This section looks at offenders who absconded from supervision based upon the fiscal year of their placement. An absconder is someone who flees supervision/monitoring, whose whereabouts are unknown and for whom the judge has issued an arrest warrant for a violation of supervision.

Table 4A: Placements in FY 2000-01 Who Absconded, Outcomes through 1 Year

• Of the 2,439 offenders who absconded within one year of placement, 68.2% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 66.5% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 15.0% were able to return to active status.

Chart 4A: Placements on Community Control in FY2000-01 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (75.6%) were male; over half (56.0%) were white.
• Less than two percent of community control sex offenders absconded.
• The majority of community controlees who absconded (40.0%) had been convicted of a drug offense.

Chart 4B: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY2000-01 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (88.2%) were male; over half (53.0%) were white.
• Less than one-quarter (20.6%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• Over three-quarters of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded were on supervision for either a property (39.4%) or violent (45.4%) offense.

Chart 4C: Placements on Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) in FY2000-01 Who Absconded within 1 Year

• Of the offenders being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) who absconded, over three-quarters (85.7%) were male; race was nearly divided between black (48.3%) and white (48.3%).
• Slightly less than a third (30.4%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) were sex offenders.
• More than half of the offenders being monitored by Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) who absconded were on supervision for a violent (56.3%) offense.

Table 4B: Placements in FY 1999-00 who Absconded, Outcomes through 2 Years

• Of the 2,680 offenders who absconded within two years of placement, 81.8% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 82.8% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 4.4% were able to continue their supervision / monitoring.

Chart 4D: Placements on Community Control in FY1999-00 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the community controlees who absconded, over three-quarters (77.7%) were male; over half (55.9%) were white.
• The percentage of community control sex offenders who absconded was negligible (1.9%).
• Over three-quarters of community controlees who absconded had been convicted of a drug offense (41.4%) or a property crime (33.7%).

Chart 4E: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1999-00 Who Absconded within 2 Years

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (78.3%) were male; 43.5% were white, and 56.5% were black.
• Less than ten percent (8.7%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, nearly half were on supervision for a property offense (47.8%) and half for a violent (47.8%) offense.

Table 4C: Placements in FY 1998-99 who Absconded, Outcomes through 3 Years

• Of the 2,921 offenders who absconded within three years of placement, 85.5% were apprehended.
• Of those apprehended, 83.7% were subsequently revoked.
• Only 3.2% were able to continue their supervision / monitoring.

Chart 4F: Placements on Community Control in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 3 Years

• Of the offenders on Community Control who absconded, over three-quarters (75.6%) were male; over half (54.7%) were white.
• Slightly less than 2.0% of those who absconded while on Community Control were sex offenders.
• Of the offenders on Community Control who absconded, over three-quarters were on supervision for a drug offense (44.2%) or a property offense (34.3%) .

Chart 4G: Placements on Radio Frequency (RF) in FY1998-99 Who Absconded within 3 Years

• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded, over three-quarters (80.3%) were male; race was evenly divided between black (48.4%) and white (48.4%).
• Slightly more than ten percent (11.5%) of those who absconded while being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) were sex offenders.
• Of the offenders being monitored by Radio Frequency (RF) who absconded two-thirds were on supervision for a drug offense (36.3%) or a violent offense (29.9%) .

Table 4D: Placements in FY 1997-98 who Absconded, Outcomes through 4 Years

• Of the 2,726 offenders who absconded within three years of placement, 87.6% were apprehended.
• 54.3% of offenders placed on Radio Frequency (RF) remained in absconder status, compared to only 10.5% of those on Community Control.
• Of those apprehended, only 2.5% were able to continue their supervision/monitoring.