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1996 Felony Sentences U.S. 1 (1996)

handle is hein.death/felsus1996 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs July 1999, NCJ 175045 Felony Sentences 0 in the United States, 1996 By Jodi M. Brown and Patrick A. Langan, Ph.D. BJS Statisticians In 1996 Federal courts convicted 43,839 persons of violent, property, drug, and other felonies. State courts convicted 997,970, bringing the combined U.S. total to 1,041,809 felons convicted. Felony convictions, 1990-96 The 1,041,809 felony convictions in State and Federal courts in 1996 were 20% greater than the 866,028 in 1990 (table 1). That 20% percent growth represents an average annual growth of 3%. Between 1992 and 1996 the total number of felony convictions increased 11% (or 3% annually). Table 1. Convictions in State and Federal courts, 1990,1992,1994, and 1996 Number of convictions Total State Federal 1996 1,041,809 997,970 43,839 1994 911,842 872,218 39,624 1992 935,303 893,630 41,673 1990 866,028 829,344 36,684 Overall percent change 1990-96 20.3% 20.3% 19.5% Annual percent change 1990-96 3.1% 3.1% 3.0% 1994-96 6.9 7.0 5.2 1992-94 -1.3 -1.2 -2.5 1990-92 3.9 3.8 6.6 Between 1994 and 1996 the total number of felony convictions increased 14% (or 7% annually). This increase is a result of an almost 11% growth in felony convictions in Federal courts and 14% in State courts. I Hihis o 1996 was the first year State and Federal courts convicted a combined total of over 1 million adults of felonies. o In 1996 Federal courts convicted 43,839 persons of violent, property, drug, and other felonies. State courts convicted 997,970, bringing the combined U.S. total to 1,041,809 felony convictions. Federal courts accounted for 4% of the national total. o Between 1994 and 1996 the number of felony convictions increased 14% in State courts and 11% in Federal courts. o In 1996 State and Federal courts together imposed a prison sentence on 39% of all persons convicted of a felony. Federal courts sentenced 64% of felons to prison, and State courts, 38%. o State and Federal courts together sentenced to prison 57% of the 170,400 felons convicted of a violent crime in 1996. o In 1996 the average prison sentence imposed was about 5 years in State courts and 61/2 years in Federal courts. In 1996, 38% of felons convicted in State courts, compared to 64% of felons convicted in Federal courts, were sentenced to prison State courts Federal courts * Prison jail Probation 0% 20% 40% 60% Percent of convicted felons (a

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