Type of Offense |
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Data unavailable = 1 * 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 exists that individual criminal acts could have resulted in unintended physical harm or the threat of physical harm. |
General Characteristics of Prison Releases | ||
Category | FY 2010-2011 | |
---|---|---|
Total Releases | 35,549 | 100.0% |
Gender | ||
Male | 31,558 | 88.8% |
Female | 3,991 | 11.2% |
Race | ||
White | 17,610 | 49.5% |
Black | 16,546 | 46.5% |
Other | 1,393 | 3.9% |
Age at Release | ||
17 & Under | 76 | 0.2% |
18-24 | 6,437 | 18.1% |
25-34 | 12,193 | 34.3% |
35-49 | 12,198 | 34.3% |
50-59 | 3,782 | 10.6% |
60+ | 863 | 2.4% |
Prior DC Prison Commitments | ||
0 | 19,595 | 55.1% |
1 | 7,276 | 20.5% |
2 | 3,731 | 10.5% |
3 | 2,046 | 5.8% |
4+ | 2,893 | 8.1% |
Missing | 8 |
Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100%.
Inmates Releases Compared Over Five Years |
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Type of Offense | Number | Percent | Average Sentence Length in Years |
Average Age at Release |
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Murder, Manslaughter | 786 | 2.2% | 19.1 | 42.6 |
Sexual Offenses | 1,664 | 4.7% | 9.3 | 41.8 |
Robbery | 2,598 | 7.3% | 7.3 | 32.2 |
Violent Personal Offenses | 4,966 | 14.0% | 3.9 | 35.2 |
Burglary | 5,478 | 15.4% | 4.1 | 32.7 |
Theft/Forgery/Fraud | 5,419 | 15.2% | 2.4 | 36.5 |
Drug Offenses | 9,869 | 27.8% | 3.0 | 35.8 |
Weapons | 1,370 | 3.9% | 3.2 | 33.9 |
Other | 3,398 | 9.6% | 2.5 | 37.9 |
Data Unavailable | 1 |