Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,
filename:   scs04t108.csv,,,,,,,
"Table 1.8.  Felony convictions and sentences in State courts relative to the number of arrests, 2004  ",,,,,,,
"report title:   State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables; NCJ 217995 ",,,,,,,
data source:   2004 National Judicial Reporting Program,,,,,,,
author(s):   Matthew Durose,,,,,,,
refer questions to:   askbjs@usdoj.gov   (202) 307-0765,,,,,,,
"date of version:   July 25, 2007",,,,,,,

"Table 1.8.  Felony convictions and sentences in State courts relative to the number of arrests, 2004  ",,,,,,,

,Murder/a,Rape,Robbery,Aggravated assault,Burglary,Motor vehicle theft/b,Drug trafficking

Number of adults arrested/c,"12,360","21,840","83,710","377,580","213,030","109,100","282,590"
Number of felony convictions,"8,400","12,310","38,850","94,380","93,870","16,910","201,760"
Number of felony sentences/d,,,,,,,
Incarceration,"7,730","10,960","33,800","68,900","70,400","14,540","139,210"
Prison,"7,480","8,490","27,970","40,580","46,000","6,930","78,690"
For 100 arrests/e,,,,,,,
Number of felony convictions,68,56,46,25,44,16,71
Number of felony sentences,,,,,,,
Incarceration,63,50,40,18,33,13,49
Prison,60,39,33,11,22,6,28

Note:  The offenses selected have the greatest comparability across reporting series and are widely defined across the States as felonies.  The offense designations in convictions and sentences came from the most serious offense.  ,,,,,,,
a/Includes nonnegligent manslaughter. ,,,,,,,
b/Estimates conservatively the felony convictions for motor vehicle theft.   ,,,,,,,
"c/Numbers were derived from tables 29 and 41 of the FBI report ""Crime in the United States, 2004.""",,,,,,,
d/Numbers were derived from tables 1.1 and 1.2 of this report.  ,,,,,,,
e/The likelihood of a felony arrest leading to a felony conviction was approximated by dividing the number of adult felony convictions in 2004 by the number of adult felony arrests that year. These numbers should not be interpreted as tracking individual cases through the criminal justice system.  ,,,,,,,