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Rick Scott, Governor
Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary
Inmate Admissions
General Characteristics
of FY 2007-08 Admissions
| Category | FY 2007-08 | |
|---|---|---|
| TOTAL ADMISSIONS | 41,054 | 100.0% |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 36,443 | 88.8% |
| Female | 4,611 | 11.2% |
| Race | ||
| White | 20,479 | 49.9% |
| Black | 19,088 | 46.5% |
| Other | 1,487 | 3.6% |
| Age at Admission | ||
| 17 & Under | 443 | 1.1% |
| 18-24 | 10,042 | 24.5% |
| 25-34 | 13,189 | 32.1% |
| 35-49 | 13,897 | 33.9% |
| 50-59 | 2,959 | 7.2% |
| 60+ | 524 | 1.3% |
| Prior DC Prison Commitments | ||
| 0 | 23,192 | 56.6% |
| 1 | 7,985 | 20.1% |
| 2 | 4,081 | 9.9% |
| 3 | 2,165 | 5.5% |
| 4+ | 3,136 | 7.9% |
| Data Unavailable | 495 | |
| 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 | 1,117 | 2.8% | 25.3 | 31.7 |
| Sexual Offenses | 1,905 | 4.7% | 12.0 | 37.0 |
| Robbery | 2,715 | 6.7% | 7.9 | 27.9 |
| Violent Personal Offenses | 5,361 | 13.2% | 4.0 | 33.2 |
| Burglary | 5,554 | 13.7% | 4.2 | 31.4 |
| Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 5,899 | 14.5% | 2.1 | 36.0 |
| Drug Offenses | 11,872 | 29.3% | 2.7 | 34.7 |
| Weapons | 1,383 | 3.4% | 3.5 | 31.5 |
| Other | 4,753 | 11.7% | 2.1 | 36.8 |
| Data Unavailable = 495 *Sentence lengths of 50 years or longer, life, and death are coded as 50 years for calculations of averages. |
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