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Rick Scott, Governor
Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary
Inmate Admissions
General Characteristics
of FY 2006-07 Admissions
| Category | FY 2006-07 | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL ADMISSIONS | 37,864 | 100.0% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 33,456 | 88.4% |
| Female | 4,408 | 11.6% |
| Race | ||
| White | 18,944 | 50.0% |
| Black | 17,690 | 46.7% |
| Other | 1,230 | 3.2% |
| Age at Admission | ||
| 17 & Under | 365 | 1.0% |
| 18-24 | 8,937 | 23.6% |
| 25-34 | 11,962 | 31.6% |
| 35-49 | 13,449 | 35.5% |
| 50-59 | 2,703 | 7.1% |
| 60+ | 448 | 1.2% |
| Prior DC Prison Commitments | ||
| 0 | 21,195 | 56.6% |
| 1 | 7,529 | 20.1% |
| 2 | 3,687 | 9.9% |
| 3 | 2,071 | 5.5% |
| 4+ | 2,956 | 7.9% |
| Data Unavailable = 426 | ||
| Type of Offense |
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* One of the following conditions must occur for a crime to be defined as violent under this definition: actual physical harm or threat of physical harm, or a reasonable probability existed that individual criminal acts could have resulted in unintended physical harm or the threat of physical harm.
| Inmate Admissions Compared Over Five Years |
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| Type of Offense | Number | Percent | Average Sentence Length in Years* | Average Age at Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murder, Manslaughter | 1,016 | 2.7% | 24.5 | 33.0 |
| Sexual Offenses | 1,708 | 4.6% | 12.0 | 36.9 |
| Robbery | 2,119 | 5.7% | 7.7 | 28.4 |
| Violent Personal Offenses | 4,991 | 13.3% | 3.9 | 33.6 |
| Burglary | 4,678 | 12.5% | 4.6 | 31.6 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 5,637 | 15.1% | 2.1 | 35.9 |
| Drug Offenses | 11,470 | 30.6% | 2.5 | 34.6 |
| Weapons | 1,265 | 3.4% | 3.3 | 32.1 |
| Other | 4,554 | 12.2% | 2.1 | 36.9 |
| Data Unavailable = 340 *Sentence lengths of 50 years or longer, life, and death are coded as 50 years for calculations of averages. |
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