Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st301.csv,,,,,,,
"Table 3.1.  Percent released of pretrial release cases terminated, 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 3.1.  Percent released of pretrial release cases terminated, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,

,,,,Number of defendants,,,
Most serious offense charged,,,,Released,All defendants,Percent released,
,All offenses/a,,,"27,253","79,137",34.4,%
Violent offenses,,,,912,"3,104",29.4,%
,Murder/b,,,59,215,27.4,
,Negligent manslaughter,,,6,6,^,
,Assault,,,414,847,48.9,
,Robbery,,,200,"1,450",13.8,
,Sexual abuse/b,,,211,440,48,
,Kidnapping,,,13,101,12.9,
,Threats against the President,,,9,45,20,
Property offenses,,,,"8,543","12,604",67.8,%
,Fraudulent,,,"6,863","10,219",67.2,%
,,Embezzlement,,731,805,90.8,
,,Fraud/b,,"5,445","8,377",65,
,,Forgery,,55,81,67.9,
,,Counterfeiting,,632,956,66.1,
,Other,,,"1,680","2,385",70.4,%
,,Burglary,,36,80,45,
,,Larceny/b,,"1,377","1,840",74.8,
,,Motor vehicle theft,,39,104,37.5,
,,Arson and explosives,,74,137,54,
,,Transportation of stolen property,,75,115,65.2,
,,Other property offenses/b,,79,109,72.5,
Drug offenses,,,,"8,810","26,046",33.8,%
,Trafficking,,,"7,671","23,761",32.3,
,Other drug offenses,,,"1,139","2,285",49.8,
Public-order offenses,,,,"4,894","7,451",65.7,%
,Regulatory,,,996,"1,621",61.4,%
,,Agriculture,,3,5,^,
,,Antitrust,,17,17,100,
,,Food and drug,,44,51,86.3,
,,Transportation,,89,136,65.4,
,,Civil rights,,55,67,82.1,
,,Communications,,30,39,76.9,
,,Custom laws,,55,75,73.3,
,,Postal laws,,127,146,87,
,,Other regulatory offenses,,576,"1,085",53.1,
,Other,,,"3,898","5,830",66.9,%
,,Tax law violations/b,,453,497,91.1,
,,Bribery,,96,105,91.4,
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",,127,211,60.2,
,,National defense,,67,108,62,
,,Escape,,72,606,11.9,
,,Racketeering and extortion,,470,899,52.3,
,,Gambling,,41,45,91.1,
,,Liquor offenses,,2,8,^,
,,Nonviolent sex offenses,,638,"1,028",62.1,
,,Obscene material/b,,41,54,75.9,
,,Traffic offenses,,"1,308","1,519",86.1,
,,Wildlife,,140,152,92.1,
,,Environmental,,25,27,92.6,
,,All other offenses/b,,418,571,73.2,
Weapons offenses,,,,"2,566","7,534",34.1,%
Immigration offenses,,,,"1,483","22,275",6.7,%

"Note: Released defendants include some defendants who were also detained prior to trial. Total also includes defendants for whom release status data were unavailable. Percentages in these tables are not directly comparable to those in the 1993 and prior compendia; see Chapter notes, items 1 and 2, p. 56.",,,,,,,
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,
"a/Includes 123 defendants for whom an offense category could not be determined, 45 of whom were released.",,,,,,,
"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.",,,,,,,
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Pretrial Services Act Information System, fiscal year.",,,,,,,