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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2006-2007)
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Part III: Comparative Description

Table 5 Sanction Imposed by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1 FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
State Prison* Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total
1 1,123 645 7,735 4,664 333 14,500 1,375 602 8,291 5,333 407 16,008
7.7% 4.4% 53.3% 32.2% 2.3% 100.0% 8.6% 3.8% 51.8% 33.3% 2.5% 100.0%
2 800 357 5,739 2,055 137 9,088 929 326 6,239 2,278 170 9,942
8.8% 3.9% 63.1% 22.6% 1.5% 100.0% 9.3% 3.3% 62.8% 22.9% 1.7% 100.0%
3 2,702 1,139 14,800 11,511 428 30,580 3,105 965 15,365 12,590 379 32,404
8.8% 3.7% 48.4% 37.6% 1.4% 100.0% 9.6% 3.0% 47.4% 38.9% 1.2% 100.0%
4 2,266 581 6,046 3,054 163 12,110 2,640 496 6,175 3,553 170 13,034
18.7% 4.8% 49.9% 25.2% 1.3% 100.0% 20.3% 3.8% 47.4% 27.3% 1.3% 100.0%
5 3,484 680 5,615 3,107 123 13,009 3,969 633 5,801 3,174 141 13,718
26.8% 5.2% 43.2% 23.9% 0.9% 100.0% 28.9% 4.6% 42.3% 23.1% 1.0% 100.0%
6 2,257 516 3,915 1,027 92 7,807 2,248 448 3,913 1,007 70 7,686
28.9% 6.6% 50.1% 13.2% 1.2% 100.0% 29.2% 5.8% 50.9% 13.1% 0.9% 100.0%
7 2,620 449 1,829 314 45 5,257 2,892 412 2,028 406 36 5,774
49.8% 8.5% 34.8% 6.0% 0.9% 100.0% 50.1% 7.1% 35.1% 7.0% 0.6% 100.0%
8 646 90 295 45 5 1,081 697 88 287 32 4 1,108
59.8% 8.3% 27.3% 4.2% 0.5% 100.0% 62.9% 7.9% 25.9% 2.9% 0.4% 100.0%
9 577 64 116 17 1 775 670 88 125 19 0 902
74.5% 8.3% 15.0% 2.2% 0.1% 100.0% 74.3% 9.8% 13.9% 2.1% 0.0% 100.0%
10 124 3 9 4 0 140 144 5 5 5 2 161
88.6% 2.1% 6.4% 2.9% 0.0% 100.0% 89.4% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 1.2% 100.0%
Total 16,599 4,524 46,099 25,798 1,327 94,347 18,669 4,063 48,229 28,397 1,379 100,737
17.6% 4.8% 48.9% 27.3% 1.4% 100.0% 18.5% 4.0% 47.9% 28.2% 1.4% 100.0%
Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.

Table 6 State Prison Sentence Length by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1 FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
LE 2* GT 2-LE 4* GT 4-LE 10* GT 10* Total LE 2* GT 2-LE 4* GT 4-LE 10* GT 10* Total
1 942 121 54 6 1,123 1,146 159 66 4 1,375
83.9% 10.8% 4.8% 0.5% 100.0% 83.3% 11.6% 4.8% 0.3% 100.0%
2 617 135 47 1 800 737 141 49 2 929
77.1% 16.9% 5.9% 0.1% 100.0% 79.3% 15.2% 5.3% 0.2% 100.0%
3 2,154 412 122 14 2,702 2,528 433 135 9 3,105
79.7% 15.2% 4.5% 0.5% 100.0% 81.4% 13.9% 4.3% 0.3% 100.0%
4 1,516 481 238 31 2,266 1,911 496 212 21 2,640
66.9% 21.2% 10.5% 1.4% 100.0% 72.4% 18.8% 8.0% 0.8% 100.0%
5 2,048 924 428 84 3,484 2,436 1,028 424 81 3,969
58.8% 26.5% 12.3% 2.4% 100.0% 61.4% 25.9% 10.7% 2.0% 100.0%
6 1,170 645 336 106 2,257 1,182 627 334 105 2,248
51.8% 28.6% 14.9% 4.7% 100.0% 52.6% 27.9% 14.9% 4.7% 100.0%
7 671 1,105 625 219 2,620 807 1,224 656 205 2,892
25.6% 42.2% 23.9% 8.4% 100.0% 27.9% 42.3% 22.7% 7.1% 100.0%
8 105 166 277 98 646 97 188 293 119 697
16.3% 25.7% 42.9% 15.2% 100.0% 13.9% 27.0% 42.0% 17.1% 100.0%
9 86 90 222 179 577 101 109 277 183 670
14.9% 15.6% 38.5% 31.0% 100.0% 15.1% 16.3% 41.3% 27.3% 100.0%
10 22 5 24 73 124 30 10 25 79 144
17.7% 4.0% 19.4% 58.9% 100.0% 20.8% 6.9% 17.4% 54.9% 100.0%
Total 9,331 4,084 2,373 811 16,599 10,975 4,415 2,471 808 18,669
56.2% 24.6% 14.3% 4.9% 100.0% 58.8% 23.6% 13.2% 4.3% 100.0%
* LE = Less than or equal to; GT = Greater than
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2006-2007)
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