Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs50st504.csv,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Table 5.4.  Average incarceration sentence lengths imposed, by offense and offender 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 5.4.  Average incarceration sentence lengths imposed, by offense and offender characteristics, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

,Mean sentence length for offenders convicted of--,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,Felonies,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,Property offenses,,,,,,,,Public-order offenses,,,,,,,
Offender characteristic,All offenses*,,Violent offenses,,Fraudulent,,Other,,Drug offenses,,Regulatory,,Other,,Weapon offenses,,Immigration offenses,,Misdemeanors,
          All offenders*,61.1,mo,100.8,mo,25.8,mo,34.1,mo,85.8,mo,33.1,mo,55.7,mo,83.1,mo,25.7,mo,5.4,mo
Gender,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Male,62.6,mo,104.1,mo,26.2,mo,35.7,mo,88.8,mo,34.8,mo,58.6,mo,83.4,mo,26.2,mo,5.7,mo
    Female,38.2,mo,58,mo,20.7,mo,20.3,mo,54,mo,18.2,mo,30.3,mo,55.9,mo,17.7,mo,4.3,mo
Race,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    White,49.3,mo,103.5,mo,24.8,mo,32.8,mo,71.3,mo,27.8,mo,54.2,mo,70,mo,25.8,mo,5.5,mo
    Black/African American,91.6,mo,119.2,mo,25.8,mo,36.8,mo,113.7,mo,59.4,mo,60,mo,94.8,mo,28.9,mo,6.5,mo
    American Indian/Alaska Native,62.1,mo,69.8,mo,17.1,mo,21.3,mo,68.1,mo,^,mo,28,mo,91.5,mo,18.3,mo,5.3,mo
    Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander,53.3,mo,74,mo,24.3,mo,26.1,mo,76.1,mo,37.8,mo,47.2,mo,61.9,mo,20,mo,5.1,mo
    Other,57.1,mo,^,mo,26.7,mo,...,mo,71.7,mo,^,mo,^,mo,81.5,mo,26.5,mo,^,mo
    Hispanic/Latino,44.1,mo,91,mo,19.7,mo,27.4,mo,70.5,mo,28.2,mo,43.6,mo,68.5,mo,26.1,mo,5.4,mo
    Non-Hispanic/Latino,75.2,mo,101.8,mo,26.1,mo,33.4,mo,96.1,mo,36.4,mo,58.5,mo,85.2,mo,22.1,mo,6,mo
Age,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    16-18 ,26.3,mo,57.6,mo,^,mo,^,mo,32.8,mo,^,mo,^,mo,^,mo,16,mo,4.1,mo
    19-20 ,42.3,mo,87.3,mo,16.4,mo,23,mo,47.7,mo,^,mo,65.6,mo,61.7,mo,15.3,mo,5.4,mo
    21-30,60.4,mo,89,mo,19.4,mo,28,mo,82.3,mo,31,mo,55.3,mo,79.2,mo,22.2,mo,6.2,mo
    31-40,62.6,mo,106.3,mo,24.3,mo,30.2,mo,91.6,mo,32.4,mo,54.8,mo,89.8,mo,28.4,mo,5.8,mo
41 or over,60.4,mo,112.8,mo,29.4,mo,40.3,mo,86.2,mo,35.3,mo,54.6,mo,85.3,mo,29.6,mo,5.8,mo
Citizenship,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    U.S. citizen,73.5,mo,100.4,mo,26.4,mo,32.5,mo,91.1,mo,34.4,mo,55.3,mo,84,mo,19.4,mo,6.4,mo
    Not U.S. citizen,39.9,mo,98.5,mo,20.1,mo,34.9,mo,69.3,mo,28.9,mo,55.5,mo,66.8,mo,26.5,mo,5.1,mo
Education,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Less than high school graduate,57.7,mo,96.9,mo,21.6,mo,30.9,mo,82.6,mo,26.8,mo,55.9,mo,81.5,mo,26.7,mo,6.1,mo
    High school graduate,72.2,mo,101.7,mo,24.1,mo,32.8,mo,91.2,mo,35.5,mo,56.3,mo,84.3,mo,27.3,mo,6.8,mo
    Some college,61.6,mo,100.5,mo,26.1,mo,33.3,mo,80.4,mo,33.4,mo,55.6,mo,84.8,mo,24,mo,5.1,mo
    College graduate,47.9,mo,117.4,mo,31,mo,40.4,mo,66.9,mo,37.3,mo,54.2,mo,55.4,mo,23.3,mo,6.5,mo
Criminal record,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    No convictions,48.2,mo,82.4,mo,22.7,mo,35.7,mo,61.3,mo,32.8,mo,49.9,mo,69.1,mo,15.3,mo,5.6,mo
    Prior adult convictions,65.2,mo,108,mo,27,mo,31.5,mo,99.5,mo,32.3,mo,61.4,mo,84.3,mo,27.7,mo,5.5,mo

"Note:  By definition, corporations are excluded from the offender characteristics reported.  Excludes life sentences, and indeterminate sentences.  Includes prison portion of split or mixed sentences.  ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
...No cases of this type occurred in the data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
^Too few cases to obtain statistically reliable data.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
*Includes corporations and offenders for whom offense or characteristics are unknown.
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts criminal master file, fiscal year."