Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename:   scs04t206.csv,,,,,,,,
"Table 2.6.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and gender 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 2.6.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and gender of felons, 2004",,,,,,,,

,Maximum sentence length for felons sentenced to --,,,,,,,
,,,Incarceration,,,,,
Most serious conviction offense,Total,,Prison,,Jail,,Probation,
Male,,,,,,,,
All offenses,39,mo,61,mo,7,mo,38,mo
Violent offenses,72,mo,97,mo,8,mo,45,mo
Murder/a,235,,245,,10,,61,
Sexual assault/b,98,,121,,9,,55,
Robbery,90,,104,,11,,54,
Aggravated assault,43,,64,,7,,40,
Other violent/c ,40,,60,,7,,44,
Property offenses,31,mo,47,mo,7,mo,37,mo
Burglary,42,,58,,8,,41,
Larceny/d,21,,34,,7,,35,
Fraud/e,28,,45,,6,,35,
Drug offenses,32,mo,52,mo,6,mo,37,mo
Possession,21,,35,,5,,35,
Trafficking,39,,62,,7,,38,
Weapon offenses,32,mo,47,mo,7,mo,32,mo
Other offenses/f,24,mo,42,mo,6,mo,37,mo

Female,,,,,,,,
All offenses,23,mo,42,mo,6,mo,35,mo
Violent offenses,46,mo,74,mo,7,mo,37,mo
Murder/a,189,,192,,13,,50,
Sexual assault/b,76,,104,,6,,54,
Robbery,61,,78,,10,,51,
Aggravated assault,29,,53,,6,,34,
Other violent/c ,35,,60,,7,,38,
Property offenses,19,mo,34,mo,5,mo,35,mo
Burglary,24,,39,,6,,40,
Larceny/d,17,,32,,6,,34,
Fraud/e,20,,34,,5,,35,
Drug offenses,22,mo,41,mo,5,mo,35,mo
Possession,16,,30,,4,,33,
Trafficking,26,,49,,6,,37,
Weapon offenses,24,mo,41,mo,6,mo,27,mo
Other offenses/f,17,mo,36,mo,5,mo,32,mo

"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.  In this table ""probation"" is defined as straight probation.  Means exclude sentences to death or to life in prison. ",,,,,,,,
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.,,,,,,,,