Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st502.csv,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 5.2.  Type and length of sentences imposed for sentenced offenders, 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 5.2.  Type and length of sentences imposed for sentenced offenders, by offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,

,,,,Offenders convicted and sentenced in criminal cases that terminated during fiscal year 2005,,,,,,,

,,,,,Number,,,Sentence length,,,
Most serious offense of conviction,,,,Total/a,Incarceration/b,Probation/c,Fine only,Incarceration/d,,Probation/d,
,All offenses/e,,,"78,042","61,151","10,672",2438,61.1,mo,33.1,mo
Felonies,,,,"70,864","59,927","7,374",299,62.2,mo,38.9,mo
,Violent offenses,,,"2,500","2,329",146,7,100.8,mo,40,mo
,,Murder/f,,137,132,1,0,136.8,,^,
,,Negligent manslaughter,,1,1,0,0,^,,...,
,,Assault,,489,411,69,3,49.5,,34.5,
,,Robbery,,"1,388","1,349",40,1,101.6,,42.6,
,,Sexual abuse/f,,397,358,33,2,132,,48.4,
,,Kidnapping,,64,61,0,1,204.6,,...,
,,Threats against the President,,24,17,3,0,29.9,,^,
,Property offenses,,,"11,259","6,609","3,511",119,26.8,mo,38.8,mo
,,Fraudulent,,"9,837","5,823","2,924",113,25.8,mo,38.3,mo
,,,Embezzlement,548,272,223,5,16.5,,37.6,
,,,Fraud/f,"8,322","4,938","2,417",103,26.2,,38.5,
,,,Forgery,64,29,24,1,15.1,,44.6,
,,,Counterfeiting,903,584,260,4,27.4,,37.4,
,,Other,,"1,422",786,587,6,34.1,mo,41,mo
,,,Burglary,49,37,11,0,23.8,,36.1,
,,,Larceny/f,970,427,501,6,21,,42.2,
,,,Motor vehicle theft,41,36,5,0,23.1,,^,
,,,Arson and explosives,171,143,26,0,79.6,,32.5,
,,,Transportation of stolen property,159,123,33,0,36.1,,39.6,
,,,Other property offenses/f,32,20,11,0,24,,20.6,
,Drug offenses,,,"25,576","23,665","1,227",66,85.8,mo,42.2,mo
,,Trafficking,,"23,498","21,777","1,089",56,86,,42.9,
,,Possession and other drug offenses,,"2,078","1,888",138,10,83.9,,36.3,
,Public-order offenses,,,"5,823","4,219","1,373",49,53.8,mo,37.1,mo
,,Regulatory,,754,346,327,21,33.1,mo,35.4,mo
,,,Agriculture,2,2,0,0,^,,...,
,,,Antitrust,29,14,6,9,8.9,,^,
,,,Food and drug,39,8,29,1,^,,38.1,
,,,Transportation,98,31,55,4,19.1,,34.4,
,,,Civil rights,59,54,7,0,79.1,,^,
,,,Communications,40,12,23,0,19.3,,45.3,
,,,Custom laws,50,17,25,1,23.7,,30.7,
,,,Postal laws,37,6,28,1,^,,28.3,
,,,Other regulatory offenses,400,202,154,5,27.9,,35.9,
,,Other,,"5,069","3,873","1,046",28,55.7,mo,37.7,mo
,,,Tax law violations/f,509,327,177,1,23.4,,35.3,
,,,Bribery,159,91,62,2,25.4,,32.2,
,,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",275,198,69,2,46.1,,32.3,
,,,National defense,26,14,10,2,311.7,,--,
,,,Escape,940,641,233,5,21.5,,34.5,
,,,Racketeering and extortion,"1,637","1,367",216,6,73.8,,41.6,
,,,Gambling,91,17,70,2,15.7,,33.8,
,,,Nonviolent sex offenses,"1,157","1,090",70,4,68.5,,48.5,
,,,Obscene material/f,11,8,3,0,^,,^,
,,,Traffic offenses,28,19,8,1,23.8,,^,
,,,Wildlife,49,14,31,2,18.3,,27.9,
,,,Environmental,31,7,22,1,^,,50.3,
,,,All other felonies/f,156,80,75,0,23,,46.1,
,Weapon offenses,,,"8,834","8,183",571,16,83.1,mo,39,mo
,Immigration offenses,,,"16,872","14,922",546,42,25.7,mo,35.7,mo
Misdemeanors/f,,,,"7,178","1,224","3,298",2139,5.4,mo,20.2,mo
,Fraudulent property offense,,,820,164,339,28,3.4,,23.8,
,Larceny,,,826,81,519,220,5.3,,21.8,
,Drug possession/f,,,"1,156",429,537,115,6.7,,17.8,
,Immigration offenses,,,440,244,67,10,4.8,,25.7,
,Traffic offenses,,,"2,283",114,900,1267,4.4,,13.9,
,Other misdemeanors,,,"1,653",192,936,499,5.8,,25,

...No cases of this type occurred in the data.,,,,,,,,,,,
^ Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,,,,,
"a/Total may not equal the sum of individual sanctions. The sum may exceed the total because split and mixed sentences are counted in incarceration and probation. Alternatively, the total may exceed the sum as the total includes offenders receiving deportation, suspended sentences, sealed sentences, imprisonment of 4 days or less, and no sentences.",,,,,,,,,,,
"b/All sentences to incarceration, including split, mixed, life, and indeterminate sentences.",,,,,,,,,,,
c/Includes offenders with split and mixed sentences.
"d/Excludes sentences of life, death, and indeterminate sentences."
e/Total includes offenders whose sentence could not be determined.
"f/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; ""All other felonies"" includes felonies with unclassifiable offense type; ""Misdemeanors"" includes misdemeanors, petty offenses, and unknown offense levels; and ""Drug possession"" also includes other drug misdemeanors."
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts criminal master file, fiscal year."