Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
Filename:  fdluc04st16.csv,,,,,,,,,
"Table 16.  Released felony defendants who failed to make a scheduled court appearance, by most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,,,,
"Title: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 - Statistical Tables  NCJ  221374",,,,,,,,,
Data source:  2004 State Court Processing Statistics Program,,,,,,,,,
Refer questions to:  askbjs@usdoj.gov   202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,
Authors:  Tracey Kyckelhahn and Thomas H. Cohen,,,,,,,,,
Date of version:  04/24/2008,,,,,,,,,

"Table 16.  Released felony defendants who failed to make a scheduled court appearance, by most serious arrest charge, 2004",,,,,,,,,

,,Percent of released felony defendants in the 75 largest counties who —,,,,,,,
,,,,Failed to appear in court,,,,,
Most serious arrest charge,Number of defendants,Made all court appearances,,Total,,Returned to court,,Remained a fugitive,
All offenses,"31,280",79,%,21,%,16,%,5,%
Violent offenses,"6,309",86,%,14,%,11,%,3,%
Murder,42,100,,0,,0,,0,
Rape,249,90,,10,,9,,2,
Robbery,"1,238",82,,18,,13,,5,
Assault,"3,619",87,,13,,10,,3,
Other violent,"1,162",87,,13,,9,,4,
Property offenses,"9,470",77,%,23,%,18,%,6,%
Burglary,"1,973",80,,20,,17,,3,
Larceny/theft,"2,473",80,,20,,17,,4,
Motor vehicle theft,782,68,,32,,26,,6,
Forgery,"1,420",72,,28,,22,,7,
Fraud,"1,282",82,,18,,13,,5,
Other property,"1,541",73,,27,,17,,11,
Drug offenses,"11,973",76,%,24,%,18,%,6,%
Trafficking,"4,974",76,,24,,18,,6,
Other drug,"6,999",77,,23,,18,,6,
Public-order offenses,"3,523",83,%,17,%,14,%,3,%
Weapons,990,80,,20,,16,,5
Driving-related,"1,189",83,,17,,14,,3
Other public-order,"1,345",85,,15,,13,,3

Note: Data on the court appearance record for the current case were available for 99% of cases involving a defendant released prior to case disposition. All defendants who failed to appear in court and were not returned to the court during the 1-year study period are counted as fugitives.  Some of these defendants may have been returned to the court at a later date.  Detail may not add to total because of rounding.,,,,,,,,