disposed by U.S. magistrates, and 281 that were declined.",,,,,,,,,
"b/In this table ""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; and ""All other offenses"" includes offenses with unclassifiable offense type.",,,,,,,,,
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,,,
"Source: Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, National LIONS system file",,,,,,,,,