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State Prison Inmates, by Offense, Gender,
Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2003
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Most serious offense
|
All |
Male |
Female |
White |
Black |
Hispanic |
|
Total
|
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
|
Violent offenses
|
51.8 |
53.0 |
34.8 |
50.1 |
52.3 |
53.2 |
| Murder1 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
10.5 |
10.4 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
| Manslaughter |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.2 |
| Rape |
4.9 |
5.2 |
0.6 |
7.0 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
| Other sexual assault |
7.0 |
7.4 |
1.4 |
10.9 |
3.6 |
7.6 |
| Robbery |
14.1 |
14.4 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
18.9 |
12.9 |
| Assault |
9.9 |
10.0 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
9.5 |
12.8 |
| Other violent |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
|
Property offenses
|
20.9 |
20.2 |
30.0 |
26.5 |
17.9 |
17.0 |
| Burglary |
11.0 |
11.3 |
6.6 |
13.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
| Larceny |
3.9 |
3.5 |
9.4 |
4.8 |
3.6 |
2.7 |
| Motor vehicle theft |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
| Fraud |
2.4 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
3.7 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
| Other property |
1.9 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
|
Drug offenses
|
20.0 |
19.3 |
29.1 |
14.3 |
23.7 |
22.9 |
|
Public-order offenses
2
|
6.9 |
7.0 |
5.3 |
8.5 |
5.7 |
6.4 |
|
Other/unspecified
3
|
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
NOTE: Data are for inmates with a sentence of more
than one year under the jurisdiction of state correctional
authorities.
1. Includes nonnegligent
manslaughter.
2. Includes weapons, drunk driving, court
offenses, commercialized vice, morals and decency charges, liquor law
violations, and other public-order offenses.
3. Includes juvenile offenses and
unspecified felonies.
Source: Prisoners in 2005, U.S. Bureau
of Justice Statistics.
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