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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons, 2004 - Statistical Tables
Felony Sentences in State Court
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Table 1.6. Distribution of the number of felony convictions for persons
sentenced in State courts, by most serious offense, 2004
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Percent of felons sentenced for -- |
Most serious
conviction
offense |
Total |
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| One felony conviction |
Two felony convictions |
Three or more felony
convictions |
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| |
All offenses |
100 |
% |
77 |
15 |
8 |
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| Violent
offenses |
100 |
% |
70 |
19 |
11 |
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Murder/a |
100 |
% |
62 |
21 |
17 |
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Sexual assault/b |
100 |
% |
67 |
19 |
14 |
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Robbery |
100 |
% |
67 |
19 |
14 |
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Aggravated
assault |
100 |
% |
71 |
19 |
10 |
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Other violent/c |
100 |
% |
79 |
14 |
7 |
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| Property
offenses |
100 |
% |
71 |
17 |
11 |
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Burglary |
100 |
% |
63 |
22 |
16 |
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Larceny/d |
100 |
% |
82 |
13 |
5 |
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Fraud/e |
100 |
% |
67 |
19 |
14 |
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| Drug
offenses |
100 |
% |
79 |
14 |
7 |
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Possession |
100 |
% |
86 |
10 |
3 |
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Trafficking |
100 |
% |
72 |
18 |
10 |
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| Weapon
offenses |
100 |
% |
76 |
17 |
6 |
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| Other
offenses/f |
100 |
% |
88 |
9 |
3 |
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Note: This table is based
on an estimated 973,883 cases. The number of convictions pertains
to current, not past, convictions. Detail may not sum to total because
of rounding.
a/Includes nonnegligent
manslaughter.
b/Includes rape.
c/Includes offenses such
as negligent manslaughter and kidnapping.
d/Includes motor vehicle
theft.
e/Includes forgery and embezzlement.
f/Composed of nonviolent
offenses such as receiving stolen property and vandalism. |
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Source: National Judicial Reporting Program
See also Methodology
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