Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st403.csv,,,,,,,
"Table 4.3.  Dispositions by U.S. magistrates,  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 4.3.  Dispositions by U.S. magistrates,  October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,

,,,,Defendants in criminal cases concluded by U.S. magistrates,,,
Most serious offense charged,,,Total,Convicted,Not convicted,Percent convicted,
,All offenses,,"8,939","6,107","2,832",68.3,%
Violent offenses/a,,,352,226,126,64.2,%
,Murder,,1,1,0,^ ,
,Assault,,334,213,121,63.8,
,Robbery,,8,4,4,^ ,
,Sexual abuse/b,,8,7,1,^ ,
,Threats against the President,,1,1,0,^ ,
Property offenses,,,"2,242","1,481",761,66.1,%
,Fraudulent,,754,690,64,91.5,%
,,Embezzlement,99,81,18,81.8,
,,Fraud/b,626,585,41,93.5,
,,Forgery,14,11,3,78.6,
,,Counterfeiting,15,13,2,86.7,
,Other,,"1,488",791,697,53.2,%
,,Burglary,3,2,1,^ ,
,,Larceny/b,"1,365",725,640,53.1,
,,Arson and explosives,6,5,1,^ ,
,,Other property offenses/b,114,59,55,51.8,
Drug offenses,,,"1,594","1,126",468,70.6,%
,Possession,,"1,424","1,026",398,72.1,
,Trafficking,,170,100,70,58.8,
Public-order offenses,,,"4,444","3,021","1,423",68,%
,Regulatory,,401,296,105,73.8,%
,,Agriculture,1,0,1,^ ,
,,Antitrust,1,1,0,^ ,
,,Food and drug,12,12,0,100,
,,Transportation,44,34,10,77.3,
,,Civil rights,5,4,1,^ ,
,,Communications,4,4,0,^ ,
,,Customs laws,4,3,1,^ ,
,,Postal laws,61,55,6,90.2,
,,Other regulatory offenses,269,183,86,68,
,Other,,"4,043","2,725","1,318",67.4,%
,,Tax law violations/b,54,52,2,96.3,
,,Bribery,4,3,1,^ ,
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",20,17,3,85,
,,National defense,7,6,1,^ ,
,,Escape,23,19,4,82.6,
,,Racketeering and extortion,6,5,1,^ ,
,,Wildlife,195,179,16,91.8,
, ,Environmental,7,7,0,^ ,
,,Traffic offenses,"3,276","2,145","1,131",65.5,
,,Liquor offenses,6,6,0,^ ,
,,All other felonies/b,445,286,159,64.3,
Weapon offenses,,,92,50,42,54.3,%
Immigration offenses,,,215,203,12,94.4,%
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,
a/May include some nonviolent offenses.,,,,,,,
"b/In this table ""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; and ""All other offenses"" includes offenses with unclassifiable offense type.",,,,,,,
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts criminal master file, fiscal year.",,,,,,,