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Felony Sentences in the United States, 1992
The latest available figures covering both State and Federal
sentencing reveal that in 1992, the Nation's courts convicted
about 168,000 adults of a violent felony: an estimated 165,000
in State courts and less than 3,000 in Federal courts. Federal
courts accounted for about 2% of all violent felony convictions
in the Nation. In 1992, convictions for violent, property, drug
and other felonies totaled 41,673 in Federal courts and 893,630
in State courts, or 1,103,161 altogether. Federal courts
accounted for 3.8% of the national total. 5/96. NCJ-153257
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