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2007-2008 Annual Report

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Inmate Admissions

Age of Prison Admissions Ranges from 14 to 85

The youngest person admitted to state prison this fiscal year was 14 years old at the time the crime was committed (14 years at admission), and the oldest was 85 years old when admitted to prison for lewd/lascivious behavior.
The average age of inmates was 33.4 years, and the largest age group that was admitted was ages 20-25 (23.5%).
The average age of women who were admitted this year was a little over one year older than men (35.4 versus 33.8).
Of the inmates over the age of 50 at admission, Hillsborough County sentenced the most, 305 or 8.9%.
Of the inmates who were 17 or under when they committed their crimes, 19.3% were from Palm Beach County, and most were sentenced for robbery (37.8%) or other violent (27.4%) crimes.

Average Age at Admission Compared Over Five Years

Category	White Males	White Females	Black Males	Black Females	Other Males	Other Females	Total	Percent	Cumulative Percent
Age at Admission
16 and Below	19	0	111	2	3	0	135	0.3%	0.3%
17	73	2	214	4	15	0	308	0.8%	1.1%
18	223	11	388	17	24	2	665	1.6%	2.7%
19	490	28	713	34	49	3	1,317	3.2%	5.9%
20-25	3,776	483	4,636	323	417	24	9,659	23.6%	29.5%
26 to 29	2,427	402	2,677	260	208	26	6,000	14.6%	44.1%
30 to 34	2,384	420	2,322	251	202	11	5,590	13.6%	57.7%
35 to 39	2,367	478	1,848	231	155	21	5,100	12.4%	70.1%
40 to 44	2,305	469	1,682	245	120	20	4,841	11.8%	81.9%
45 to 49	1,842	325	1,501	196	81	11	3,956	9.6%	91.5%
50 to 54	1,004	140	827	80	45	8	2,104	5.1%	96.6%
55 to 59	431	39	344	17	22	2	855	2.1%	98.7%
60 to 64	185	15	111	9	14	0	334	0.8%	99.5%
65 to 69	83	1	30	1	2	0	117	0.3%	99.8%
70 and Over	57	0	14	0	2	0	73	0.2%	100.0%
TOTAL	17,666	2,813	17,418	1,670	1,359	128	41,054	100.0%	100.0%
AVERAGE	35.1	35.8	32.6	34.8	31.8	34.6	33.4
MEDIAN	34	36	30	34	29	34	32

2007-2008 Annual Report