Part III: Comparative Description

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

Category	FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1		FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates2
	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months
Mitigated Total	11,362		11,797
	59.8%		58.6%
Mitigated Sanction	8,605		8,725
	45.3%		43.4%
Mitigated Length	2,757	22.4	3,072	22.7
	14.5%		15.3%
Not Mitigated	7,652		8,326
	40.2%		41.4%
Total	19,014		20,123
	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

FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1
**Total points exceeding 44.0 1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.

Figure 3 Deviation Rates Below Permitted Sentences Among All Offenders Sentenced

FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1
1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.

Table 12 Mitigated Sanction Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1			FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	634	238	37.5%	867	274	31.6%
02- Tallahassee	704	305	43.3%	648	253	39.0%
03- Lake City	244	121	49.6%	245	109	44.5%
04- Jacksonville	1,119	316	28.2%	1,161	304	26.2%
05- Tavares	792	265	33.5%	1,059	297	28.0%
06- Clearwater	1,930	695	36.0%	1,824	667	36.6%
07- Daytona	784	250	31.9%	803	292	36.4%
08- Gainesville	438	175	40.0%	305	125	41.0%
09- Orlando	230	79	34.3%	839	315	37.5%
10- Bartow	625	132	21.1%	943	189	20.0%
11- Miami	3,847	2,977	77.4%	3,853	2,914	75.6%
12- Sarasota	408	93	22.8%	407	116	28.5%
13- Tampa	2,426	1,186	48.9%	2,159	1,026	47.5%
14- Panama City	397	158	39.8%	531	183	34.5%
15- West Palm Beach	745	262	35.2%	865	338	39.1%
16- Key West	90	38	42.2%	132	63	47.7%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,812	702	38.7%	1,581	647	40.9%
18- Sanford	463	104	22.5%	411	89	21.7%
19- Ft. Pierce	507	122	24.1%	549	110	20.0%
20- Ft. Myers	819	387	47.3%	941	414	44.0%
Statewide	19,014	8,605	45.3%	20,123	8,725	43.4%
* Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Criminal Punishment Code. Those receiving Drug Offender Probation are not included.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2003. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.

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

Judicial Circuit	FY2003 - 2004 Sentence Dates1			FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	634	274	43.2%	867	350	40.4%
02- Tallahassee	704	489	69.5%	648	442	68.2%
03- Lake City	244	165	67.6%	245	158	64.5%
04- Jacksonville	1,119	561	50.1%	1,161	549	47.3%
05- Tavares	792	358	45.2%	1,059	448	42.3%
06- Clearwater	1,930	899	46.6%	1,824	821	45.0%
07- Daytona	784	424	54.1%	803	473	58.9%
08- Gainesville	438	317	72.4%	305	209	68.5%
09- Orlando	230	107	46.5%	839	414	49.3%
10- Bartow	625	230	36.8%	943	309	32.8%
11- Miami	3,847	3,506	91.1%	3,853	3,469	90.0%
12- Sarasota	408	136	33.3%	407	150	36.9%
13- Tampa	2,426	1,619	66.7%	2,159	1,587	73.5%
14- Panama City	397	208	52.4%	531	269	50.7%
15- West Palm Beach	745	346	46.4%	865	453	52.4%
16- Key West	90	47	52.2%	132	82	62.1%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,812	859	47.4%	1,581	777	49.1%
18- Sanford	463	140	30.2%	411	126	30.7%
19- Ft. Pierce	507	171	33.7%	549	163	29.7%
20- Ft. Myers	819	506	61.8%	941	548	58.2%
Statewide	19,014	11,362	59.8%	20,123	11,797	58.6%
* 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, 2003. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.

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

Offense Type	FY2004 - 2005 Sentence Dates1					FY2005 - 2006 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	12	2	10	28	40	11	6	5	29	40
	30.0%	5.0%	25.0%	70.0%	100.0%	27.5%	15.0%	12.5%	72.5%	100.0%
Complete	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
						100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
2nd Degree Murder
Attempt	6	5	1	15	21	10	4	6	25	35
	28.6%	23.8%	4.8%	71.4%	100.0%	28.6%	11.4%	17.1%	71.4%	100.0%
Complete	12	0	12	37	49	11	2	9	46	57
	24.5%	0.0%	24.5%	75.5%	100.0%	19.3%	3.5%	15.8%	80.7%	100.0%
3rd Degree Murder
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Complete	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Homicide, Other
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Complete	3	2	1	0	3	2	0	2	2	4
	100.0%	66.7%	33.3%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Manslaughter
Attempt	1	1	0	3	4	0	0	0	1	1
	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	75.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	29	15	14	17	46	20	12	8	16	36
	63.0%	32.6%	30.4%	37.0%	100.0%	55.6%	33.3%	22.2%	44.4%	100.0%
DUI Manslaughter
Complete	29	7	22	9	38	28	10	18	10	38
	76.3%	18.4%	57.9%	23.7%	100.0%	73.7%	26.3%	47.4%	26.3%	100.0%
Sexual/Lewd Behavior
Capital Sexual Battery
Attempt	9	2	7	12	21	13	5	8	21	34
	42.9%	9.5%	33.3%	57.1%	100.0%	38.2%	14.7%	23.5%	61.8%	100.0%
Life Sexual Battery
Attempt	4	1	3	4	8	0	0	0	4	4
	50.0%	12.5%	37.5%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	9	5	4	15	24	5	2	3	9	14
	37.5%	20.8%	16.7%	62.5%	100.0%	35.7%	14.3%	21.4%	64.3%	100.0%
1st Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Complete	18	7	11	15	33	11	6	5	19	30
	54.5%	21.2%	33.3%	45.5%	100.0%	36.7%	20.0%	16.7%	63.3%	100.0%
2nd Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	7	5	2	8	15	5	4	1	4	9
	46.7%	33.3%	13.3%	53.3%	100.0%	55.6%	44.4%	11.1%	44.4%	100.0%
Complete	52	32	20	29	81	50	31	19	36	86
	64.2%	39.5%	24.7%	35.8%	100.0%	58.1%	36.0%	22.1%	41.9%	100.0%
Sexual Assault, Other
Complete	1	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	1	5
	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	80.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	100.0%
Lewd/Lascivious Behavior
Attempt	7	5	2	13	20	6	4	2	9	15
	35.0%	25.0%	10.0%	65.0%	100.0%	40.0%	26.7%	13.3%	60.0%	100.0%
Complete	309	188	121	108	417	260	161	99	112	372
	74.1%	45.1%	29.0%	25.9%	100.0%	69.9%	43.3%	26.6%	30.1%	100.0%
Robbery
Robbery with Weapon
Attempt	40	29	11	29	69	37	26	11	29	66
	58.0%	42.0%	15.9%	42.0%	100.0%	56.1%	39.4%	16.7%	43.9%	100.0%
Complete	226	115	111	248	474	250	128	122	212	462
	47.7%	24.3%	23.4%	52.3%	100.0%	54.1%	27.7%	26.4%	45.9%	100.0%
Robbery without Weapon
Attempt	20	14	6	33	53	14	10	4	27	41
	37.7%	26.4%	11.3%	62.3%	100.0%	34.1%	24.4%	9.8%	65.9%	100.0%
Complete	175	131	44	294	469	171	123	48	274	445
	37.3%	27.9%	9.4%	62.7%	100.0%	38.4%	27.6%	10.8%	61.6%	100.0%
Home Invasion, Robbery
Attempt	2	2	0	0	2	5	4	1	5	10
	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	50.0%	40.0%	10.0%	50.0%	100.0%
Complete	21	10	11	27	48	27	9	18	33	60
	43.8%	20.8%	22.9%	56.3%	100.0%	45.0%	15.0%	30.0%	55.0%	100.0%
Violent Personal Offenses
	2,728	2,244	484	1,201	3,929	2,811	2,263	548	1,404	4,215
	69.4%	57.1%	12.3%	30.6%	100.0%	66.7%	53.7%	13.0%	33.3%	100.0%
Burglary
	2,071	1,546	525	1,334	3,405	1,993	1,441	552	1,318	3,311
	60.8%	45.4%	15.4%	39.2%	100.0%	60.2%	43.5%	16.7%	39.8%	100.0%
Property Theft/Fraud/Damage
	889	647	242	793	1,682	971	702	269	843	1,814
	52.9%	38.5%	14.4%	47.1%	100.0%	53.5%	38.7%	14.8%	46.5%	100.0%
Drugs
Manufacture/Sale/Purchase
	1,610	1,177	433	1,355	2,965	1,647	1,140	507	1,397	3,044
	54.3%	39.7%	14.6%	45.7%	100.0%	54.1%	37.5%	16.7%	45.9%	100.0%
Drugs, Trafficking
	381	215	166	377	758	387	219	168	427	814
	50.3%	28.4%	21.9%	49.7%	100.0%	47.5%	26.9%	20.6%	52.5%	100.0%
Drugs, Possession/Other
	1,457	1,248	209	661	2,118	1,648	1,415	233	798	2,446
	68.8%	58.9%	9.9%	31.2%	100.0%	67.4%	57.8%	9.5%	32.6%	100.0%
Weapons
	198	157	41	245	443	236	168	68	293	529
	44.7%	35.4%	9.3%	55.3%	100.0%	44.6%	31.8%	12.9%	55.4%	100.0%
Other
	1,036	792	244	740	1,776	1,162	826	336	917	2,079
	58.3%	44.6%	13.7%	41.7%	100.0%	55.9%	39.7%	16.2%	44.1%	100.0%
Total	11,362	8,605	2,757	7,652	19,014	11,796	8,725	3,072	8,326	20,123
* 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, 2003. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.