Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename:   scs04t208.csv,,,,,,,,
"Table 2.8.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and combined categories of race and gender, 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 2.8.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and combined categories of race and gender, 2004",,,,,,,,

,Mean sentence length for persons who were --,,,,,,,
,White,,,,Black,,,
Most serious conviction offense,Male,,Female,,Male,,Female,
Sentenced to incarceration/a,,,,,,,,
All offenses,39,mo,24,mo,43,mo,23,mo
Violent offenses,73,mo,46,mo,87,mo,51,mo
Murder/b,232,,152,,256,,231,
Sexual assault/c,110,,88,,104,,55,
Robbery,88,,55,,101,,80,
Aggravated assault,42,,31,,51,,31,
Other violent/d,43,,41,,47,,31,
Property offenses,32,mo,20,mo,33,mo,19,mo
Burglary,44,,27,,47,,22,
Larceny/e,21,,17,,23,,17,
Fraud/f,27,,21,,25,,21,
Drug offenses,33,mo,22,mo,33,mo,21,mo
Possession,22,,16,,23,,15,
Trafficking,41,,28,,38,,25,
Weapon offenses,32,mo,26,mo,34,mo,20,mo
Other offenses/g ,25,mo,20,mo,25,mo,17,mo

Sentenced to prison,,,,,,,,
All offenses,61,mo,42,mo,65,mo,44,mo
Violent offenses,97,mo,71,mo,109,mo,83,mo
Murder/b,244,,152,,259,,240,
Sexual assault/c,131,,118,,125,,105,
Robbery,103,,66,,114,,104,
Aggravated assault,62,,54,,72,,54,
Other violent/d,64,,65,,68,,59,
Property offenses,47,mo,34,mo,50,mo,35,mo
Burglary,59,,41,,62,,38,
Larceny/e,35,,31,,36,,29,
Fraud/f,41,,33,,44,,39,
Drug offenses,55,mo,42,mo,51,mo,39,mo
Possession,38,,32,,35,,28,
Trafficking,65,,49,,61,,49,
Weapon offenses,47,mo,42,mo,48,mo,36,mo
Other offenses/g ,43,mo,39,mo,44,mo,31,mo

Sentenced to jail,,,,,,,,
All offenses,7,mo,6,mo,7,mo,6,mo
Violent offenses,8,mo,7,mo,9,mo,7,mo
Murder/b,8,,/,*,13,,12,*
Sexual assault/c,10,,7,,10,,4,
Robbery,12,,11,,11,,9,
Aggravated assault,7,,6,,8,,6,
Other violent/d,7,,8,,8,,6,
Property offenses,7,mo,6,mo,7,mo,6,mo
Burglary,8,,7,,8,,6,
Larceny/e,7,,6,,7,,6,
Fraud/f,6,,5,,7,,5,
Drug offenses,6,mo,6,mo,6,mo,5,mo
Possession,5,,4,,5,,5,
Trafficking,7,,7,,7,,6,
Weapon offenses,6,mo,6,mo,8,mo,6,mo
Other offenses/g ,6,mo,6,mo,6,mo,5,mo

Sentenced to probation,,,,,,,,
All offenses,39,mo,36,mo,37,mo,34,mo
Violent offenses,45,mo,38,mo,45,mo,38,mo
Murder/b,55,,48,,68,,50,
Sexual assault/c,55,,57,,53,,47,
Robbery,56,,51,,53,,53,
Aggravated assault,41,,35,,40,,35,
Other violent/d,44,,40,,44,,35,
Property offenses,37,mo,36,mo,38,mo,34,mo
Burglary,41,,39,,41,,45,
Larceny/e,35,,36,,37,,32,
Fraud/f,34,,36,,36,,35,
Drug offenses,37,mo,36,mo,36,mo,34,mo
Possession,39,,36,,31,,29,
Trafficking,36,,37,,40,,37,
Weapon offenses,36,mo,31,mo,28,mo,24,mo
Other offenses/g ,40,mo,34,mo,32,mo,29,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.  Racial categories include Hispanics.  ",,,,,,,,
/ No sample cases available for estimate.,,,,,,,,
*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.,,,,,,,,
a/Includes prison and jail sentences.,,,,,,,,
b/Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.,,,,,,,,
c/Includes rape.,,,,,,,,
d/Includes offenses such as negligent manslaughter and kidnaping.,,,,,,,,
e/Includes motor vehicle theft.,,,,,,,,
f/Includes forgery and embezzlement.,,,,,,,,
g/Composed of nonviolent offenses such as receiving stolen property and vandalism.,,,,,,,,