
| Florida's Criminal Punishment Code: A Comparative Assessment (FY 2004-2005) |
| Prior Offenses | FY2003 - 2004 Sentence Dates1 | FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates2 | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| None | 23,797 | 26.9% | 22,037 | 25.7% |
| Misdemeanor Only | 22,315 | 25.2% | 21,599 | 25.2% |
| One Felony | 16,641 | 18.8% | 16,711 | 19.5% |
| Two Felonies | 11,069 | 12.5% | 11,102 | 13.0% |
| Three Felonies | 6,942 | 7.9% | 6,717 | 7.8% |
| Four Felonies | 3,982 | 4.5% | 3,857 | 4.5% |
| Five Felonies | 2,034 | 2.3% | 1,962 | 2.3% |
| Six Felonies | 916 | 1.0% | 971 | 1.1% |
| Seven or More Felonies | 695 | 0.8% | 703 | 0.8% |
| Total | 88,391 | 100.0% | 85,659 | 100.0% |
| * As indicated on the scoresheet. | ||||
| 1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2002. | ||||
| 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003. | ||||
| Additional Offenses | FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates1 | FY2003 - 2004 Sentence Dates2 | ||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| None | 48,478 | 54.8% | 46,630 | 54.4% |
| Misdemeanor Only | 21,125 | 23.9% | 20,607 | 24.1% |
| One Felony | 13,084 | 14.8% | 12,951 | 15.1% |
| Two Felonies | 3,609 | 4.1% | 3,501 | 4.1% |
| Three Felonies | 1,212 | 1.4% | 1,147 | 1.3% |
| Four Felonies | 445 | 0.5% | 421 | 0.5% |
| Five Felonies | 235 | 0.3% | 210 | 0.2% |
| Six Felonies | 103 | 0.1% | 92 | 0.1% |
| Seven or More Felonies | 100 | 0.1% | 100 | 0.1% |
| Total | 88,391 | 100.0% | 85,659 | 100.0% |
| * As indicated on the scoresheet. | ||||
| 1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2002. | ||||
| 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003. | ||||
| Number of Prior Felonies | FY2003 - 2004 Sentence Dates1 | FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates2 | ||||||||||
| State Prison | Comm. Control | Probation | County Jail | Other Sentence | Total | State Prison | Comm. Control | Probation | County Jail | Other Sentence | Total | |
| None | 3,904 | 3,167 | 29,442 | 8,881 | 718 | 46,112 | 3,743 | 2,623 | 27,411 | 9,061 | 798 | 43,636 |
| 8.5% | 6.9% | 63.8% | 19.3% | 1.6% | 100.0% | 8.6% | 6.0% | 62.8% | 20.8% | 1.8% | 100.0% | |
| One | 2,848 | 1,220 | 7,292 | 5,108 | 173 | 16,641 | 2,765 | 1,047 | 7,010 | 5,675 | 214 | 16,711 |
| 17.1% | 7.3% | 43.8% | 30.7% | 1.0% | 100.0% | 16.5% | 6.3% | 41.9% | 34.0% | 1.3% | 100.0% | |
| Two | 2,739 | 701 | 3,928 | 3,610 | 91 | 11,069 | 2,743 | 603 | 3,736 | 3,918 | 102 | 11,102 |
| 24.7% | 6.3% | 35.5% | 32.6% | 0.8% | 100.0% | 24.7% | 5.4% | 33.7% | 35.3% | 0.9% | 100.0% | |
| Three | 2,388 | 402 | 2,029 | 2,075 | 48 | 6,942 | 2,217 | 348 | 1,758 | 2,334 | 60 | 6,717 |
| 34.4% | 5.8% | 29.2% | 29.9% | 0.7% | 100.0% | 33.0% | 5.2% | 26.2% | 34.7% | 0.9% | 100.0% | |
| Four | 1,717 | 194 | 893 | 1,159 | 19 | 3,982 | 1,534 | 155 | 856 | 1,293 | 19 | 3,857 |
| 43.1% | 4.9% | 22.4% | 29.1% | 0.5% | 100.0% | 39.8% | 4.0% | 22.2% | 33.5% | 0.5% | 100.0% | |
| Five | 991 | 96 | 380 | 563 | 4 | 2,034 | 889 | 59 | 356 | 652 | 6 | 1,962 |
| 48.7% | 4.7% | 18.7% | 27.7% | 0.2% | 100.0% | 45.3% | 3.0% | 18.1% | 33.2% | 0.3% | 100.0% | |
| Six | 487 | 28 | 140 | 261 | 0 | 916 | 480 | 25 | 163 | 300 | 3 | 971 |
| 53.2% | 3.1% | 15.3% | 28.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 49.4% | 2.6% | 16.8% | 30.9% | 0.3% | 100.0% | |
| Seven or More | 372 | 28 | 95 | 200 | 0 | 695 | 333 | 16 | 103 | 247 | 4 | 703 |
| 53.5% | 4.0% | 13.7% | 28.8% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 47.4% | 2.3% | 14.7% | 35.1% | 0.6% | 100.0% | |
| Total | 15,446 | 5,836 | 44,199 | 21,857 | 1,053 | 88,391 | 14,704 | 4,876 | 41,393 | 23,480 | 1,206 | 85,659 |
| 17.5% | 6.6% | 50.0% | 24.7% | 1.2% | 100.0% | 17.2% | 5.7% | 48.3% | 27.4% | 1.4% | 100.0% | |
| * As indicated on the scoresheet Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life. |
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| Number of Additional Felonies | FY2002 - 2003 Sentence Dates1 | FY2003 - 2004 Sentence Dates2 | ||||||||||
| State Prison | Comm. Control | Probation | County Jail | Other Sentence | Total | State Prison | Comm. Control | Probation | County Jail | Other Sentence | Total | |
| None | 9,053 | 4,152 | 36,603 | 18,903 | 892 | 69,603 | 8,486 | 3,428 | 34,135 | 20,188 | 1,000 | 67,237 |
| 13.0% | 6.0% | 52.6% | 27.2% | 1.3% | 100.0% | 12.6% | 5.1% | 50.8% | 30.0% | 1.5% | 100.0% | |
| One | 3,608 | 1,124 | 5,880 | 2,351 | 121 | 13,084 | 3,598 | 983 | 5,600 | 2,626 | 144 | 12,951 |
| 27.6% | 8.6% | 44.9% | 18.0% | 0.9% | 100.0% | 27.8% | 7.6% | 43.2% | 20.3% | 1.1% | 100.0% | |
| Two | 1,533 | 337 | 1,223 | 487 | 29 | 3,609 | 1,440 | 294 | 1,195 | 523 | 49 | 3,501 |
| 42.5% | 9.3% | 33.9% | 13.5% | 0.8% | 100.0% | 41.1% | 8.4% | 34.1% | 14.9% | 1.4% | 100.0% | |
| Three | 660 | 124 | 335 | 87 | 6 | 1,212 | 610 | 97 | 327 | 104 | 9 | 1,147 |
| 54.5% | 10.2% | 27.6% | 7.2% | 0.5% | 100.0% | 53.2% | 8.5% | 28.5% | 9.1% | 0.8% | 100.0% | |
| Four | 278 | 62 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 445 | 279 | 44 | 67 | 28 | 3 | 421 |
| 62.5% | 13.9% | 18.2% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 100.0% | 66.3% | 10.5% | 15.9% | 6.7% | 0.7% | 100.0% | |
| Five | 164 | 25 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 235 | 148 | 16 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 210 |
| 69.8% | 10.6% | 17.4% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 70.5% | 7.6% | 19.0% | 2.4% | 0.5% | 100.0% | |
| Six | 71 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 62 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 92 |
| 68.9% | 9.7% | 18.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 100.0% | 67.4% | 10.9% | 17.4% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| Seven or More | 79 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 81 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 79.0% | 2.0% | 17.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 81.0% | 4.0% | 13.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | |
| Total | 15,446 | 5,836 | 44,199 | 21,857 | 1,053 | 88,391 | 14,704 | 4,876 | 41,393 | 23,480 | 1,206 | 85,659 |
| 17.5% | 6.6% | 50.0% | 24.7% | 1.2% | 100.0% | 17.2% | 5.7% | 48.3% | 27.4% | 1.4% | 100.0% | |
| * As indicated on the scoresheet. Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life. |
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