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Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2008-2009)
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Part III: Comparative Description

Table 2 Recommended Sanction Category by Sanction Imposed

Judicial Circuit/ Sanction Imposed Recommended Sanction Category
FY 2007-2008 Sentence Dates1 FY 2008-2009 Sentence Dates2
22.0 Points or Less 22.1 to 44.0 Points More than 44.0 Points 22.0 Points or Less 22.1 to 44.0 Points More than 44.0 Points
01 (Pensacola) 1,246 37.3% 1,358 40.7% 733 22.0% 1,480 33.5% 1,832 41.5% 1,105 25.0%
Prison 55 8.6% 155 24.2% 431 67.2% 78 8.0% 248 25.4% 651 66.6%
Community Control 56 24.3% 117 50.9% 57 24.8% 80 22.0% 187 51.5% 96 26.4%
Probation 865 49.6% 714 40.9% 165 9.5% 1,047 46.3% 971 42.9% 244 10.8%
County Jail 253 38.2% 342 51.7% 67 10.1% 220 31.8% 372 53.8% 99 14.3%
Other 17 28.3% 30 50.0% 13 21.7% 55 44.4% 54 43.5% 15 12.1%
02 (Tallahassee) 645 39.8% 593 36.6% 381 23.5% 480 32.3% 573 38.6% 432 29.1%
Prison 15 4.7% 78 24.5% 225 70.8% 11 3.4% 79 24.2% 236 72.4%
Community Control 14 33.3% 18 42.9% 10 23.8% 17 23.0% 34 45.9% 23 31.1%
Probation 448 48.6% 354 38.4% 120 13.0% 377 43.0% 353 40.3% 146 16.7%
County Jail 163 49.5% 140 42.6% 26 7.9% 71 35.9% 103 52.0% 24 12.1%
Other 5 62.5% 3 37.5% 0 0.0% 4 36.4% 4 36.4% 3 27.3%
03 (Lake City) 307 26.2% 483 41.2% 383 32.7% 263 30.4% 352 40.7% 249 28.8%
Prison 19 5.2% 114 31.4% 230 63.4% 27 9.5% 85 30.0% 171 60.4%
Community Control 23 16.5% 77 55.4% 39 28.1% 27 24.5% 55 50.0% 28 25.5%
Probation 253 41.1% 259 42.0% 104 16.9% 206 46.2% 196 43.9% 44 9.9%
County Jail 7 21.9% 20 62.5% 5 15.6% 2 11.8% 10 58.8% 5 29.4%
Other 5 21.7% 13 56.5% 5 21.7% 1 12.5% 6 75.0% 1 12.5%
04 (Jacksonville) 2,528 43.3% 2,199 37.7% 1,111 19.0% 2,624 41.2% 2,437 38.2% 1,311 20.6%
Prison 181 11.9% 578 38.0% 763 50.1% 233 11.1% 869 41.4% 995 47.4%
Community Control 63 39.9% 68 43.0% 27 17.1% 36 38.7% 39 41.9% 18 19.4%
Probation 503 55.1% 310 34.0% 100 11.0% 450 53.3% 309 36.6% 85 10.1%
County Jail 1,779 54.9% 1,243 38.3% 221 6.8% 1,901 57.1% 1,219 36.6% 212 6.4%
Other 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7%
05 (Tavares) 2,108 37.2% 2,394 42.3% 1,160 20.5% 1,671 33.9% 2,162 43.9% 1,096 22.2%
Prison 113 8.4% 375 27.9% 857 63.7% 78 7.1% 275 25.0% 748 67.9%
Community Control 76 24.4% 169 54.3% 66 21.2% 58 21.6% 159 59.3% 51 19.0%
Probation 1,463 49.9% 1,287 43.9% 184 6.3% 1,232 44.7% 1,274 46.3% 248 9.0%
County Jail 429 43.4% 515 52.1% 45 4.6% 279 38.0% 420 57.1% 36 4.9%
Other 27 32.5% 48 57.8% 8 9.6% 24 33.8% 34 47.9% 13 18.3%
06 (Clearwater) 4,373 36.7% 5,163 43.4% 2,366 19.9% 3,303 33.6% 4,328 44.1% 2,191 22.3%
Prison 76 3.6% 426 20.4% 1,591 76.0% 59 3.1% 336 17.7% 1,503 79.2%
Community Control 79 20.8% 215 56.7% 85 22.4% 73 18.9% 213 55.0% 101 26.1%
Probation 2,852 49.6% 2,464 42.8% 435 7.6% 2,128 47.0% 2,034 45.0% 362 8.0%
County Jail 1,261 38.3% 1,833 55.6% 201 6.1% 1,000 35.3% 1,649 58.1% 187 6.6%
Other 105 27.3% 225 58.6% 54 14.1% 43 24.3% 96 54.2% 38 21.5%
07 (Daytona) 1,643 36.0% 1,935 42.4% 982 21.5% 1,331 33.8% 1,728 43.8% 882 22.4%
Prison 88 7.2% 439 35.9% 697 56.9% 67 6.5% 376 36.6% 585 56.9%
Community Control 41 21.4% 114 59.4% 37 19.3% 55 27.6% 107 53.8% 37 18.6%
Probation 1,167 54.5% 840 39.2% 134 6.3% 878 48.7% 766 42.5% 160 8.9%
County Jail 323 34.7% 505 54.3% 102 11.0% 306 35.8% 454 53.2% 94 11.0%
Other 24 32.9% 37 50.7% 12 16.4% 25 44.6% 25 44.6% 6 10.7%
08 (Gainesville) 349 31.1% 425 37.9% 348 31.0% 370 25.3% 544 37.2% 549 37.5%
Prison 14 4.6% 79 26.1% 210 69.3% 14 3.5% 65 16.3% 321 80.3%
Community Control 3 11.1% 17 63.0% 7 25.9% 10 14.7% 26 38.2% 32 47.1%
Probation 219 46.5% 187 39.7% 65 13.8% 277 40.6% 285 41.7% 121 17.7%
County Jail 98 36.3% 120 44.4% 52 19.3% 62 22.6% 148 54.0% 64 23.4%
Other 15 29.4% 22 43.1% 14 27.5% 7 18.4% 20 52.6% 11 28.9%
09 (Orlando) 4,010 43.2% 3,640 39.2% 1,633 17.6% 3,618 39.8% 3,739 41.2% 1,725 19.0%
Prison 86 5.6% 383 24.8% 1,073 69.6% 85 5.4% 395 25.1% 1,092 69.5%
Community Control 115 34.4% 145 43.4% 74 22.2% 93 21.8% 219 51.4% 114 26.8%
Probation 2,557 60.3% 1,404 33.1% 282 6.6% 2,412 54.5% 1,661 37.6% 349 7.9%
County Jail 1,241 39.7% 1,693 54.1% 194 6.2% 1,007 38.6% 1,441 55.2% 164 6.3%
Other 11 30.6% 15 41.7% 10 27.8% 21 42.0% 23 46.0% 6 12.0%
10 (Bartow) 1,680 35.1% 2,052 42.8% 1,059 22.1% 1,249 30.1% 1,838 44.3% 1,058 25.5%
Prison 88 6.2% 531 37.6% 792 56.1% 67 5.4% 417 33.3% 768 61.3%
Community Control 66 18.8% 215 61.1% 71 20.2% 74 21.1% 194 55.3% 83 23.6%
Probation 1,348 53.3% 1,030 40.7% 152 6.0% 956 45.9% 960 46.0% 169 8.1%
County Jail 173 35.7% 267 55.2% 44 9.1% 151 33.6% 260 57.9% 38 8.5%
Other 5 35.7% 9 64.3% 0 0.0% 1 12.5% 7 87.5% 0 0.0%
11 (Miami) 1,776 23.0% 2,595 33.5% 3,364 43.5% 1,690 27.2% 2,131 34.3% 2,389 38.5%
Prison 13 1.3% 67 6.5% 955 92.3% 8 1.2% 40 5.8% 636 93.0%
Community Control 16 5.6% 58 20.4% 211 74.0% 6 3.3% 31 17.2% 143 79.4%
Probation 963 32.9% 1,066 36.4% 902 30.8% 973 39.2% 857 34.6% 650 26.2%
County Jail 784 22.5% 1,404 40.3% 1,296 37.2% 703 24.5% 1,203 42.0% 960 33.5%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
12 (Sarasota) 1,732 43.4% 1,586 39.8% 670 16.8% 1,273 37.5% 1,476 43.5% 644 19.0%
Prison 28 3.9% 136 18.9% 554 77.2% 28 4.2% 137 20.7% 497 75.1%
Community Control 78 36.8% 106 50.0% 28 13.2% 62 33.5% 89 48.1% 34 18.4%
Probation 1,004 61.7% 565 34.7% 57 3.5% 770 55.2% 568 40.7% 58 4.2%
County Jail 622 43.4% 779 54.4% 31 2.2% 413 35.9% 681 59.3% 55 4.8%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0%
13 (Tampa) 2,421 29.3% 3,287 39.8% 2,545 30.8% 1,797 26.3% 2,689 39.4% 2,335 34.2%
Prison 92 4.5% 463 22.9% 1,470 72.6% 68 4.2% 329 20.1% 1,237 75.7%
Community Control 40 11.2% 122 34.1% 196 54.7% 15 5.4% 89 31.9% 175 62.7%
Probation 1,698 41.0% 1,826 44.1% 616 14.9% 1,244 36.2% 1,530 44.6% 658 19.2%
County Jail 525 32.5% 842 52.1% 248 15.4% 448 31.4% 726 50.8% 255 17.8%
Other 66 57.4% 34 29.6% 15 13.0% 22 46.8% 15 31.9% 10 21.3%
14 (Panama City) 685 31.9% 946 44.1% 513 23.9% 538 30.0% 820 45.7% 437 24.3%
Prison 55 8.0% 240 35.0% 391 57.0% 40 7.0% 228 40.1% 301 52.9%
Community Control 38 16.4% 156 67.2% 38 16.4% 34 16.6% 130 63.4% 41 20.0%
Probation 569 50.4% 491 43.5% 68 6.0% 428 45.9% 431 46.2% 74 7.9%
County Jail 16 27.6% 28 48.3% 14 24.1% 35 43.8% 28 35.0% 17 21.3%
Other 7 17.5% 31 77.5% 2 5.0% 1 12.5% 3 37.5% 4 50.0%
15 (West Palm Beach) 1,788 37.6% 1,977 41.5% 995 20.9% 1,443 34.7% 1,779 42.8% 938 22.5%
Prison 17 2.5% 107 15.7% 556 81.8% 11 1.7% 110 16.9% 530 81.4%
Community Control 6 12.0% 24 48.0% 20 40.0% 5 12.2% 17 41.5% 19 46.3%
Probation 637 42.6% 614 41.1% 243 16.3% 461 36.5% 562 44.5% 240 19.0%
County Jail 1,128 44.5% 1,232 48.6% 176 6.9% 966 43.8% 1,090 49.4% 149 6.8%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
16 (Key West) 166 34.1% 236 48.5% 85 17.5% 116 30.5% 179 47.1% 85 22.4%
Prison 1 1.7% 8 13.6% 50 84.7% 1 3.4% 7 24.1% 21 72.4%
Community Control 3 18.8% 11 68.8% 2 12.5% 1 12.5% 4 50.0% 3 37.5%
Probation 141 40.9% 176 51.0% 28 8.1% 103 34.4% 143 47.8% 53 17.7%
County Jail 20 31.7% 38 60.3% 5 7.9% 10 25.6% 22 56.4% 7 17.9%
Other 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0 0.0% 1 20.0% 3 60.0% 1 20.0%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 2,673 38.3% 2,683 38.5% 1,621 23.2% 2,543 35.5% 2,908 40.6% 1,719 24.0%
Prison 47 3.7% 250 19.9% 961 76.4% 53 4.0% 240 17.9% 1,047 78.1%
Community Control 45 16.1% 132 47.1% 103 36.8% 25 11.2% 95 42.4% 104 46.4%
Probation 2,236 51.9% 1,594 37.0% 477 11.1% 2,165 47.8% 1,873 41.4% 487 10.8%
County Jail 327 30.2% 688 63.5% 68 6.3% 289 28.0% 676 65.5% 67 6.5%
Other 18 36.7% 19 38.8% 12 24.5% 11 22.4% 24 49.0% 14 28.6%
18 (Sanford) 1,589 43.9% 1,416 39.1% 613 16.9% 1,525 37.9% 1,736 43.1% 763 19.0%
Prison 42 6.2% 165 24.3% 473 69.6% 35 4.5% 190 24.6% 546 70.8%
Community Control 49 16.9% 187 64.5% 54 18.6% 74 21.0% 202 57.2% 77 21.8%
Probation 1,292 59.5% 797 36.7% 82 3.8% 1,246 51.9% 1,028 42.8% 127 5.3%
County Jail 206 43.2% 267 56.0% 4 0.8% 169 33.9% 316 63.5% 13 2.6%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 1,984 48.4% 1,471 35.9% 646 15.8% 1,459 41.0% 1,396 39.3% 700 19.7%
Prison 157 15.9% 345 34.9% 486 49.2% 183 14.7% 470 37.7% 594 47.6%
Community Control 119 48.2% 109 44.1% 19 7.7% 74 44.6% 73 44.0% 19 11.4%
Probation 1,195 63.6% 582 31.0% 103 5.5% 842 60.4% 495 35.5% 58 4.2%
County Jail 493 52.7% 411 43.9% 32 3.4% 345 48.5% 339 47.6% 28 3.9%
Other 20 40.0% 24 48.0% 6 12.0% 15 42.9% 19 54.3% 1 2.9%
20 (Ft. Myers) 2,436 40.5% 2,496 41.5% 1,089 18.1% 2,372 39.2% 2,524 41.7% 1,156 19.1%
Prison 43 4.2% 211 20.7% 765 75.1% 58 5.0% 249 21.6% 846 73.4%
Community Control 67 22.3% 174 58.0% 59 19.7% 53 16.7% 189 59.6% 75 23.7%
Probation 1,750 51.6% 1,449 42.8% 190 5.6% 1,719 53.6% 1,329 41.5% 158 4.9%
County Jail 568 43.9% 655 50.6% 72 5.6% 533 39.1% 754 55.3% 77 5.6%
Other 8 44.4% 7 38.9% 3 16.7% 9 75.0% 3 25.0% 0 0.0%
Statewide 36,139 100.0% 38,935 100.0% 22,297 100.0% 31,145 100.0% 37,171 100.0% 21,764 100.0%
Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2006.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.

Table 3 Sanction Imposed By Judicial Circuit and County

Circuit/County FY2007-2008 Sentence Dates1 FY2008-2009 Sentence Dates2
State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total
01 (Pensacola) 641 230 1,744 662 60 3,337 977 363 2,262 691 124 4,417
19.2% 6.9% 52.3% 19.8% 1.8% 100.0% 22.1% 8.2% 51.2% 15.6% 2.8% 100.0%
02 (Tallahassee) 318 42 922 329 8 1,619 326 74 876 198 11 1,485
19.6% 2.6% 56.9% 20.3% 0.5% 100.0% 22.0% 5.0% 59.0% 13.3% 0.7% 100.0%
03 (Lake City) 363 139 616 32 23 1,173 283 110 446 17 8 864
30.9% 11.8% 52.5% 2.7% 2.0% 100.0% 32.8% 12.7% 51.6% 2.0% 0.9% 100.0%
04 (Jacksonville) 1,522 158 913 3,243 2 5,838 2,097 93 844 3,332 6 6,372
26.1% 2.7% 15.6% 55.5% 0.0% 100.0% 32.9% 1.5% 13.2% 52.3% 0.1% 100.0%
05 (Tavares) 1,345 311 2,934 989 83 5,662 1,101 268 2,754 735 71 4,929
23.8% 5.5% 51.8% 17.5% 1.5% 100.0% 22.3% 5.4% 55.9% 14.9% 1.4% 100.0%
06 (Clearwater) 2,093 379 5,751 3,295 384 11,902 1,898 387 4,524 2,836 177 9,822
17.6% 3.2% 48.3% 27.7% 3.2% 100.0% 19.3% 3.9% 46.1% 28.9% 1.8% 100.0%
07 (Daytona) 1,224 192 2,141 930 73 4,560 1,028 199 1,804 854 56 3,941
26.8% 4.2% 47.0% 20.4% 1.6% 100.0% 26.1% 5.0% 45.8% 21.7% 1.4% 100.0%
08 (Gainesville) 303 27 471 270 51 1,122 400 68 683 274 38 1,463
27.0% 2.4% 42.0% 24.1% 4.5% 100.0% 27.3% 4.6% 46.7% 18.7% 2.6% 100.0%
09 (Orlando) 1,542 334 4,243 3,128 36 9,283 1,572 426 4,422 2,612 50 9,082
16.6% 3.6% 45.7% 33.7% 0.4% 100.0% 17.3% 4.7% 48.7% 28.8% 0.6% 100.0%
10 (Bartow) 1,411 352 2,530 484 14 4,791 1,252 351 2,085 449 8 4,145
29.5% 7.3% 52.8% 10.1% 0.3% 100.0% 30.2% 8.5% 50.3% 10.8% 0.2% 100.0%
11 (Miami) 1,035 285 2,931 3,484 0 7,735 684 180 2,480 2,866 0 6,210
13.4% 3.7% 37.9% 45.0% 0.0% 100.0% 11.0% 2.9% 39.9% 46.2% 0.0% 100.0%
12 (Sarasota) 718 212 1,626 1,432 0 3,988 662 185 1,396 1,149 1 3,393
18.0% 5.3% 40.8% 35.9% 0.0% 100.0% 19.5% 5.5% 41.1% 33.9% 0.0% 100.0%
13 (Tampa) 2,025 358 4,140 1,615 115 8,253 1,634 279 3,432 1,429 47 6,821
24.5% 4.3% 50.2% 19.6% 1.4% 100.0% 24.0% 4.1% 50.3% 21.0% 0.7% 100.0%
14 (Panama City) 686 232 1,128 58 40 2,144 569 205 933 80 8 1,795
32.0% 10.8% 52.6% 2.7% 1.9% 100.0% 31.7% 11.4% 52.0% 4.5% 0.4% 100.0%
15 (West Palm Beach) 680 50 1,494 2,536 0 4,760 651 41 1,263 2,205 0 4,160
14.3% 1.1% 31.4% 53.3% 0.0% 100.0% 15.6% 1.0% 30.4% 53.0% 0.0% 100.0%
16 (Key West) 59 16 345 63 4 487 29 8 299 39 5 380
12.1% 3.3% 70.8% 12.9% 0.8% 100.0% 7.6% 2.1% 78.7% 10.3% 1.3% 100.0%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 1,258 280 4,307 1,083 49 6,977 1,340 224 4,525 1,032 49 7,170
18.0% 4.0% 61.7% 15.5% 0.7% 100.0% 18.7% 3.1% 63.1% 14.4% 0.7% 100.0%
18 (Sanford) 680 290 2,171 477 0 3,618 771 353 2,401 498 1 4,024
18.8% 8.0% 60.0% 13.2% 0.0% 100.0% 19.2% 8.8% 59.7% 12.4% 0.0% 100.0%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 988 247 1,880 936 50 4,101 1,247 166 1,395 712 35 3,555
24.1% 6.0% 45.8% 22.8% 1.2% 100.0% 35.1% 4.7% 39.2% 20.0% 1.0% 100.0%
20 (Ft. Myers) 1,019 300 3,389 1,295 18 6,021 1,153 317 3,206 1,364 12 6,052
16.9% 5.0% 56.3% 21.5% 0.3% 100.0% 19.1% 5.2% 53.0% 22.5% 0.2% 100.0%
Statewide 19,910 4,434 45,676 26,341 1,010 97,371 19,674 4,297 42,030 23,372 707 90,080
20.4% 4.6% 46.9% 27.1% 1.0% 100.0% 21.8% 4.8% 46.7% 25.9% 0.8% 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, 2006.
2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2008-2009)
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