Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename:   scs04t205.csv,,,,,,,,
"Table 2.5.  Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and race of felons, 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 2.5.  Distribution of types of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and race of felons, 2004",,,,,,,,

,Percent of felons sentenced to  --,,,,,,,
,,,Incarceration,,,Nonincarceration,,
Most serious conviction offense,Total,,Total,Prison,Jail,Total,Probation,Other
White,,,,,,,,
All offenses,100,%,67,37,29,33,30,3
Violent offenses,100,%,75,52,23,25,23,2
Murder/a,100,%,90,87,3,10,6,3
Sexual assault/b,100,%,80,63,17,20,18,2
Robbery,100,%,86,71,15,14,13,1
Aggravated assault,100,%,68,41,27,32,30,2
Other violent/c ,100,%,72,42,30,28,24,3
Property offenses,100,%,66,37,29,34,31,3
Burglary,100,%,73,48,25,27,25,2
Larceny/d,100,%,66,32,35,34,31,3
Fraud/e,100,%,58,31,26,42,38,4
Drug offenses,100,%,63,33,30,37,34,4
Possession,100,%,61,29,32,39,34,5
Trafficking,100,%,64,35,28,36,33,3
Weapon offenses,100,%,73,44,29,27,25,2
Other offenses/f,100,%,66,31,35,34,31,3

Black,,,,,,,,
All offenses,100,%,71,42,29,29,26,2
Violent offenses,100,%,80,60,20,20,19,1
Murder/a,100,%,94,93,1,6,5,1
Sexual assault/b,100,%,81,65,17,19,17,1
Robbery,100,%,88,74,14,12,11,1
Aggravated assault,100,%,73,47,26,27,25,2
Other violent/c ,100,%,73,43,29,27,26,1
Property offenses,100,%,68,38,30,32,30,2
Burglary,100,%,77,54,23,23,22,1
Larceny/d,100,%,70,36,35,30,28,2
Fraud/e,100,%,57,26,31,43,40,3
Drug offenses,100,%,71,40,30,29,26,3
Possession,100,%,70,40,30,30,26,5
Trafficking,100,%,71,40,31,29,26,2
Weapon offenses,100,%,70,45,25,30,29,1
Other offenses/f,100,%,69,32,37,31,30,2

"Note:  For persons receiving a combination of sentences, the sentence designation came from the most severe penalty imposed -- prison being the most severe, followed by jail, then probation.  Prison includes death sentences. In this table ""probation"" is defined as straight probation.  Detail may not sum to total because of rounding. Racial categories include Hispanics.",,,,,,,,
a/Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.,,,,,,,,
b/Includes rape.,,,,,,,,
c/Includes offenses such as negligent manslaughter and kidnaping.,,,,,,,,
d/Includes motor vehicle theft.,,,,,,,,
e/Includes forgery and embezzlement.,,,,,,,,
f/Composed of nonviolent offenses such as receiving stolen property and vandalism.,,,,,,,,