Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename:   scs04t404.csv,,,,,,,,
"Table 4.4.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and type of conviction, 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 4.4.  Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by offense and type of conviction, 2004",,,,,,,,

,Maximum sentence length for felons sentenced to -- ,,,,,,,
,,,Incarceration,,,,,
Most serious conviction offense,Total,,Prison,,Jail,,Probation,
Trial,,,,,,,,
All offenses,88,mo,108,mo,8,mo,41,mo
Violent offenses,152,mo,174,mo,10,mo,44,mo
Murder/a,361,,364,,11,*,57,
Sexual assault/b,167,,186,,10,,59,
Robbery,170,,179,,22,,49,
Aggravated assault,88,,110,,8,,39,
Other violent/c ,67,,90,,7,,46,
Property offenses,55,mo,71,mo,7,mo,40,mo
Burglary,82,,104,,7,,42,
Larceny/d,38,,52,,8,,44,
Fraud/e,37,,46,,6,,35,
Drug offenses,59,mo,74,mo,7,mo,38,mo
Possession,32,,44,,5,,35,
Trafficking,72,,86,,9,,41,
Weapon offenses,60,mo,69,mo,11,mo,39,mo
Other offenses/f,44,mo,56,mo,7,mo,46,mo

Guilty plea,,,,,,,,
All offenses,34,mo,54,mo,7,mo,37,mo
Violent offenses,60,mo,80,mo,8,mo,42,mo
Murder/a,184,,193,,12,,63,
Sexual assault/b,80,,96,,10,,55,
Robbery,73,,86,,11,,53,
Aggravated assault,37,,55,,7,,37,
Other violent/c ,38,,58,,9,,39,
Property offenses,29,mo,44,mo,7,mo,36,mo
Burglary,36,,49,,8,,39,
Larceny/d,21,,38,,7,,36,
Fraud/e,28,,42,,6,,35,
Drug offenses,31,mo,50,mo,6,mo,37,mo
Possession,25,,37,,5,,38,
Trafficking,34,,58,,7,,36,
Weapon offenses,30,mo,43,mo,8,mo,34,mo
Other offenses/f,21,mo,39,mo,6,mo,35,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. ",,,,,,,,
*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.,,,,,,,,
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.,,,,,,,,