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Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables

Table 24. Time from conviction to sentencing for convicted defendants, by most serious conviction offense, 2004

Most serious conviction offense		Number of defendants		Percent of defendants in the     75 largest counties who were     sentenced within —
				Total		0-1 day		2-30 days		31-60 days		61 days or more
All offenses		32,680		100	%	65	%	15	%	12	%	8	%
All felonies		28,512		100	%	63	%	17	%	12	%	8	%
Violent offenses		4,733		100	%	56	%	17	%	16	%	11	%
	Murder	98		100		41		26		27		7
	Rape	145		100		34		15		28		23
	Robbery	1,169		100		57		18		15		11
	Assault	2,346		100		61		15		14		9
	Other violent	976		100		47		17		21		15
Property offenses		9,469		100	%	64	%	16	%	12	%	8	%
	Burglary	2,303		100		63		17		14		6
	Larceny/theft	2,754		100		69		12		10		9
	Motor vehicle theft	1,307		100		55		25		13		7
	Forgery	834		100		64		11		13		11
	Fraud	929		100		60		14		15		11
	Other property	1,345		100		64		19		11		6
Drug offenses		10,847		100	%	66	%	17	%	10	%	7	%
	Trafficking	4,129		100		59		18		14		9
	Other drug	6,720		100		69		17		8		5
Public-order offenses		3,360		100	%	62	%	17	%	14	%	7	%
	Weapons	1,066		100		56		21		16		7
	Driving-related	1,153		100		64		15		14		7
	Other public-order	1,143		100		66		15		13		6
Misdemeanors		4,168		100	%	82	%	4	%	8	%	6	%
Note: Data on time from conviction to sentencing were available for 94% of convicted defendants. Total for all felonies includes cases that could not be classified into 1 of the 4 major offense categories. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.

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