Percent of Those Prosecuted Who Are Convicted
Selected Federal Judicial Districts

(district median prison sentences)


Federal District
% of those prosecuted found
guilty
Fiscal Year
2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
U.S. 88.7 89.7 90.6 90.1 89.7
Ala, M 100.0 100.0 33.3 0.0 -
Ark, W 100.0 92.0 94.4 100.0 -
Conn 100.0 100.0 77.8 88.9 91.7
Delaware 100.0 100.0 83.3 85.7 83.3
Fla, N 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0
Ga, M 100.0 85.7 100.0 85.7 100.0
Idaho 100.0 95.2 85.7 85.7 100.0
Ill, S 100.0 100.0 98.3 97.8 100.0
Ind, N 100.0 100.0 16.7 42.9 100.0
Ken, W 100.0 80.0 92.3 90.0 40.0
La, E 100.0 100.0 95.2 100.0 100.0
La, M 100.0 100.0 100.0 75.0 94.7
La, W 100.0 100.0 77.8 71.4 75.0
Maryland 100.0 100.0 88.9 71.4 88.5
Minnesota 100.0 100.0 92.9 100.0 88.9
Miss, N 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 50.0
Miss, S 100.0 90.9 66.7 100.0 0.0
Mo, E 100.0 100.0 88.9 87.5 26.1
Montana 100.0 94.7 82.1 80.0 57.9
N Car, E 100.0 66.7 94.7 100.0 100.0
N Car, W 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
New Hamp 100.0 100.0 45.5 - 100.0
Ohio, S 100.0 100.0 93.3 100.0 83.3
Okla, N 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 -
Okla, W 100.0 87.5 90.9 100.0 100.0
Penn, M 100.0 90.0 90.3 78.6 86.7
Penn, W 100.0 100.0 100.0 - 66.7
Tenn, M 100.0 83.3 100.0 33.3 80.0
Tenn, W 100.0 90.0 88.9 90.5 75.8
Texas, E 100.0 95.4 100.0 82.6 57.9
Virg, W 100.0 50.0 100.0 81.8 100.0
W Virg, N 100.0 - - - -
Wisc, W 100.0 100.0 - - -
Iowa, N 97.9 96.9 95.0 76.5 100.0
Virg, E 97.4 94.6 82.8 78.8 83.3
Utah 96.4 95.8 96.9 96.5 97.3
R. I. 96.3 90.0 95.7 100.0 93.3
N. Y., N 96.1 98.1 96.1 96.3 97.3
N Dakota 96.0 82.4 94.3 92.6 93.3
N Car, M 95.8 95.0 100.0 100.0 50.0
Cal, E 95.1 92.8 96.4 95.8 95.6
Fla, M 95.1 87.4 97.7 100.0 96.9
Wash, W 95.0 94.9 94.5 95.9 86.3
Ill, N 94.9 95.0 94.3 60.0 65.6
Ga, N 94.7 88.2 92.3 87.0 83.8
Oregon 94.4 92.2 97.6 94.0 95.5
N. Y., S 94.3 80.9 85.2 79.0 81.7
Ohio, N 94.1 94.7 100.0 85.2 30.4
Texas, N 93.8 88.3 82.8 82.8 88.2
Kansas 93.7 94.4 93.9 100.0 91.7
Ill, C 93.3 85.0 92.3 66.7 100.0
N Mexico 93.1 91.2 84.8 84.5 91.2
Mich, W 92.9 95.1 79.2 81.8 91.7
N. J. 92.9 98.0 94.6 72.2 75.9
Penn, E 92.9 98.0 93.0 100.0 100.0
Nebraska 92.6 97.6 81.8 90.9 91.8
Fla, S 92.4 86.3 79.6 81.4 87.9
N. Y., W 92.1 84.3 93.2 89.4 70.7
Maine 91.9 100.0 81.8 94.7 100.0
Alaska 91.7 95.5 92.3 75.0 94.1
Ga, S 91.7 100.0 66.7 100.0 50.0
Arizona 91.6 94.7 93.2 96.9 96.6
Hawaii 91.3 82.4 84.4 80.0 84.1
Iowa, S 91.2 93.9 87.5 100.0 100.0
Texas, W 90.8 93.1 93.3 94.9 93.2
Cal, N 90.3 92.9 73.5 80.6 90.8
S Car 90.0 88.2 98.7 66.7 66.7
Tenn, E 90.0 80.0 80.0 100.0 100.0
Ala, N 88.9 100.0 100.0 50.0 100.0
Nevada 88.8 84.9 92.8 97.8 96.4
Vermont 88.2 93.3 100.0 77.3 92.3
Wash, E 87.7 80.3 93.9 91.9 92.6
Texas, S 87.5 91.5 86.3 88.6 89.4
Wyoming 83.3 92.0 93.1 87.5 100.0
Colorado 83.0 92.9 88.9 97.4 87.3
Ind, S 80.0 18.8 100.0 100.0 66.7
Cal, C 78.7 76.8 85.4 63.3 76.1
W Virg, S 77.8 100.0 - - -
D. C. 77.3 52.9 90.9 94.4 85.7
Cal, S 77.1 79.7 86.1 81.8 90.0
Mich, E 75.7 66.0 55.6 54.2 70.8
Wisc, E 75.0 100.0 100.0 80.0 -
Mass 72.1 66.7 76.2 92.3 96.3
Mo, W 71.4 100.0 100.0 - 50.0
N. Y., E 67.0 87.2 83.3 79.6 64.8
Ark, E 66.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Ken, E 60.5 78.6 84.6 76.9 100.0
S Dakota 52.9 93.9 98.3 100.0 97.1
Ala, S - 100.0 - - 100.0
Okla, E - 100.0 - - -
Virgin Is 97.5 97.0 97.7 - -
Puer Rico 85.8 81.5 80.9 - -
Guam 60.9 71.9 80.0 - -
N Mar Is 33.3 84.8 66.7 - -

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