Part III: Comparative Description

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

Category	FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1		FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates2
	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months	Number / Percent	Average Mitigated Length in Months
Mitigated Total	12,500		11,727
	56.1%		56.4%
Mitigated Sanction	8,512		8,037
	38.2%		38.6%
Mitigated Length	3,988	24.7	3,690	24.4
	17.9%		17.7%
Not Mitigated	9,796		9,075
	43.9%		43.6%
Total	22,296		20,802
	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

FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1	FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates2
**Total points exceeding 44.0 1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2009.

Figure 3 Deviation Rates Below Permitted Sentences Among All Offenders Sentenced

FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1	FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates1
1Offense dates on or after October 1, 2008. 2Offense dates on or after October 1, 2009.

Table 12 Mitigated Sanction Rates* By Judicial Circuit

Judicial Circuit	FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1			FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	1,083	494	45.6%	933	444	47.6%
02- Tallahassee	552	232	42.0%	506	213	42.1%
03- Lake City	277	85	30.7%	183	57	31.1%
04- Jacksonville	1,477	180	12.2%	1,646	149	9.1%
05- Tavares	1,324	354	26.7%	1,173	347	29.6%
06- Clearwater	2,258	646	28.6%	2,205	593	26.9%
07- Daytona	948	351	37.0%	884	380	43.0%
08- Gainesville	507	190	37.5%	380	158	41.6%
09- Orlando	1,711	666	38.9%	1,588	533	33.6%
10- Bartow	934	226	24.2%	757	200	26.4%
11- Miami	2,623	1,921	73.2%	2,222	1,616	72.7%
12- Sarasota	587	201	34.2%	610	174	28.5%
13- Tampa	2,070	962	46.5%	1,950	1,041	53.4%
14- Panama City	597	194	32.5%	530	180	34.0%
15- West Palm Beach	1,078	355	32.9%	1,013	330	32.6%
16- Key West	81	38	46.9%	107	51	47.7%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,759	843	47.9%	1,554	864	55.6%
18- Sanford	748	236	31.6%	854	316	37.0%
19- Ft. Pierce	646	135	20.9%	687	165	24.0%
20- Ft. Myers	1,036	203	19.6%	1,020	226	22.2%
Statewide	22,296	8,512	38.2%	20,802	8,037	38.6%
* 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, 2008. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2009.

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

Judicial Circuit	FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1			FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates2
	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate	Scoresheets Exceeding 44.0 Total Points	Scoresheets Mitigated	Mitigation Rate
01- Pensacola	1,083	593	54.8%	933	524	56.2%
02- Tallahassee	552	413	74.8%	506	357	70.6%
03- Lake City	277	152	54.9%	183	100	54.6%
04- Jacksonville	1,477	486	32.9%	1,646	558	33.9%
05- Tavares	1,324	580	43.8%	1,173	539	46.0%
06- Clearwater	2,258	1,100	48.7%	2,205	1,000	45.4%
07- Daytona	948	599	63.2%	884	586	66.3%
08- Gainesville	507	371	73.2%	380	271	71.3%
09- Orlando	1,711	937	54.8%	1,588	858	54.0%
10- Bartow	934	355	38.0%	757	322	42.5%
11- Miami	2,623	2,393	91.2%	2,222	2,031	91.4%
12- Sarasota	587	265	45.1%	610	228	37.4%
13- Tampa	2,070	1,455	70.3%	1,950	1,481	75.9%
14- Panama City	597	313	52.4%	530	266	50.2%
15- West Palm Beach	1,078	509	47.2%	1,013	473	46.7%
16- Key West	81	49	60.5%	107	63	58.9%
17- Ft. Lauderdale	1,759	1,093	62.1%	1,554	1,099	70.7%
18- Sanford	748	317	42.4%	854	403	47.2%
19- Ft. Pierce	646	203	31.4%	687	235	34.2%
20- Ft. Myers	1,036	317	30.6%	1,020	333	32.6%
Statewide	22,296	12,500	56.1%	20,802	11,727	56.4%
* 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, 2008. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2009.

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

Offense Type	FY2009-2010 Sentence Dates1						FY2010-2011 Sentence Dates2
		Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total	Total Mitigated	Mitigated Sanction	Mitigated Length	Not Mitigated	Total
Murder/Manslaughter	Attempt	76	64	12	15	91	66	59	7	17	83
	Complete	100	88	12	53	153	93	79	14	43	136
Sexual/Lewd Behavior	Attempt	60	51	9	12	72	34	29	5	14	48
	Complete	309	179	130	149	458	269	184	85	155	424
Robbery	Attempt	160	108	52	30	190	118	91	27	22	140
	Complete	1,202	862	340	308	1,510	1,059	744	315	245	1,304
Violent,Other	Attempt	36	23	13	6	42	33	21	12	3	36
	Complete	3,519	1,527	1,992	649	4,168	3,201	1,321	1,880	592	3,793
Burglary	Attempt	192	139	53	22	214	159	101	58	20	179
	Complete	3,974	1,970	2,004	904	4,878	3,883	1,938	1,945	860	4,743
Property Theft/Fraud/Damage	Attempt	3	3	0	0	3	4	3	1	1	5
	Complete	1,776	993	783	350	2,126	1,830	1,014	816	281	2,111
Drugs	Attempt	119	61	58	20	139	120	64	56	20	140
	Complete	4,643	2,614	2,029	948	5,591	4,254	2,415	1,839	910	5,164
Weapons	Attempt	2	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	2
	Complete	646	435	211	101	747	659	438	221	95	754
Other	Attempt	12	6	6	4	16	6	4	2	1	7
	Complete	1,479	672	807	417	1,896	1,323	569	754	410	1,733
Total		18,308	9,796	8,512	3,988	22,296	17,112	9,075	8,037	3,690	20,802
* 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, 2008. 2 Offense dates on or after October 1, 2009.