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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2009-2010)
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Part III: Comparative Description

Table 5 Sanction Imposed by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2008-2009 Sentence Dates1 FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates2
State Prison* Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total State Prison Comm. Control Probation County Jail Other Sentence Total
1 1,355 525 5,615 4,739 114 12,348 1,040 401 4,603 3,722 92 9,858
11.0% 4.3% 45.5% 38.4% 0.9% 100.0% 10.5% 4.1% 46.7% 37.8% 0.9% 100.0%
2 1,020 368 6,242 2,516 122 10,268 925 323 5,080 2,012 73 8,413
9.9% 3.6% 60.8% 24.5% 1.2% 100.0% 11.0% 3.8% 60.4% 23.9% 0.9% 100.0%
3 2,521 892 12,513 9,065 200 25,191 2,041 920 11,549 7,244 190 21,944
10.0% 3.5% 49.7% 36.0% 0.8% 100.0% 9.3% 4.2% 52.6% 33.0% 0.9% 100.0%
4 2,689 607 5,823 2,847 98 12,064 2,467 645 5,350 2,528 86 11,076
22.3% 5.0% 48.3% 23.6% 0.8% 100.0% 22.3% 5.8% 48.3% 22.8% 0.8% 100.0%
5 4,210 777 5,766 2,805 84 13,642 4,200 791 5,670 2,521 80 13,262
30.9% 5.7% 42.3% 20.6% 0.6% 100.0% 31.7% 6.0% 42.8% 19.0% 0.6% 100.0%
6 2,337 469 3,685 932 48 7,471 2,293 503 3,522 848 51 7,217
31.3% 6.3% 49.3% 12.5% 0.6% 100.0% 31.8% 7.0% 48.8% 11.8% 0.7% 100.0%
7 3,642 487 2,021 446 34 6,630 3,925 588 1,957 378 30 6,878
54.9% 7.3% 30.5% 6.7% 0.5% 100.0% 57.1% 8.5% 28.5% 5.5% 0.4% 100.0%
8 916 87 240 21 1 1,265 925 111 259 32 4 1,331
72.4% 6.9% 19.0% 1.7% 0.1% 100.0% 69.5% 8.3% 19.5% 2.4% 0.3% 100.0%
9 870 91 110 16 3 1,090 842 80 110 11 4 1,047
79.8% 8.3% 10.1% 1.5% 0.3% 100.0% 80.4% 7.6% 10.5% 1.1% 0.4% 100.0%
10 182 7 11 2 0 202 160 7 10 1 1 179
90.1% 3.5% 5.4% 1.0% 0.0% 100.0% 89.4% 3.9% 5.6% 0.6% 0.6% 100.0%
Total 19,742 4,310 42,026 23,389 704 90,171 18,818 4,369 38,110 19,297 611 81,205
21.9% 4.8% 46.6% 25.9% 0.8% 100.0% 23.2% 5.4% 46.9% 23.8% 0.8% 100.0%
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008.

Table 6 State Prison Sentence Length by Offense Severity Level

Offense Severity Level FY2008-2009 Sentence Dates1 FY2009-20010 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 1,121 153 75 6 1,355 817 167 53 3 1,040
82.7% 11.3% 5.5% 0.4% 100.0% 78.6% 16.1% 5.1% 0.3% 100.0%
2 815 144 58 3 1,020 709 165 48 3 925
79.9% 14.1% 5.7% 0.3% 100.0% 76.6% 17.8% 5.2% 0.3% 100.0%
3 1,993 401 119 8 2,521 1,575 361 99 6 2,041
79.1% 15.9% 4.7% 0.3% 100.0% 77.2% 17.7% 4.9% 0.3% 100.0%
4 1,820 608 240 21 2,689 1,586 576 273 32 2,467
67.7% 22.6% 8.9% 0.8% 100.0% 64.3% 23.3% 11.1% 1.3% 100.0%
5 2,542 1,120 472 76 4,210 2,453 1,195 458 94 4,200
60.4% 26.6% 11.2% 1.8% 100.0% 58.4% 28.5% 10.9% 2.2% 100.0%
6 1,123 695 404 115 2,337 1,126 654 429 84 2,293
48.1% 29.7% 17.3% 4.9% 100.0% 49.1% 28.5% 18.7% 3.7% 100.0%
7 931 1,536 933 242 3,642 987 1,642 1,054 242 3,925
25.6% 42.2% 25.6% 6.6% 100.0% 25.1% 41.8% 26.9% 6.2% 100.0%
8 122 253 378 163 916 140 252 367 166 925
13.3% 27.6% 41.3% 17.8% 100.0% 15.1% 27.2% 39.7% 17.9% 100.0%
9 125 126 385 234 870 101 109 370 262 842
14.4% 14.5% 44.3% 26.9% 100.0% 12.0% 12.9% 43.9% 31.1% 100.0%
10 26 9 49 98 182 18 16 40 86 160
14.3% 4.9% 26.9% 53.8% 100.0% 11.3% 10.0% 25.0% 53.8% 100.0%
Total 10,618 5,045 3,113 966 19,742 9,512 5,137 3,191 978 18,818
53.8% 25.6% 15.8% 4.9% 100.0% 50.5% 27.3% 17.0% 5.2% 100.0%
* LE = Less than or equal to; GT = Greater than
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2009-2010)
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