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Michael D. Crews, Secretary

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

Table 2 Recommended Sanction Category by Sanction Imposed

Judicial Circuit/ Sanction Imposed Recommended Sanction Category
FY 2008-2009 Sentence Dates1 FY 2009-2010 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) 1,484 33.4% 1,842 41.5% 1,116 25.1% 1,324 31.7% 1,784 42.7% 1,071 25.6%
Prison 78 7.9% 251 25.4% 658 66.7% 37 4.6% 191 23.6% 581 71.8%
Community Control 80 21.9% 190 51.9% 96 26.2% 87 21.0% 209 50.5% 118 28.5%
Probation 1,051 46.3% 973 42.8% 248 10.9% 923 44.7% 919 44.5% 223 10.8%
County Jail 221 31.8% 375 54.0% 99 14.2% 257 30.8% 440 52.8% 137 16.4%
Other 54 44.3% 53 43.4% 15 12.3% 20 35.1% 25 43.9% 12 21.1%
02 (Tallahassee) 477 32.2% 572 38.6% 432 29.2% 384 26.0% 561 38.0% 533 36.1%
Prison 11 3.4% 79 24.2% 236 72.4% 12 3.1% 60 15.7% 309 81.1%
Community Control 17 23.0% 34 45.9% 23 31.1% 8 11.4% 34 48.6% 28 40.0%
Probation 374 42.9% 352 40.4% 146 16.7% 297 37.5% 335 42.3% 160 20.2%
County Jail 71 35.9% 103 52.0% 24 12.1% 62 28.6% 124 57.1% 31 14.3%
Other 4 36.4% 4 36.4% 3 27.3% 5 27.8% 8 44.4% 5 27.8%
03 (Lake City) 262 30.4% 352 40.8% 249 28.9% 214 27.1% 301 38.1% 276 34.9%
Prison 27 9.5% 85 30.0% 171 60.4% 18 6.7% 60 22.3% 191 71.0%
Community Control 27 24.5% 55 50.0% 28 25.5% 16 13.2% 73 60.3% 32 26.4%
Probation 205 46.1% 196 44.0% 44 9.9% 178 46.0% 160 41.3% 49 12.7%
County Jail 2 11.8% 10 58.8% 5 29.4% 2 14.3% 8 57.1% 4 28.6%
Other 1 12.5% 6 75.0% 1 12.5% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
04 (Jacksonville) 2,618 41.1% 2,441 38.3% 1,314 20.6% 1,252 29.0% 1,598 37.0% 1,465 34.0%
Prison 233 11.1% 873 41.5% 997 47.4% 292 11.4% 979 38.3% 1,285 50.3%
Community Control 35 37.6% 40 43.0% 18 19.4% 18 34.6% 22 42.3% 12 23.1%
Probation 446 53.1% 308 36.7% 86 10.2% 254 47.6% 202 37.8% 78 14.6%
County Jail 1,900 57.0% 1,219 36.6% 212 6.4% 686 58.6% 394 33.7% 90 7.7%
Other 4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 2 66.7% 1 33.3% 0 0.0%
05 (Tavares) 1,671 33.9% 2,162 43.9% 1,096 22.2% 1,436 29.2% 2,169 44.0% 1,320 26.8%
Prison 78 7.1% 275 25.0% 748 67.9% 36 3.1% 212 18.1% 924 78.8%
Community Control 58 21.6% 159 59.3% 51 19.0% 52 19.3% 148 55.0% 69 25.7%
Probation 1,232 44.7% 1,274 46.3% 248 9.0% 1,035 41.0% 1,226 48.6% 264 10.5%
County Jail 279 38.0% 420 57.1% 36 4.9% 298 33.6% 541 61.0% 48 5.4%
Other 24 33.8% 34 47.9% 13 18.3% 15 20.8% 42 58.3% 15 20.8%
06 (Clearwater) 3,295 33.6% 4,329 44.1% 2,190 22.3% 3,115 31.3% 4,581 46.0% 2,254 22.7%
Prison 59 3.1% 337 17.7% 1,503 79.1% 48 2.4% 386 19.2% 1,574 78.4%
Community Control 73 18.9% 213 55.0% 101 26.1% 82 16.8% 310 63.4% 97 19.8%
Probation 2,121 47.0% 2,032 45.0% 361 8.0% 2,025 47.1% 1,913 44.5% 357 8.3%
County Jail 1,000 35.2% 1,651 58.2% 187 6.6% 929 31.3% 1,850 62.4% 187 6.3%
Other 42 23.9% 96 54.5% 38 21.6% 31 16.1% 122 63.5% 39 20.3%
07 (Daytona) 1,331 33.8% 1,726 43.8% 882 22.4% 1,100 30.0% 1,617 44.1% 946 25.8%
Prison 67 6.5% 375 36.5% 585 57.0% 25 3.0% 214 25.8% 589 71.1%
Community Control 55 27.6% 107 53.8% 37 18.6% 31 14.7% 132 62.6% 48 22.7%
Probation 878 48.7% 765 42.4% 160 8.9% 759 43.5% 793 45.5% 192 11.0%
County Jail 306 35.8% 454 53.2% 94 11.0% 279 32.9% 457 53.9% 112 13.2%
Other 25 44.6% 25 44.6% 6 10.7% 6 18.8% 21 65.6% 5 15.6%
08 (Gainesville) 370 25.2% 546 37.2% 553 37.6% 441 29.1% 567 37.5% 506 33.4%
Prison 14 3.5% 65 16.1% 324 80.4% 22 5.2% 87 20.5% 315 74.3%
Community Control 10 14.7% 26 38.2% 32 47.1% 12 16.0% 34 45.3% 29 38.7%
Probation 277 40.4% 287 41.9% 121 17.7% 315 45.1% 284 40.7% 99 14.2%
County Jail 62 22.5% 148 53.8% 65 23.6% 85 30.2% 146 52.0% 50 17.8%
Other 7 18.4% 20 52.6% 11 28.9% 7 19.4% 16 44.4% 13 36.1%
09 (Orlando) 3,611 39.8% 3,738 41.2% 1,726 19.0% 2,502 34.6% 3,031 41.9% 1,708 23.6%
Prison 85 5.4% 395 25.1% 1,093 69.5% 50 3.7% 274 20.1% 1,042 76.3%
Community Control 93 21.8% 219 51.4% 114 26.8% 76 21.2% 172 47.9% 111 30.9%
Probation 2,406 54.5% 1,660 37.6% 349 7.9% 1,643 47.7% 1,432 41.5% 372 10.8%
County Jail 1,006 38.5% 1,441 55.2% 164 6.3% 722 35.3% 1,144 56.0% 177 8.7%
Other 21 42.0% 23 46.0% 6 12.0% 11 42.3% 9 34.6% 6 23.1%
10 (Bartow) 1,248 30.1% 1,839 44.4% 1,058 25.5% 938 27.8% 1,502 44.5% 934 27.7%
Prison 67 5.4% 417 33.3% 768 61.3% 41 3.9% 289 27.8% 708 68.2%
Community Control 74 21.1% 194 55.3% 83 23.6% 49 19.9% 136 55.3% 61 24.8%
Probation 955 45.8% 960 46.1% 169 8.1% 707 42.8% 796 48.2% 149 9.0%
County Jail 151 33.6% 261 58.0% 38 8.4% 138 32.0% 277 64.3% 16 3.7%
Other 1 12.5% 7 87.5% 0 0.0% 3 42.9% 4 57.1% 0 0.0%
11 (Miami) 1,684 27.1% 2,129 34.3% 2,394 38.6% 2,271 31.8% 2,242 31.4% 2,618 36.7%
Prison 8 1.2% 40 5.8% 638 93.0% 11 1.5% 43 5.9% 673 92.6%
Community Control 6 3.3% 31 17.1% 144 79.6% 14 6.2% 41 18.1% 171 75.7%
Probation 967 39.1% 856 34.6% 653 26.4% 1,632 45.5% 1,187 33.1% 768 21.4%
County Jail 703 24.5% 1,202 42.0% 959 33.5% 614 23.7% 971 37.5% 1,006 38.8%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
12 (Sarasota) 1,269 37.4% 1,477 43.6% 645 19.0% 1,189 38.2% 1,340 43.0% 587 18.8%
Prison 28 4.2% 137 20.6% 499 75.2% 48 8.2% 155 26.4% 385 65.5%
Community Control 62 33.3% 90 48.4% 34 18.3% 67 30.3% 108 48.9% 46 20.8%
Probation 766 55.1% 567 40.8% 58 4.2% 671 52.1% 526 40.8% 91 7.1%
County Jail 413 35.9% 682 59.4% 54 4.7% 396 40.2% 530 53.8% 60 6.1%
Other 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 7 21.2% 21 63.6% 5 15.2%
13 (Tampa) 1,790 26.2% 2,696 39.5% 2,342 34.3% 1,277 23.6% 2,114 39.0% 2,031 37.5%
Prison 69 4.2% 333 20.3% 1,240 75.5% 39 3.0% 236 17.9% 1,042 79.1%
Community Control 15 5.4% 89 31.8% 176 62.9% 17 5.1% 91 27.2% 227 67.8%
Probation 1,235 36.0% 1,530 44.7% 661 19.3% 935 33.9% 1,261 45.7% 562 20.4%
County Jail 449 31.3% 729 50.9% 255 17.8% 271 27.8% 513 52.6% 191 19.6%
Other 22 46.8% 15 31.9% 10 21.3% 15 40.5% 13 35.1% 9 24.3%
14 (Panama City) 549 29.7% 841 45.5% 458 24.8% 401 22.6% 811 45.7% 562 31.7%
Prison 40 6.8% 235 39.8% 316 53.5% 19 3.4% 166 29.5% 378 67.1%
Community Control 34 16.3% 133 63.6% 42 20.1% 31 17.1% 108 59.7% 42 23.2%
Probation 439 45.8% 442 46.1% 78 8.1% 342 34.7% 513 52.0% 131 13.3%
County Jail 35 43.2% 28 34.6% 18 22.2% 7 19.4% 21 58.3% 8 22.2%
Other 1 12.5% 3 37.5% 4 50.0% 2 25.0% 3 37.5% 3 37.5%
15 (West Palm Beach) 1,445 34.7% 1,782 42.7% 943 22.6% 1,036 27.2% 1,701 44.7% 1,069 28.1%
Prison 11 1.7% 111 16.9% 534 81.4% 5 0.6% 140 16.3% 714 83.1%
Community Control 5 12.2% 17 41.5% 19 46.3% 10 12.0% 36 43.4% 37 44.6%
Probation 461 36.4% 563 44.5% 241 19.1% 395 34.8% 559 49.2% 182 16.0%
County Jail 968 43.8% 1,091 49.4% 149 6.7% 625 36.3% 964 56.0% 133 7.7%
Other 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 2 33.3% 3 50.0%
16 (Key West) 121 30.3% 191 47.8% 88 22.0% 116 29.4% 200 50.6% 79 20.0%
Prison 1 3.1% 8 25.0% 23 71.9% 5 9.1% 15 27.3% 35 63.6%
Community Control 1 9.1% 6 54.5% 4 36.4% 3 18.8% 5 31.3% 8 50.0%
Probation 107 34.5% 150 48.4% 53 17.1% 85 32.8% 146 56.4% 28 10.8%
County Jail 11 26.2% 24 57.1% 7 16.7% 20 36.4% 29 52.7% 6 10.9%
Other 1 20.0% 3 60.0% 1 20.0% 3 30.0% 5 50.0% 2 20.0%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 2,535 35.4% 2,907 40.6% 1,723 24.0% 2,069 32.4% 2,569 40.2% 1,756 27.5%
Prison 52 3.9% 239 17.8% 1,050 78.3% 21 2.0% 167 15.8% 872 82.3%
Community Control 25 11.2% 95 42.4% 104 46.4% 24 8.5% 113 40.1% 145 51.4%
Probation 2,158 47.7% 1,874 41.5% 488 10.8% 1,774 44.2% 1,662 41.4% 580 14.4%
County Jail 289 28.0% 675 65.5% 67 6.5% 245 24.5% 604 60.5% 150 15.0%
Other 11 22.4% 24 49.0% 14 28.6% 5 13.5% 23 62.2% 9 24.3%
18 (Sanford) 1,525 37.9% 1,735 43.1% 763 19.0% 1,152 33.2% 1,575 45.3% 746 21.5%
Prison 35 4.5% 190 24.6% 546 70.8% 17 2.3% 196 27.1% 511 70.6%
Community Control 74 21.0% 202 57.2% 77 21.8% 47 14.1% 177 53.2% 109 32.7%
Probation 1,246 51.9% 1,027 42.8% 127 5.3% 963 48.3% 916 46.0% 114 5.7%
County Jail 169 33.9% 316 63.5% 13 2.6% 125 29.6% 286 67.6% 12 2.8%
Other 1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 1,458 41.0% 1,396 39.3% 700 19.7% 1,233 39.0% 1,279 40.5% 647 0.0%
Prison 183 14.7% 470 37.7% 594 47.6% 80 8.4% 362 37.9% 512 53.7%
Community Control 74 44.6% 73 44.0% 19 11.4% 57 36.5% 78 50.0% 21 13.5%
Probation 841 60.3% 495 35.5% 58 4.2% 739 57.2% 474 36.7% 79 6.1%
County Jail 345 48.5% 339 47.6% 28 3.9% 349 48.1% 345 47.5% 32 4.4%
Other 15 42.9% 19 54.3% 1 2.9% 8 25.8% 20 64.5% 3 9.7%
20 (Ft. Myers) 2,371 39.2% 2,524 41.7% 1,160 19.2% 1,902 37.3% 2,168 42.5% 1,034 20.3%
Prison 58 5.0% 249 21.5% 851 73.5% 49 4.4% 247 22.1% 824 73.6%
Community Control 53 16.7% 189 59.6% 75 23.7% 67 29.1% 134 58.3% 29 12.6%
Probation 1,716 53.6% 1,328 41.5% 157 4.9% 1,362 51.3% 1,168 44.0% 125 4.7%
County Jail 535 39.1% 755 55.2% 77 5.6% 419 38.3% 618 56.5% 56 5.1%
Other 9 75.0% 3 25.0% 0 0.0% 5 83.3% 1 16.7% 0 0.0%
Statewide 31,114 100.0% 37,225 100.0% 21,832 100.0% 25,352 100.0% 33,710 100.0% 22,142 100.0%
Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.
2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008.

Table 3 Sanction Imposed By Judicial Circuit and County

Circuit/County 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
01 (Pensacola) 987 366 2,272 695 122 4,442 809 414 2,065 834 57 4,179
22.2% 8.2% 51.1% 15.6% 2.7% 100.0% 19.4% 9.9% 49.4% 20.0% 1.4% 100.0%
02 (Tallahassee) 326 74 872 198 11 1,481 381 70 793 217 18 1,479
22.0% 5.0% 58.9% 13.4% 0.7% 100.0% 25.8% 4.7% 53.6% 14.7% 1.2% 100.0%
03 (Lake City) 283 110 445 17 8 863 269 121 387 14 0 791
32.8% 12.7% 51.6% 2.0% 0.9% 100.0% 34.0% 15.3% 48.9% 1.8% 0.0% 100.0%
04 (Jacksonville) 2,103 93 840 3,331 6 6,373 2,556 52 534 1,170 3 4,315
33.0% 1.5% 13.2% 52.3% 0.1% 100.0% 59.2% 1.2% 12.4% 27.1% 0.1% 100.0%
05 (Tavares) 1,101 268 2,754 735 71 4,929 1,172 269 2,525 887 72 4,925
22.3% 5.4% 55.9% 14.9% 1.4% 100.0% 23.8% 5.5% 51.3% 18.0% 1.5% 100.0%
06 (Clearwater) 1,899 387 4,514 2,838 176 9,814 2,008 489 4,295 2,966 192 9,950
19.3% 3.9% 46.0% 28.9% 1.8% 100.0% 20.2% 4.9% 43.2% 29.8% 1.9% 100.0%
07 (Daytona) 1,027 199 1,803 854 56 3,939 828 211 1,744 848 32 3,663
26.1% 5.1% 45.8% 21.7% 1.4% 100.0% 22.6% 5.8% 47.6% 23.2% 0.9% 100.0%
08 (Gainesville) 403 68 685 275 38 1,469 424 75 698 281 36 1,514
27.4% 4.6% 46.6% 18.7% 2.6% 100.0% 28.0% 5.0% 46.1% 18.6% 2.4% 100.0%
09 (Orlando) 1,573 426 4,415 2,611 50 9,075 1,366 359 3,447 2,043 26 7,241
17.3% 4.7% 48.7% 28.8% 0.6% 100.0% 18.9% 5.0% 47.6% 28.2% 0.4% 100.0%
10 (Bartow) 1,252 351 2,084 450 8 4,145 1,038 246 1,652 431 7 3,374
30.2% 8.5% 50.3% 10.9% 0.2% 100.0% 30.8% 7.3% 49.0% 12.8% 0.2% 100.0%
11 (Miami) 686 181 2,476 2,864 0 6,207 727 226 3,587 2,591 0 7,131
11.1% 2.9% 39.9% 46.1% 0.0% 100.0% 10.2% 3.2% 50.3% 36.3% 0.0% 100.0%
12 (Sarasota) 664 186 1,391 1,149 1 3,391 588 221 1,288 986 33 3,116
19.6% 5.5% 41.0% 33.9% 0.0% 100.0% 18.9% 7.1% 41.3% 31.6% 1.1% 100.0%
13 (Tampa) 1,642 280 3,426 1,433 47 6,828 1,317 335 2,758 975 37 5,422
24.0% 4.1% 50.2% 21.0% 0.7% 100.0% 24.3% 6.2% 50.9% 18.0% 0.7% 100.0%
14 (Panama City) 591 209 959 81 8 1,848 563 181 986 36 8 1,774
32.0% 11.3% 51.9% 4.4% 0.4% 100.0% 31.7% 10.2% 55.6% 2.0% 0.5% 100.0%
15 (West Palm Beach) 656 41 1,265 2,208 0 4,170 859 83 1,136 1,722 6 3,806
15.7% 1.0% 30.3% 52.9% 0.0% 100.0% 22.6% 2.2% 29.8% 45.2% 0.2% 100.0%
16 (Key West) 32 11 310 42 5 400 55 16 259 55 10 395
8.0% 2.8% 77.5% 10.5% 1.3% 100.0% 13.9% 4.1% 65.6% 13.9% 2.5% 100.0%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 1,341 224 4,520 1,031 49 7,165 1,060 282 4,016 999 37 6,394
18.7% 3.1% 63.1% 14.4% 0.7% 100.0% 16.6% 4.4% 62.8% 15.6% 0.6% 100.0%
18 (Sanford) 771 353 2,400 498 1 4,023 724 333 1,993 423 0 3,473
19.2% 8.8% 59.7% 12.4% 0.0% 100.0% 20.8% 9.6% 57.4% 12.2% 0.0% 100.0%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 1,247 166 1,394 712 35 3,554 954 156 1,292 726 31 3,159
35.1% 4.7% 39.2% 20.0% 1.0% 100.0% 30.2% 4.9% 40.9% 23.0% 1.0% 100.0%
20 (Ft. Myers) 1,158 317 3,201 1,367 12 6,055 1,120 230 2,655 1,093 6 5,104
19.1% 5.2% 52.9% 22.6% 0.2% 100.0% 21.9% 4.5% 52.0% 21.4% 0.1% 100.0%
Statewide 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%
Note: County jail includes those sentenced to time served; prison includes those sentenced to life.
1 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2007.
2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008.
Florida's Criminal Punishment Code:
A Comparative Assessment (FY 2009-2010)
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