Part III: Comparative Description

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

Category	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1		FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months
Mitigated Total	11,873		12,919
	58.6%		59.2%
Mitigated Sanction	8,773		9,305
	43.3%		42.7%
Mitigated Length	3,100	22.8	3,614	22.8
	15.3%		16.6%
Not Mitigated	8,402		8,889
	41.4%		40.8%
Total	20,275		21,808
	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

FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1	FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
**Total points exceeding 44.0 1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.

Figure 3 Deviation Rates Below Permitted Sentences Among All Offenders Sentenced

FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1	FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates1
1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2004. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.

Table 12 Mitigated Sanction Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1			FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	881	277	31.4%	759	277	36.5%
02- Tallahassee	648	253	39.0%	663	251	37.9%
03- Lake City	245	109	44.5%	336	176	52.4%
04- Jacksonville	1,162	304	26.2%	1,084	337	31.1%
05- Tavares	1,060	298	28.1%	1,306	377	28.9%
06- Clearwater	1,829	669	36.6%	2,151	695	32.3%
07- Daytona	804	293	36.4%	954	292	30.6%
08- Gainesville	306	125	40.8%	414	156	37.7%
09- Orlando	844	317	37.6%	935	366	39.1%
10- Bartow	944	190	20.1%	884	204	23.1%
11- Miami	3,870	2,922	75.5%	4,420	3,352	75.8%
12- Sarasota	407	116	28.5%	557	115	20.6%
13- Tampa	2,158	1,025	47.5%	2,248	912	40.6%
14- Panama City	573	193	33.7%	516	162	31.4%
15- West Palm Beach	869	338	38.9%	935	399	42.7%
16- Key West	132	63	47.7%	111	29	26.1%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,605	653	40.7%	1,768	747	42.3%
18- Sanford	411	89	21.7%	369	69	18.7%
19- Ft. Pierce	552	111	20.1%	550	120	21.8%
20- Ft. Myers	975	428	43.9%	848	269	31.7%
Statewide	20,275	8,773	43.3%	21,808	9,305	42.7%
* 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, 2004. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.

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

Judicial Circuit	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1			FY2006 - 2007 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	881	355	40.3%	759	334	44.0%
02- Tallahassee	648	442	68.2%	663	472	71.2%
03- Lake City	245	158	64.5%	336	243	72.3%
04- Jacksonville	1,162	549	47.2%	1,084	541	49.9%
05- Tavares	1,060	449	42.4%	1,306	553	42.3%
06- Clearwater	1,829	825	45.1%	2,151	953	44.3%
07- Daytona	804	474	59.0%	954	501	52.5%
08- Gainesville	306	209	68.3%	414	306	73.9%
09- Orlando	844	416	49.3%	935	482	51.6%
10- Bartow	944	310	32.8%	884	353	39.9%
11- Miami	3,870	3,480	89.9%	4,420	4,011	90.7%
12- Sarasota	407	150	36.9%	557	161	28.9%
13- Tampa	2,158	1,586	73.5%	2,248	1,546	68.8%
14- Panama City	573	290	50.6%	516	257	49.8%
15- West Palm Beach	869	454	52.2%	935	520	55.6%
16- Key West	132	82	62.1%	111	42	37.8%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,605	784	48.8%	1,768	946	53.5%
18- Sanford	411	126	30.7%	369	112	30.4%
19- Ft. Pierce	552	165	29.9%	550	185	33.6%
20- Ft. Myers	975	569	58.4%	848	401	47.3%
Statewide	20,275	11,873	58.6%	21,808	12,919	59.2%
* 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, 2004. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.

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

Offense Type	FY2005 - 2006 Sentence Dates1					FY2006 - 2007 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	13	6	7	30	43	23	9	14	46	69
	30.2%	14.0%	16.3%	69.8%	100.0%	33.3%	13.0%	20.3%	66.7%	100.0%
Complete	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
2nd Degree Murder
Attempt	10	4	6	25	35	22	13	9	35	57
	28.6%	11.4%	17.1%	71.4%	100.0%	38.6%	22.8%	15.8%	61.4%	100.0%
Complete	11	2	9	47	58	12	0	12	45	57
	19.0%	3.4%	15.5%	81.0%	100.0%	21.1%	0.0%	21.1%	78.9%	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	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	1
	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Homicide, Other
Attempt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Complete	2	0	2	2	4	2	1	1	0	2
	50.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	50.0%	50.0%	0.0%	100.0%
Manslaughter
Attempt	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	20	12	8	18	38	23	16	7	15	38
	52.6%	31.6%	21.1%	47.4%	100.0%	60.5%	42.1%	18.4%	39.5%	100.0%
DUI Manslaughter
Complete	28	10	18	11	39	34	7	27	14	48
	71.8%	25.6%	46.2%	28.2%	100.0%	70.8%	14.6%	56.3%	29.2%	100.0%
Sexual/Lewd Behavior
Capital Sexual Battery
Attempt	13	5	8	21	34	6	1	5	23	29
	38.2%	14.7%	23.5%	61.8%	100.0%	20.7%	3.4%	17.2%	79.3%	100.0%
Life Sexual Battery
Attempt	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	2
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Complete	5	2	3	9	14	7	0	7	11	18
	35.7%	14.3%	21.4%	64.3%	100.0%	38.9%	0.0%	38.9%	61.1%	100.0%
1st Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	0	0	0	4	4	1	1	0	4	5
	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Complete	12	6	6	19	31	12	4	8	22	34
	38.7%	19.4%	19.4%	61.3%	100.0%	35.3%	11.8%	23.5%	64.7%	100.0%
2nd Degree Sexual Battery
Attempt	5	4	1	4	9	4	3	1	6	10
	55.6%	44.4%	11.1%	44.4%	100.0%	40.0%	30.0%	10.0%	60.0%	100.0%
Complete	50	31	19	36	86	58	36	22	29	87
	58.1%	36.0%	22.1%	41.9%	100.0%	66.7%	41.4%	25.3%	33.3%	100.0%
Sexual Assault, Other
Complete	4	4	0	1	5	6	5	1	1	7
	80.0%	80.0%	0.0%	20.0%	100.0%	85.7%	71.4%	14.3%	14.3%	100.0%
Lewd/Lascivious Behavior
Attempt	6	4	2	9	15	7	2	5	11	18
	40.0%	26.7%	13.3%	60.0%	100.0%	38.9%	11.1%	27.8%	61.1%	100.0%
Complete	262	163	99	112	374	224	130	94	109	333
	70.1%	43.6%	26.5%	29.9%	100.0%	67.3%	39.0%	28.2%	32.7%	100.0%
Robbery
Robbery with Weapon
Attempt	38	27	11	31	69	35	24	11	33	68
	55.1%	39.1%	15.9%	44.9%	100.0%	51.5%	35.3%	16.2%	48.5%	100.0%
Complete	253	129	124	216	469	336	173	163	266	602
	53.9%	27.5%	26.4%	46.1%	100.0%	55.8%	28.7%	27.1%	44.2%	100.0%
Robbery without Weapon
Attempt	15	11	4	28	43	24	18	6	29	53
	34.9%	25.6%	9.3%	65.1%	100.0%	45.3%	34.0%	11.3%	54.7%	100.0%
Complete	173	124	49	278	451	183	136	47	287	470
	38.4%	27.5%	10.9%	61.6%	100.0%	38.9%	28.9%	10.0%	61.1%	100.0%
Home Invasion, Robbery
Attempt	5	4	1	5	10	1	1	0	4	5
	50.0%	40.0%	10.0%	50.0%	100.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	80.0%	100.0%
Complete	27	9	18	33	60	31	13	18	41	72
	45.0%	15.0%	30.0%	55.0%	100.0%	43.1%	18.1%	25.0%	56.9%	100.0%
Violent Personal Offenses
	2,830	2,275	555	1,416	4,246	2,817	2,244	573	1,460	4,277
	66.7%	53.6%	13.1%	33.3%	100.0%	65.9%	52.5%	13.4%	34.1%	100.0%
Burglary
	2,005	1,449	556	1,330	3,335	2,172	1,556	616	1,378	3,550
	60.1%	43.4%	16.7%	39.9%	100.0%	61.2%	43.8%	17.4%	38.8%	100.0%
Property Theft/Fraud/Damage
	978	709	269	850	1,828	1,013	674	339	909	1,922
	53.5%	38.8%	14.7%	46.5%	100.0%	52.7%	35.1%	17.6%	47.3%	100.0%
Drugs
Manufacture/Sale/Purchase
	1,653	1,144	509	1,411	3,064	1,765	1,170	595	1,492	3,257
	53.9%	37.3%	16.6%	46.1%	100.0%	54.2%	35.9%	18.3%	45.8%	100.0%
Drugs, Trafficking
	393	220	173	434	827	397	205	192	472	869
	47.5%	26.6%	20.9%	52.5%	100.0%	45.7%	23.6%	22.1%	54.3%	100.0%
Drugs, Possession/Other
	1,653	1,419	234	801	2,454	1,921	1,620	301	864	2,785
	67.4%	57.8%	9.5%	32.6%	100.0%	69.0%	58.2%	10.8%	31.0%	100.0%
Weapons
	240	172	68	292	532	292	201	91	393	685
	45.1%	32.3%	12.8%	54.9%	100.0%	42.6%	29.3%	13.3%	57.4%	100.0%
Other
	1,167	828	339	923	2,090	1,490	1,042	448	888	2,378
	55.8%	39.6%	16.2%	44.2%	100.0%	62.7%	43.8%	18.8%	37.3%	100.0%
Total	11,873	8,773	3,100	8,402	20,275	12,919	9,305	3,614	8,889	21,808
* 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, 2004. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.