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Table 4.4. Characteristics of convicted offenders, October 1, 2004 - September 30, 2005
| Offender characteristic |
Total number of convicted offenders |
Percent convicted |
|
| |
All offenders* |
78,042 |
|
100 |
% |
| Gender |
|
|
|
|
| |
Male |
61,200 |
|
86.4 |
% |
| |
Female |
9,666 |
|
13.6 |
|
| Race |
|
|
|
|
| |
White |
48,771 |
|
70.2 |
% |
| |
Black/African American |
17,378 |
|
25.0 |
|
| |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
1,287 |
|
1.9 |
|
| |
Asian/Native Hawaiian
/Other Pacific Islander |
1,747 |
|
2.5 |
|
| |
Other |
249 |
|
0.4 |
|
| Hispanic origin |
|
|
|
|
| |
Hispanic/Latino |
31,155 |
|
45.7 |
% |
| |
Non-Hispanic/Latino |
36,959 |
|
54.3 |
|
| Age |
|
|
|
|
| |
16-18 |
347 |
|
0.5 |
% |
| |
19-20 |
2,446 |
|
3.5 |
|
| |
21-30 |
26,214 |
|
37.8 |
|
| |
31-40 |
21,901 |
|
31.6 |
|
| |
41 or over |
18,365 |
|
26.5 |
|
| Citizenship |
|
|
|
|
| |
U.S. citizen |
43,611 |
|
62.3 |
% |
| |
Not U.S. citizen |
26,435 |
|
37.7 |
|
| Education |
|
|
|
|
| |
Less than high school graduate |
31,121 |
|
47.5 |
% |
| |
High school graduate |
19,934 |
|
30.4 |
|
| |
Some college |
10,691 |
|
16.3 |
|
| |
College graduate |
3,750 |
|
5.7 |
|
| Criminal record |
|
|
|
|
| |
No convictions |
24,866 |
|
34.9 |
% |
| |
Prior adult convictions |
46,418 |
|
65.1 |
|
|
Note: Offenders are classified by the most serious offense charged.
* Includes offenders for whom these characteristics could not be determined. |
|
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts Criminal Master File,
fiscal year. |
