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State Court Sentencing of Convicted Felons
2004 - Statistical Tables
Profile of Felons Convicted in State Courts
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Table 2.7. Mean length of felony sentences imposed in State courts, by
offense and race of felons, 2004
Most serious
conviction
offense |
Maximum sentence length for felons sentenced
to -- |
|
| Incarceration |
|
|
|
Probation |
| Total |
Prison |
Jail |
|
| White |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All offenses |
37 |
mo |
58 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
38 |
mo |
| Violent
offenses |
71 |
mo |
95 |
mo |
8 |
mo |
44 |
mo |
| |
Murder/a |
221 |
|
231 |
|
8 |
|
54 |
|
| |
Sexual assault/b |
109 |
|
130 |
|
10 |
|
55 |
|
| |
Robbery |
85 |
|
99 |
|
12 |
|
55 |
|
| |
Aggravated assault |
41 |
|
61 |
|
7 |
|
40 |
|
| |
Other violent/c |
43 |
|
64 |
|
7 |
|
44 |
|
| Property
offenses |
29 |
mo |
45 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
37 |
mo |
| |
Burglary |
42 |
|
57 |
|
8 |
|
41 |
|
| |
Larceny/d |
20 |
|
34 |
|
7 |
|
36 |
|
| |
Fraud/e |
25 |
|
38 |
|
6 |
|
35 |
|
| Drug
offenses |
31 |
mo |
52 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
37 |
mo |
| |
Possession |
20 |
|
36 |
|
5 |
|
38 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
38 |
|
62 |
|
7 |
|
36 |
|
| Weapon
offenses |
32 |
mo |
47 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| Other
offenses/f |
24 |
mo |
43 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
39 |
mo |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Black |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
All offenses |
40 |
mo |
63 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| Violent
offenses |
84 |
mo |
108 |
mo |
9 |
mo |
43 |
mo |
| |
Murder/a |
254 |
|
258 |
|
13 |
|
63 |
|
| |
Sexual assault/b |
104 |
|
125 |
|
10 |
|
52 |
|
| |
Robbery |
100 |
|
114 |
|
11 |
|
53 |
|
| |
Aggravated assault |
48 |
|
70 |
|
8 |
|
39 |
|
| |
Other violent/c |
45 |
|
68 |
|
7 |
|
42 |
|
| Property
offenses |
30 |
mo |
47 |
mo |
7 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| |
Burglary |
45 |
|
61 |
|
8 |
|
41 |
|
| |
Larceny/d |
21 |
|
34 |
|
7 |
|
35 |
|
| |
Fraud/e |
23 |
|
42 |
|
6 |
|
35 |
|
| Drug
offenses |
31 |
mo |
50 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
36 |
mo |
| |
Possession |
22 |
|
34 |
|
5 |
|
31 |
|
| |
Trafficking |
37 |
|
60 |
|
7 |
|
39 |
|
| Weapon
offenses |
34 |
mo |
47 |
mo |
8 |
mo |
28 |
mo |
| Other
offenses/f |
24 |
mo |
43 |
mo |
6 |
mo |
32 |
mo |
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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.
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
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