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Florida Department of Corrections
Michael D. Crews, Secretary

Sentencing Guidelines
1996-97 Annual Report
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Part II Impact

Section 6. Departures From Recommended Sentences (Continued)

Table 2
Mitigated Sanction Rates*
By Judicial Circuit and County
Fiscal Year 1996-97
       
Judicial Circuit County Number of Scoresheets Exceeding 52 Total Points Number of Scoresheets Mitigated Mitigation Rate
01 (Pensacola) 1,024 365 35.6%
Escambia 695 303 43.6%
Okaloosa 193 40 20.7%
Santa Rosa 111 11 9.9%
Walton 25 11 44.0%
02 (Tallahassee) 504 188 37.3%
Franklin 27 11 40.7%
Gadsden 145 49 33.8%
Jefferson 51 32 62.7%
Leon 217 59 27.2%
Liberty 10 4 40.0%
Wakulla 54 33 61.1%
03 (Lake City) 293 130 44.4%
Columbia 105 30 28.6%
Dixie 20 8 40.0%
Hamilton 17 11 64.7%
Lafayette 10 4 40.0%
Madison 45 27 60.0%
Suwannee 47 23 48.9%
Taylor 49 27 55.1%
04 (Jacksonville) 1,229 514 41.8%
Clay 160 85 53.1%
Duval 1,021 407 39.9%
Nassau 48 22 45.8%
05 (Tavares) 671 179 26.7%
Citrus 46 5 10.9%
Hernando 92 17 18.5%
Lake 179 32 17.9%
Marion 298 102 34.2%
Sumter 56 23 41.1%
06 (Clearwater) 2,501 986 39.4%
Pasco 453 160 35.3%
Pinellas 2,048 826 40.3%
07 (Daytona) 694 282 40.6%
Flagler 33 18 54.5%
Putnam 76 16 21.1%
St. Johns 93 28 30.1%
Volusia 492 220 44.7%
08 (Gainesville) 531 187 35.2%
Alachua 374 126 33.7%
Baker 10 3 30.0%
Bradford 70 27 38.6%
Gilchrist 8 2 25.0%
Levy 51 17 33.3%
Union 18 12 66.7%
09 (Orlando) 1,546 525 34.0%
Orange 1,324 451 34.1%
Osceola 222 74 33.3%
10 (Bartow) 751 236 31.4%
Hardee 21 3 14.3%
Highlands 54 13 24.1%
Polk 676 220 32.5%
11 (Miami) 4,129 2,477 60.0%
Dade 4,129 2,477 60.0%
12 (Sarasota) 680 253 37.2%
Desoto 74 56 75.7%
Manatee 309 118 38.2%
Sarasota 297 79 26.6%
13 (Tampa) 2,826 1,437 50.8%
Hillsborough 2,826 1,437 50.8%
14 (Panama City) 559 133 23.8%
Bay 276 46 16.7%
Calhoun 36 7 19.4%
Gulf 45 14 31.1%
Holmes 29 19 65.5%
Jackson 122 35 28.7%
Washington 51 12 23.5%
15 (West Palm Beach) 1,341 648 48.3%
Palm Beach 1,341 648 48.3%
16 (Key West) 125 45 36.0%
Monroe 125 45 36.0%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 3,278 1,408 43.0%
Broward 3,278 1,408 43.0%
18 (Sanford) 606 236 38.9%
Brevard 427 149 34.9%
Seminole 179 87 48.6%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 619 269 43.5%
Indian River 68 28 41.2%
Martin 150 98 65.3%
Okeechobee 82 29 35.4%
St. Lucie 319 114 35.7%
20 (Ft. Myers) 799 334 41.8%
Charlotte 184 77 41.8%
Collier 189 94 49.7%
Glades 10 2 20.0%
Hendry 30 11 36.7%
Lee 386 150 38.9%
       
Statewide 24,706 10,832 43.8%
*Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Guidelines.
       
       

Table 3
Mitigated Sanction Rates and Sentence Length Rates*
By Judicial Circuit and County
Fiscal Year 1996-97
 
Judicial Circuit/County Number of Scoresheets Exceeding 52 Total Points Number of Scoresheets Mitigated Mitigation Rate
01 (Pensacola) 1,024 475 46.4%
Escambia 695 363 52.2%
Okaloosa 193 84 43.5%
Santa Rosa 111 17 15.3%
Walton 25 11 44.0%
02 (Tallahassee) 504 305 60.5%
Franklin 27 17 63.0%
Gadsden 145 68 46.9%
Jefferson 51 39 76.5%
Leon 217 136 62.7%
Liberty 10 5 50.0%
Wakulla 54 40 74.1%
03 (Lake City) 293 162 55.3%
Columbia 105 41 39.0%
Dixie 20 11 55.0%
Hamilton 17 11 64.7%
Lafayette 10 6 60.0%
Madison 45 32 71.1%
Suwannee 47 30 63.8%
Taylor 49 31 63.3%
04 (Jacksonville) 1,229 694 56.5%
Clay 160 107 66.9%
Duval 1,021 553 54.2%
Nassau 48 34 70.8%
05 (Tavares) 671 261 38.9%
Citrus 46 12 26.1%
Hernando 92 28 30.4%
Lake 179 59 33.0%
Marion 298 128 43.0%
Sumter 56 34 60.7%
06 (Clearwater) 2,501 1,330 53.2%
Pasco 453 244 53.9%
Pinellas 2,048 1,086 53.0%
07 (Daytona) 694 353 50.9%
Flagler 33 21 63.6%
Putnam 76 19 25.0%
St. Johns 93 35 37.6%
Volusia 492 278 56.5%
08 (Gainesville) 531 264 49.7%
Alachua 374 186 49.7%
Baker 10 4 40.0%
Bradford 70 33 47.1%
Gilchrist 8 3 37.5%
Levy 51 21 41.2%
Union 18 17 94.4%
09 (Orlando) 1,546 667 43.1%
Orange 1,324 569 43.0%
Osceola 222 98 44.1%
10 (Bartow) 751 349 46.5%
Hardee 21 5 23.8%
Highlands 54 19 35.2%
Polk 676 325 48.1%
11 (Miami) 4,129 3,288 79.6%
Dade 4,129 3,288 79.6%
12 (Sarasota) 680 311 45.7%
Desoto 74 64 86.5%
Manatee 309 154 49.8%
Sarasota 297 93 31.3%
13 (Tampa) 2,826 1,713 60.6%
Hillsborough 2,826 1,713 60.6%
14 (Panama City) 559 214 38.3%
Bay 276 56 20.3%
Calhoun 36 14 38.9%
Gulf 45 21 46.7%
Holmes 29 23 79.3%
Jackson 122 77 63.1%
Washington 51 23 45.1%
15 (West Palm Beach) 1,341 1,043 77.8%
Palm Beach 1,341 1,043 77.8%
16 (Key West) 125 57 45.6%
Monroe 125 57 45.6%
17 (Ft. Lauderdale) 3,278 1,989 60.7%
Broward 3,278 1,989 60.7%
18 (Sanford) 606 299 49.3%
Brevard 427 196 45.9%
Seminole 179 103 57.5%
19 (Ft. Pierce) 619 337 54.4%
Indian River 68 33 48.5%
Martin 150 114 76.0%
Okeechobee 82 43 52.4%
St. Lucie 319 147 46.1%
20 (Ft. Myers) 799 450 56.3%
Charlotte 184 113 61.4%
Collier 189 110 58.2%
Glades 10 3 30.0%
Hendry 30 13 43.3%
Lee 386 211 54.7%
       
Statewide 24,706 14,561 58.9%
*Mitigation of sanction occurs when an offender does not receive a prison sanction although a prison sanction is mandated by the Guidelines. Mitigated length occurs when an offender receives a prison sentence below the 25% permissible discretion existing within the Guidelines policy. This total rate includes both mitigated sanction and mitigated length sentences.
 
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Sentencing Guidelines
1996-97 Annual Report
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