Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fjs05st601.csv,,,,,,,,,
"Table 6.1.  Criminal appeals terminated, by type of criminal case and 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 6.1.  Criminal appeals terminated, by type of criminal case and offense, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005",,,,,,,,,

,,,Number of criminal appeals terminated,,,,,,
,,,,,Guidelines-based appeals,,,,
Offense of conviction,,,Total,Preguideline,Total,Conviction only,Sentence only,Sentence and conviction,Other
,All offenses\a,,"13,097","1,677","11,420","1,223","3,622","6,547",28
Violent offenses,,,688,99,589,73,176,339,1
,Murder\b,,86,21,65,14,13,38,0
,Assault,,81,13,68,11,16,40,1
,Robbery,,322,39,283,23,104,156,0
,Sexual abuse\b,,136,14,122,17,34,71,0
,Kidnapping,,59,12,47,6,8,33,0
,Threats against the President,,4,0,4,2,1,1,0
Property offenses,,,"1,937",306,"1,631",198,522,908,3
,Fraudulent,,"1,626",255,"1,371",161,433,774,3
,,Embezzlement,70,7,63,7,14,42,0
,,Fraud\b,"1,404",220,"1,184",145,376,660,3
,,Forgery,7,2,5,1,2,2,0
,,Counterfeiting,145,26,119,8,41,70,0
,Other,,311,51,260,37,89,134,0
,,Burglary,8,2,6,0,3,3,0
,,Larceny\b,159,28,131,13,48,70,0
,,Motor vehicle theft,59,7,52,5,18,29,0
,,Arson and explosives,36,5,31,11,8,12,0
,,Transportation of stolen property,43,7,36,5,12,19,0
,,Other property offenses\b,6,2,4,3,0,1,0
Drug offenses,,,"4,940",579,"4,361",440,"1,473","2,431",17
Public-order offenses,,,"1,014",161,853,107,235,509,2
,Regulatory,,132,20,112,14,30,68,0
,,Food and drug,4,0,4,0,2,2,0
,,Transportation,16,1,15,3,3,9,0
,,Civil rights,23,1,22,4,3,15,0
,,Communications,7,3,4,0,2,2,0
,,Custom laws,6,0,6,2,1,3,0
,,Postal laws,2,1,1,0,0,1,0
,,Other regulatory offenses,74,14,60,5,19,36,0
,Other,,882,141,741,93,205,441,2
,,Tax law violations\b,129,18,111,13,31,67,0
,,Bribery,20,2,18,1,5,12,0
,,"Perjury, contempt, and intimidation",75,16,59,4,18,37,0
,,National defense,16,4,12,0,3,9,0
,,Escape,53,7,46,4,15,27,0
,,Racketeering and extortion,261,59,202,29,41,132,0
,,Gambling,7,1,6,0,5,1,0
,,Nonviolent sex offenses,231,18,213,23,74,115,1
,,Obscene material\b,6,1,5,0,0,5,0
,,Traffic offenses,8,4,4,2,0,2,0
,,Wildlife,10,0,10,4,0,5,1
,,Environmental,9,1,8,2,0,6,0
,,All other offenses\b,57,10,47,11,13,23,0
Weapon offenses,,,"2,115",249,"1,866",250,522,"1,093",1
Immigration offenses,,,"1,976",57,"1,919",136,624,"1,158",1

"a/Total includes 427 appeals terminated for which an offense category could not be determined, of which 226 are preguideline appeals and 201 are guidelines-based appeals.",,,,,,,,,
"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; and ""All other offenses"" includes offenses with unclassifiable offense type.",,,,,,,,,
"Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Court of Appeals, fiscal year."