Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st302.csv,,,,,,
"Table 3.2. Percent released of pretrial release cases terminated, by defendant characteristics, 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 3.2. Percent released of pretrial release cases terminated, by defendant characteristics, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,

,Of defendants released at any time prior to case disposition--,,,,,
,,,Number of defendants,,,
Defendant characteristic,,,Released,All defendants,Percent released,
,All defendants/a,,"27,253","79,137",34.4,%
Gender,,,,,,
,Male,,"20,188","67,300",30,%
,Female,,"7,019","11,761",59.7,
Race,,,,,,
,White,,"17,580","56,359",31.2,%
,Black/African American,,"7,362","18,069",40.7,
,American Indian/Alaska Native,,746,"1,480",50.4,
,Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander,,"1,032","1,867",55.3,
,Hispanic or Latino,,"5,314","37,373",14.2,%
,Not Hispanic or Latino,,"21,401","40,692",52.6,
Age,,,,,,
,16-18,,498,"1,226",40.6,%
,19-20 ,,"1,366","3,751",36.4,
,21-30,,"8,949","30,577",29.3,
,31-40 ,,"7,361","24,052",30.6,
,41 or over,,"8,960","19,248",46.6,
Education,,,,,,
,Less than high school graduate,,"6,603","23,962",27.6,%
,High school graduate,,"9,182","18,823",48.8,
,Some college,,"6,004","9,674",62.1,
,College graduate,,"3,130","4,344",72.1,
Marital status,,,,,,
,Never married,,"9,111","23,883",38.1,%
,Divorced/separated,,"5,153","10,961",47,
,Married,,"8,697","19,235",45.2,
,Common law,,"2,059","5,957",34.6,
,Other,,"2,233","19,101",11.7,
Employment status at arrest,,,,,,
,Unemployed,,"9,765","29,148",33.5,%
,Employed,,"15,535","30,549",50.9,
Criminal record,,,,,,
,No conviction or arrest/b,,"10,315","18,721",55.1,%
,Misdemeanor conviction only,,"5,937","13,293",44.7,
,Felony conviction,,,,,
,,Nonviolent,"4,136","19,487",21.2,
,,Violent,"2,691","15,125",17.8,
Number of prior convictions,,,,,,
,1,,"4,431","13,030",34,%
,2 to 4,,"5,108","19,158",26.7,
,5 or more,,"3,225","15,717",20.5,
Criminal justice status,,,,,,
,Not under supervision,,"21,079","44,668",47.2,%
,Pretrial release,,"1,298","2,719",47.7,
,Probation,,"1,142","4,042",28.3,
,Parole,,193,"1,542",12.5,
Court appearance history,,,,,,
,No prior arrests,,"10,655","22,504",47.3,%
,Failure to appear,,,,,
,,None,"13,300","43,770",30.4,%
,,1,"1,552","5,748",27,
,,2 or more,"1,746","7,115",24.5,
Drug abuse,,,,,,
,No known abuse,,"16,365","36,005",45.5,%
,Drug history,,"8,107","19,547",41.5,

Note: Released defendants include some defendants who were also detained prior to trial. Total also includes defendants for whom release status data were unavailable. ,,,,,,
a/Includes defendants for whom characteristics could not be determined.,,,,,,
b/Includes only defendants whose PSA records explicitly show no prior arrest or conviction.,,,,,,
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Pretrial Services Act Information System, fiscal year.",,,,,,