Part III Comparative Description

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

Category	FY2001 - 2002 Sentence Dates1		FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates2
	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months
Mitigated Total	11,316		10,980
	59.2%		56.8%
Mitigated Sanction	8,653		8,277
	45.2%		42.8%
Mitigated Length	2,663	26.2	2,703	24.2
	13.9%		14.0%
Not Mitigated	7,813		8,351
	40.8%		43.2%
Total	19,129		19,331
	100.0%		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. Offenders scoring to state prison who receive a Drug Offender Probation sentence are not counted as mitigated.

Figure 2 Offenders Scoring in Recommended State Prison Sanction Category

**Total points exceeding 44.0

1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2000.

2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2001.

Figure 3 Deviation Rates Below Permitted Sentences Among All Offenders Sentenced

1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2000.

2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2001.

Table 12 Mitigated Sanction Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	FY2001 - 2002 Sentence Dates1			FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	672	222	33.0%	753	205	27.2%
02- Tallahassee	204	82	40.2%	531	227	42.7%
03- Lake City	38	16	42.1%	175	83	47.4%
04- Jacksonville	1,248	498	39.9%	1,463	585	40.0%
05- Tavares	488	158	32.4%	721	296	41.1%
06- Clearwater	1,975	732	37.1%	1,917	675	35.2%
07- Daytona	721	235	32.6%	870	276	31.7%
08- Gainesville	539	310	57.5%	668	355	53.1%
09- Orlando	976	343	35.1%	1,198	435	36.3%
10- Bartow	565	151	26.7%	473	139	29.4%
11- Miami	3,885	2,692	69.3%	2,195	1,596	72.7%
12- Sarasota	442	107	24.2%	490	125	25.5%
13- Tampa	1,769	964	54.5%	2,049	1,034	50.5%
14- Panama City	423	136	32.2%	382	132	34.6%
15- West Palm Beach	1,078	482	44.7%	987	430	43.6%
16- Key West	90	45	50.0%	61	30	49.2%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	2,346	908	38.7%	2,319	913	39.4%
18- Sandford	285	64	22.5%	466	130	27.9%
19- Ft. Pierce	557	124	22.3%	493	125	25.4%
20- Ft. Myers	828	384	46.4%	1,120	486	43.4%
Statewide	19,129	8,653	45.2%	19,331	8,277	42.8%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Those receiving Drug Offender Probation are not included.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2000.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2001.

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

Judicial Circuit	FY2001 - 2002 Sentence Dates1			FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	672	273	40.6%	753	267	35.5%
02- Tallahassee	204	131	64.2%	531	378	71.2%
03- Lake City	38	23	60.5%	175	117	66.9%
04- Jacksonville	1,248	737	59.1%	1,463	880	60.2%
05- Tavares	488	193	39.5%	721	359	49.8%
06- Clearwater	1,975	931	47.1%	1,917	892	46.5%
07- Daytona	721	396	54.9%	870	479	55.1%
08- Gainesville	539	422	78.3%	668	531	79.5%
09- Orlando	976	457	46.8%	1,198	581	48.5%
10- Bartow	565	211	37.3%	473	190	40.2%
11- Miami	3,885	3,391	87.3%	2,195	1,951	88.9%
12- Sarasota	442	134	30.3%	490	158	32.2%
13- Tampa	1,769	1,235	69.8%	2,049	1,329	64.9%
14- Panama City	423	172	40.7%	382	176	46.1%
15- West Palm Beach	1,078	668	62.0%	987	543	55.0%
16- Key West	90	54	60.0%	61	43	70.5%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	2,346	1,125	48.0%	2,319	1,122	48.4%
18- Sandford	285	81	28.4%	466	161	34.5%
19- Ft. Pierce	557	186	33.4%	493	169	34.3%
20- Ft. Myers	828	496	59.9%	1,120	654	58.4%
Statewide	19,129	11,316	59.2%	19,331	10,980	56.8%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Those receiving Drug Offender Probation are not included. 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.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2000.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2001.

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

Offense Type	FY2001 -2002 Sentence Dates1					FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates2
	Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total	Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total
Murder/Manslaughter
First Degree Murder
Attempt	23	10	13	36	59	19	5	14	30	49
	39.0%	16.9%	22.0%	61.0%	100.0%	38.8%	10.2%	28.6%	61.2%	100.0%
2nd Degree Murder
Attempt	16	7	9	24	40	12	3	9	18	30
	40.0%	17.5%	22.5%	60.0%	100.0%	40.0%	10.0%	30.0%	60.0%	100.0%
Complete	4	1	3	29	33	15	0	15	34	49
	12.1%	3.0%	9.1%	87.9%	100.0%	30.6%	0.0%	30.6%	69.4%	100.0%
3rd Degree Murder
Attempt	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	3	1	2	2	5	3	1	2	2	5
	60.0%	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	100.0%	3.0%	1.0%	2.0%	2.0%	5.0%
Homicide, Other
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Complete	4	2	2	3	7	4	4	0	2	6
	57.1%	28.6%	28.6%	42.9%	100.0%	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	33.3%	100.0%
Manslaughter
Attempt	0	0	0	4	4	2	2	0	2	4
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Complete	31	18	13	22	53	31	11	20	23	54
	58.5%	34.0%	24.5%	41.5%	100.0%	57.4%	20.4%	37.0%	42.6%	100.0%
DUI Manslaughter
Complete	42	11	31	9	51	27	6	21	16	43
	82.4%	21.6%	60.8%	17.6%	100.0%	62.8%	14.0%	48.8%	37.2%	100.0%
Sexual/Lewd Behavior
Capital Sexual Battery
Attempt	13	2	11	25	38	16	6	10	23	39
	34.2%	5.3%	28.9%	65.8%	100.0%	41.0%	15.4%	25.6%	59.0%	100.0%
Life Sexual Battery
Attempt	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	0	4	7
	33.3%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	100.0%	42.9%	42.9%	0.0%	57.1%	100.0%
Complete	12	2	10	15	27	6	2	4	17	23
	44.4%	7.4%	37.0%	55.6%	100.0%	26.1%	8.7%	17.4%	73.9%	100.0%
1st Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	3	2	1	1	4	3	0	3	2	5
	75.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	100.0%	60.0%	0.0%	60.0%	40.0%	100.0%
Complete	18	7	11	18	36	31	6	25	20	51
	50.0%	19.4%	30.6%	50.0%	100.0%	60.8%	11.8%	49.0%	39.2%	100.0%
2nd Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	7	6	1	7	14	13	9	4	4	17
	50.0%	42.9%	7.1%	50.0%	100.0%	76.5%	52.9%	23.5%	23.5%	100.0%
Complete	77	51	26	27	104	93	69	24	29	122
	74.0%	49.0%	25.0%	26.0%	100.0%	76.2%	56.6%	19.7%	23.8%	100.0%
Sexual Assault, Other
Complete	2	2	0	0	2	4	3	1	0	4
	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	75.0%	25.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Lewd/Lascivious Behavior
Attempt	13	10	3	4	17	13	9	4	9	22
	76.5%	58.8%	17.6%	23.5%	100.0%	59.1%	40.9%	18.2%	40.9%	100.0%
Complete	475	369	106	145	620	430	304	126	129	559
	76.6%	59.5%	17.1%	23.4%	100.0%	76.9%	54.4%	22.5%	23.1%	100.0%
Robbery
Robbery with Weapon
Attempt	51	32	19	48	99	61	43	18	49	110
	51.5%	32.3%	19.2%	48.5%	100.0%	55.5%	39.1%	16.4%	44.5%	100.0%
Complete	325	153	172	373	698	300	154	146	322	622
	46.6%	21.9%	24.6%	53.4%	100.0%	48.2%	24.8%	23.5%	51.8%	100.0%
Robbery without Weapon
Attempt	18	11	7	36	54	21	13	8	42	63
	33.3%	20.4%	13.0%	66.7%	100.0%	33.3%	20.6%	12.7%	66.7%	100.0%
Complete	203	139	64	318	521	213	148	65	324	537
	39.0%	26.7%	12.3%	61.0%	100.0%	39.7%	27.6%	12.1%	60.3%	100.0%
Home Invasion, Robbery
Attempt	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1
	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	22	11	11	25	47	17	4	13	28	45
	46.8%	23.4%	23.4%	53.2%	100.0%	37.8%	8.9%	28.9%	62.2%	100.0%
Violent Personal Offenses
	2,925	2,446	479	1,312	4,237	2,819	2,369	450	1,392	4,211
	69.0%	57.7%	11.3%	31.0%	100.0%	66.9%	56.3%	10.7%	33.1%	100.0%
Burglary
	2,124	1,570	554	1,318	3,442	2,158	1,602	556	1,419	3,577
	61.7%	45.6%	16.1%	38.3%	100.0%	60.3%	44.8%	15.5%	39.7%	100.0%
Property Theft/Fraud/Damage
	958	741	217	866	1,824	900	666	234	893	1,793
	52.5%	40.6%	11.9%	47.5%	100.0%	50.2%	37.1%	13.1%	49.8%	100.0%
Drugs
Manufacture/Sale/Purchase
	1,332	955	377	1,404	2,736	1,218	855	363	1,491	2,709
	48.7%	34.9%	13.8%	51.3%	100.0%	45.0%	31.6%	13.4%	55.0%	100.0%
Drugs, Trafficking
	417	240	177	339	756	421	241	180	410	831
	55.2%	31.7%	23.4%	44.8%	100.0%	50.7%	29.0%	21.7%	49.3%	100.0%
Drugs, Possession/Other
	1,247	1,101	146	602	1,849	1,139	966	173	754	1,893
	67.4%	59.5%	7.9%	32.6%	100.0%	60.2%	51.0%	9.1%	39.8%	100.0%
Weapons
	193	140	53	239	432	206	148	58	252	458
	44.7%	32.4%	12.3%	55.3%	100.0%	45.0%	32.3%	12.7%	55.0%	100.0%
Other
	755	611	144	558	1,313	782	625	157	610	1,392
	57.5%	46.5%	11.0%	42.5%	100.0%	56.2%	44.9%	11.3%	43.8%	100.0%
Total	11,316	8,653	2,663	7,813	19,129	10,980	8,277	2,703	8,351	19,331
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Those receiving Drug Offender Probation are not included. 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.
** Total Points Exceeding 44.0.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2000.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2001.