Part III Comparative Description

Table 11 Mitigation Rates* Among Offenders Scoring in Recommended State Prison Sanction Category

Category	Sentence Dates FY 2000 - 2001*		Sentence Dates FY 2001 - 2002*
	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months
Mitigated Total	12,134 58.2%		10,019 57.8%
Mitigated Sanction	9,511 45.6%		7,703 44.4%
Mitigated Length	2,623 12.6%	26.6	2,316 13.4%	24.6
Not Mitigated	8,701 41.8%		7,311 42.2%
Total	20,835 100.0%		17,330 100.0%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Mitigated length occurs when an offender receives a prison sentence below the 25% permissible discretion existing within the Criminal Punishment Code. This total rate includes both mitigated sanction and mitigated length sentences.

Figure 2 Offenders Scoring in Recommended State Prison Sanction Category

**Total points exceeding 44.0

Figure 3 Deviation Rates Below Permitted Sentences Among All Offenders Sentenced

Table 12 Mitigated Sanction Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	Sentence Dates FY 2000 - 2001			Sentence Dates FY 2001 - 2002
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	595	252	42.4%	670	225	33.6%
02- Tallahassee	349	160	45.8%	202	81	40.1%
03- Lake City	125	69	55.2%	37	15	40.5%
04- Jacksonville	1,232	514	41.7%	1,245	498	40.0%
05- Tavares	536	157	29.3%	487	161	33.1%
06- Clearwater	1,952	715	36.6%	1,971	801	40.6%
07- Daytona	781	241	30.9%	699	227	32.5%
08- Gainesville	555	341	61.4%	530	309	58.3%
09- Orlando	1,317	418	31.7%	965	345	35.8%
10- Bartow	682	144	21.1%	565	157	27.8%
11- Miami	4,174	2,979	71.4%	2,202	1,607	73.0%
12- Sarasota	537	140	26.1%	442	108	24.4%
13- Tampa	2,029	1,067	52.6%	1,735	962	55.4%
14- Panama City	548	171	31.2%	422	136	32.2%
15- West Palm Beach	1,202	486	40.4%	1,075	489	45.5%
16- Key West	171	88	51.5%	89	51	57.3%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	2,289	905	39.5%	2,334	939	40.2%
18- Sandford	353	108	30.6%	286	65	22.7%
19- Ft. Pierce	556	139	25.0%	556	126	22.7%
20- Ft. Myers	852	417	48.9%	818	401	49.0%
Statewide	20,835	9,511	45.6%	17,330	7,703	44.4%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code.

Table 13 Mitigated Sanction Rates and Sentence Length Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	Sentence Dates FY 2000 - 2001			Sentence Dates FY 2001 - 2002
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	595	297	49.9%	670	276	41.2%
02- Tallahassee	349	237	67.9%	202	130	64.4%
03- Lake City	125	88	70.4%	37	22	59.5%
04- Jacksonville	1,232	688	55.8%	1,245	737	59.2%
05- Tavares	536	182	34.0%	487	196	40.2%
06- Clearwater	1,952	953	48.8%	1,971	1,001	50.8%
07- Daytona	781	397	50.8%	699	380	54.4%
08- Gainesville	555	413	74.4%	530	419	79.1%
09- Orlando	1,317	532	40.4%	965	454	47.0%
10- Bartow	682	204	29.9%	565	217	38.4%
11- Miami	4,174	3,635	87.1%	2,202	1,974	89.6%
12- Sarasota	537	171	31.8%	442	135	30.5%
13- Tampa	2,029	1,332	65.6%	1,735	1,225	70.6%
14- Panama City	548	222	40.5%	422	172	40.8%
15- West Palm Beach	1,202	694	57.7%	1,075	675	62.8%
16- Key West	171	105	61.4%	89	60	67.4%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	2,289	1,111	48.5%	2,334	1,163	49.8%
18- Sandford	353	131	37.1%	286	82	28.7%
19- Ft. Pierce	556	202	36.3%	556	188	33.8%
20- Ft. Myers	852	540	63.4%	818	513	62.7%
Statewide	20,835	12,134	58.2%	17,330	10,019	57.8%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Mitigated length occurs when an offender receives a prison sentence below the 25% permissible discretion existing within the Criminal Punishment Code. This total rate includes both mitigated sanction and mitigated length sentences.

Table 14 Mitigation Rates* Among Offenders Scoring in Recommended State Prison Sanction Category**

Offense Type	Sentence Dates FY 2000 - 2001					Sentence Dates FY 2001 - 2002
	Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total	Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total
Murder/Manslaughter
First Degree Murder
Attempt	17 35.4%	4 8.3%	13 27.1%	31 64.6%	48 100.0%	15 31.9%	6 12.8%	9 19.1%	32 68.1%	47 100.0%
2nd Degree Murder
Attempt	15 31.9%	8 17.0%	7 14.9%	32 68.1%	47 100.0%	11 33.3%	6 18.2%	5 15.2%	22 66.7%	33 100.0%
Complete	12 27.3%	0 0.0%	12 27.3%	32 72.7%	44 100.0%	0 7.1%	0 0.0%	2 7.1%	26 92.9%	28 100.0%
3rd Degree Murder
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 100.0%	1 100.0%
Complete	1 33.3%	0 0.0%	1 33.3%	2 66.7%	3 100.0%	3 75.0%	1 25.0%	2 50.0%	1 25.0%	4 100.0%
Homicide, Other
Attempt	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 0.0%	1 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%
Complete	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	3 100.0%	3 100.0%	3 50.0%	2 33.3%	1 16.7%	3 50.0%	6 100.0%
Manslaughter
Attempt	2 50.0%	1 25.0%	1 25.0%	2 50.0%	4 100.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	4 100.0%	4 100.0%
Complete	36 60.0%	17 28.3%	19 31.7%	24 40.0%	60 100.0%	30 57.7%	18 34.6%	12 23.1%	22 42.3%	52 100.0%
DUI Manslaughter
Complete	36 72.0%	14 28.0%	22 44.0%	14 28.0%	50 100.0%	36 81.8%	10 22.7%	26 59.1%	8 18.2%	44 100.0%
Sexual/Lewd Behavior
Capital Sexual Battery
Attempt	23 37.7%	13 21.3%	10 16.4%	38 62.3%	61 100.0%	13 35.1%	2 5.4%	11 29.7%	24 64.9%	37 100.0%
Life Sexual Battery
Attempt	5 50.0%	4 40.0%	1 10.0%	5 50.0%	10 100.0%	1 33.3%	0 0.0%	1 33.3%	2 66.7%	3 100.0%
Complete	7 38.9%	3 16.7%	4 22.2%	11 61.1%	18 100.0%	9 39.1%	2 8.7%	7 30.4%	14 60.9%	23 100.0%
1st Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	2 66.7%	2 66.7%	0 0.0%	1 33.3%	3 100.0%	3 75.0%	2 50.0%	1 25.0%	1 25.0%	4 100.0%
Complete	23 53.5%	14 32.6%	9 20.9%	20 46.5%	43 100.0%	14 46.7%	6 20.0%	8 26.7%	16 53.3%	30 100.0%
2nd Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	14 77.8%	9 50.0%	5 27.8%	4 22.2%	18 100.0%	7 50.0%	6 42.9%	1 7.1%	7 50.0%	14 100.0%
Complete	88 75.9%	67 57.8%	21 18.1%	28 24.1%	116 100.0%	72 73.5%	47 48.0%	25 25.5%	26 26.5%	98 100.0%
Sexual Assault, Other
Complete	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 0.0%	1 0.0%	2 100.0%	2 100.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	2 100.0%
Lewd/Lascivious Behavior
Attempt	11 61.1%	8 44.4%	3 16.7%	7 38.9%	18 100.0%	12 75.0%	10 62.5%	2 12.5%	4 25.0%	16 100.0%
Complete	573 78.5%	443 60.7%	130 17.8%	157 21.5%	730 100.0%	448 76.5%	348 59.4%	100 17.1%	138 23.5%	586 100.0%
Robbery
Robbery with Weapon
Attempt	40 47.1%	28 32.9%	12 14.1%	45 52.9%	85 100.0%	47 50.0%	30 31.9%	17 18.1%	47 50.0%	94 100.0%
Complete	286 46.0%	124 19.9%	162 26.0%	336 54.0%	622 100.0%	256 42.5%	126 20.9%	130 21.6%	346 57.5%	602 100.0%
Robbery without Weapon
Attempt	20 36.4%	13 23.6%	7 12.7%	35 63.6%	55 100.0%	16 32.7%	10 20.4%	6 12.2%	33 67.3%	49 100.0%
Complete	227 38.4%	160 27.1%	67 11.3%	364 61.6%	591 100.0%	175 37.0%	124 26.2%	51 10.8%	298 63.0%	473 100.0%
Home Invasion, Robbery
Attempt	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	1 100.0%	1 100.0%	2 100.0%	2 100.0%	0 0.0%	0 0.0%	2 100.0%
Complete	33 57.9%	13 22.8%	20 35.1%	24 42.1%	57 100.0%	21 50.0%	10 23.8%	11 26.2%	21 50.0%	42 100.0%
Violent Personal Offenses
	3,276 69.3%	2,762 58.5%	514 10.9%	1,449 30.7%	4,725 100.0%	2,616 67.9%	2,188 56.8%	428 11.1%	1,236 32.1%	3,852 100.0%
Burglary
	2,129 58.0%	1,601 43.6%	528 14.4%	1,541 42.0%	3,670 100.0%	1,881 60.2%	1,389 44.5%	492 15.7%	1,243 39.8%	3,124 100.0%
Property Theft/Fraud/Damage
	992 50.3%	793 40.2%	199 10.1%	979 49.7%	1,971 100.0%	861 51.3%	679 40.4%	182 10.8%	819 48.8%	1,680 100.0%
Drugs
Manufacture/Sale/Purchase
	1,599 50.1%	1,224 38.3%	375 11.7%	1,595 49.9%	3,194 100.0%	1,193 47.6%	858 34.2%	335 13.4%	1,313 52.4%	2,506 100.0%
Drugs, Trafficking
	302 52.6%	178 31.0%	124 21.6%	272 47.4%	574 100.0%	385 55.6%	227 32.8%	158 22.8%	307 44.4%	692 100.0%
Drugs, Possession/Other
	1,343 66.6%	1,185 58.8%	158 7.8%	673 33.4%	2,016 100.0%	1,024 65.6%	901 57.7%	123 7.9%	537 34.4%	1,561 100.0%
Weapons
	219 44.8%	180 36.8%	39 8.0%	270 55.2%	489 100.0%	173 43.6%	129 32.5%	44 11.1%	224 56.4%	397 100.0%
Other
	803 53.3%	643 42.7%	160 10.6%	704 46.7%	1,507 100.0%	688 56.2%	562 45.9%	126 10.3%	536 43.8%	1,224 100.0%
Total	12,134	9,511	2,623	8,701	20,835	10,017	7,703	2,316	7,311	17,330
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Mitigated length occurs when an offender receives a prison sentence below the 25% permissible discretion existing within the Criminal Punishment Code. This total rate includes both mitigated sanction and mitigated length sentences.