To the BJS
home page
Publications
What's
new
|
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1990
This nationally representative survey of 300 counties found that about 168,000 men and women were convicted in State felony courts in 1990 of trafficking in illegal drugs, more than twice the number convicted in 1986. The traffickers accounted for 37% of the increase in felony convictions nationwide. About 49% of the convicted traffickers were sent to a State prison versus 37% in 1986. The number of State felony convictions increased 42% from 1986 to 1990. During the same period, urban counties with populations over 600,000 had felony convictions up 61% and drug trafficking convictions up 128%. This BJS Bulletin presents convictions for 10 other offense categories as well as the sex, race, and age of convicted felons. 3/93. NCJ 140186
This report is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page.
About the source data | Codebooks & data sets
Help for using BJS products |
