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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2007-2008)
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Part III: Comparative Description

Table 5 Sanction Imposed by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2006-2007 Sentence Date1 FY2007-2008 Sentence Date2
State Prison  Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total
1 1,377 603 8,307 5,338 408 16,033 1,399 629 8,038 5,576 169 15,811
8.6% 3.8% 51.8% 33.3% 2.5% 100.0% 8.8% 4.0% 50.8% 35.3% 1.1% 100.0%
2 934 327 6,241 2,280 170 9,952 1,009 364 6,158 2,322 142 9,995
9.4% 3.3% 62.7% 22.9% 1.7% 100.0% 10.1% 3.6% 61.6% 23.2% 1.4% 100.0%
3 3,116 966 15,396 12,598 379 32,455 3,001 944 13,724 10,735 328 28,732
9.6% 3.0% 47.4% 38.8% 1.2% 100.0% 10.4% 3.3% 47.8% 37.4% 1.1% 100.0%
4 2,650 496 6,179 3,554 171 13,050 2,674 530 5,922 3,200 132 12,458
20.3% 3.8% 47.3% 27.2% 1.3% 100.0% 21.5% 4.3% 47.5% 25.7% 1.1% 100.0%
5 3,985 638 5,812 3,175 141 13,751 4,020 734 5,636 2,911 119 13,420
29.0% 4.6% 42.3% 23.1% 1.0% 100.0% 30.0% 5.5% 42.0% 21.7% 0.9% 100.0%
6 2,260 449 3,926 1,008 70 7,713 2,266 465 3,630 985 54 7,400
29.3% 5.8% 50.9% 13.1% 0.9% 100.0% 30.6% 6.3% 49.1% 13.3% 0.7% 100.0%
7 2,911 416 2,029 406 37 5,799 3,520 523 1,925 473 41 6,482
50.2% 7.2% 35.0% 7.0% 0.6% 100.0% 54.3% 8.1% 29.7% 7.3% 0.6% 100.0%
8 705 91 289 33 4 1,122 855 88 269 29 7 1,248
62.8% 8.1% 25.8% 2.9% 0.4% 100.0% 68.5% 7.1% 21.6% 2.3% 0.6% 100.0%
9 675 88 126 19 0 908 840 93 107 19 2 1,061
74.3% 9.7% 13.9% 2.1% 0.0% 100.0% 79.2% 8.8% 10.1% 1.8% 0.2% 100.0%
10 145 5 5 5 2 162 149 5 11 0 0 165
89.5% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 1.2% 100.0% 90.3% 3.0% 6.7% 0.0% 0.0% 100.0%
Total 18,758 4,079 48,310 28,416 1,382 100,945 19,733 4,375 45,420 26,250 994 96,772
  18.6% 4.0% 47.9% 28.1% 1.4% 100.0% 20.4% 4.5% 46.9% 27.1% 1.0% 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, 2005.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2006.

Table 6 State Prison Sentence Length by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2006-2007 Sentence Date1 FY2007-2008 Sentence Date2
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 1,148 159 66 4 1,377 1,189 157 47 6 1,399
83.4% 11.5% 4.8% 0.3% 100.0% 85.0% 11.2% 3.4% 0.4% 100.0%
2 742 141 49 2 934 800 156 49 4 1,009
79.4% 15.1% 5.2% 0.2% 100.0% 79.3% 15.5% 4.9% 0.4% 100.0%
3 2,538 434 135 9 3,116 2,436 424 129 12 3,001
81.5% 13.9% 4.3% 0.3% 100.0% 81.2% 14.1% 4.3% 0.4% 100.0%
4 1,915 499 215 21 2,650 1,839 571 236 28 2,674
72.3% 18.8% 8.1% 0.8% 100.0% 68.8% 21.4% 8.8% 1.0% 100.0%
5 2,447 1,031 426 81 3,985 2,402 1,066 466 86 4,020
61.4% 25.9% 10.7% 2.0% 100.0% 59.8% 26.5% 11.6% 2.1% 100.0%
6 1,189 629 336 106 2,260 1,180 637 350 99 2,266
52.6% 27.8% 14.9% 4.7% 100.0% 52.1% 28.1% 15.4% 4.4% 100.0%
7 811 1,233 661 206 2,911 946 1,461 909 204 3,520
27.9% 42.4% 22.7% 7.1% 100.0% 26.9% 41.5% 25.8% 5.8% 100.0%
8 97 191 295 122 705 121 201 364 169 855
13.8% 27.1% 41.8% 17.3% 100.0% 14.2% 23.5% 42.6% 19.8% 100.0%
9 101 110 278 186 675 126 113 363 238 840
15.0% 16.3% 41.2% 27.6% 100.0% 15.0% 13.5% 43.2% 28.3% 100.0%
10 30 11 25 79 145 28 6 27 88 149
20.7% 7.6% 17.2% 54.5% 100.0% 18.8% 4.0% 18.1% 59.1% 100.0%
Total 11,018 4,438 2,486 816 18,758 11,067 4,792 2,940 934 19,733
58.7% 23.7% 13.3% 4.4% 100.0% 56.1% 24.3% 14.9% 4.7% 100.0%
* LE = Less than or equal to; GT = Greater than
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2005.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2006.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2007-2008)
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