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7245
.A44
1942
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
JESSE H. JONES, Stcrttary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
J. C. CAPT, D/reetor
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS
1942
WASHINGTON; 1944
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Jesse H. Jones, Secretary
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
J.,- C. Capt, Director
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS
1942
Prepared under the supervision of
DR. LEON E. TRUESDELL
Chief, Population Division
WASHINGTON: 1944
'TjL, S, ^jprr^- 'is^->^Ar^
BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
J. C. CAPT, Director
PiiLip M. Hadbbr. Assistant Director
UoKMB H. JHarsbi. Statistical Assistant to the Director
R. E. GiLLowAT, &cecutive Assistant to the Director
POPULATION— Leon E. Truesdell, Chief
Howard G. Brunsman, Assistant Chief
Institutional Statistics — Henry D. Sheldon
364. f73
CONTENTS
Page
Introduction 1
Scope of the report 1
Limitations of the statistics 1
Methods of collection 2
Tally-sheet method 2
Case-card method Z
Analysis of 1942 data 2
General 2
Disposition and sentence, by States , 2
Disposition and sentence, hy offense 5
SUMMARY TABLES
Table
1.-
2.-
3.-
4.-
5.-
6.-
7.-
8.-
Page
•Procedural outcome for defendants disposed of for major offenses, by States: 1942... 3
•Defendants disposed of for major offenses without conviction, by method of disposi-
tion, by States: 1942 3
•Defendants convicted of major offenses, by method of conviction, by States: 1942.... 4
•Type of sentence Imposed on defendants convicted of major offenses, by States: 1942. 5
•Procedural outcome for defendants disposed of for major offenses, by offense: 1942.. 5
•Defendants disposed of for major offenses without conviction, by method of disposi-
tion, by offense: 1942 6
•Defendants convicted of major offenses, by method of conviction, by offense: 1942... 6
•Type of sentence Imposed on defendants convicted of major offenses, by offense: 1942 7
STATE TABLES
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
III
January 5, 19V5
TI. S. DEPARTMENT OP COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
SUMMARY
Series J-ll, Ho. 26
INTRODUCTION
The 1942 statistics show substantially the
same facts In regard to the disposition and sen-
tence of criminal offenders in courts of general
Jurisdiction as were found in the analysis of the
data- for the past seven years. The 1942 report
is presented chiefly as a brief summary of the
statistical data collected from the cooperating
States. The reader is referred to the reports
of -1935 and 1936 for a more comprehensive dis-
cussion of the scope of these statistics and the
methods and limitations of their collection, as
well as for a detailed analysis of the data
collected.
It is emphasized again that comparisons be-
tween States should be made only with extreme
oautlon and that probably no general conclusions
concerning differences in the prosecution prac-
tices of the States can Justifiably be based on
the statistics of this report. The most valu-
able comparisons are to be found in each State
sufflfflary, which shows for defendants charged with
major offenses the distribution of sentences and
dispositions for the years 1938 to 1942.
The statistics indicate that 75 percent of
all defendants prosecuted for major offenses in
the courts of general Jurisdiction during 1942
were convicted. Seven-tenths of those disposed
of without conviction were eliminated by dis-
missal of the charges against them. Fleas of
guilty accounted for 82 percent of all convic-
tions. Of the defendants convicted and sen-
tenced, 37 percent received sentences to State
prisons or reformatories, and about one-third
were given probation or a suspended sentence.
SCOPE OF THE REPORT
Twenty-five States, including the District of
Columbia, cooperated with the Bureau of the Cen-
sus in furnishing reports on defendants in crim-
inal oases disposed of during the year 1942 in
courts having original felony Jurisdiction. This
is the eleventh year in which the Judicial crim-
inal statistics collection has been made by the
Bureau of the Census. . The first collection in
1932 included reports from 16 States; 24 States
furnished information for 1933, 27 for 1934, 30
for 1935 and 1936, 29 for 1937, 27 for 1938, 25
for 1939, 27 for 1940, and 25 for 1941.
LIMITATIONS OF THE STATISTICS
The Judicial criminal statistics gathered by
the Bureau of the Census are limited for the
most part to statistics of criminal defendants
disposed of by courts of general Jurisdiction.
In most States, there is a court of general
Jurisdiction in each county that has authority
to try and dispose of all serious or felony of-
fenses and of such minor or misdemeanor offenses
as are not within the exclusive Jurisdiction of
inferior courts. Thus, any offender charged
with a felony will be tried in a court of general
Jurisdiction, although he may have a prelimi-
nary examination in a minor ooxirt. In a few
States, the power to try and dispose of felony
charges has been extended in certain Instances
to minor courts, such as municipal and coxinty
courts.
Although most offenders convicted of felony
charges are disposed of by courts of general
Jurisdiction, not by any means all felony
charges come before these courts. Many offenders
arrested CTi felony charges are disposed of finally
in minor courts, either by the dismissal of the
charge at the preliminary examination or by the
reduction of the charge to a misdemeanor which
is within the Jurisdiction of the minor court.
This means that statistics gathered mainly from
courts of general Jurisdictibn fall far short of
accounting for the prosecution of all offenders
charged with felonies. Not until Judicial crim-
inal statistics can cover all action taken in a
criminal case, from 'the point of arrest or the
filing of the first charge to final disposition,
will they give an adbquate picture of the admin-
istration of criminal Justice.
There are wide differences from State to
State both in the organization of the general
trial courts and in the particular Jurisdiction
possessed by them. While most States have one
court of general Juriedlotion in each county, in
some States special jurisdiction to dispose of
felony offenses has been given to local courts
that otherwise would be classified as ooiu-ts of
limited Jurisdiction. In Vermont, for instance,
the county courts are the general trial courts
of the State and have complete power to dispose
of felony cases. In addition, however, the
municipal courts of that State have been granted
power to dispose of felony cases when the de-
fendant pleads guilty. As most of the felony
oases are disposed of by pleas of guilty in the
municipal courts, it is necessary to collect
statistics from both county and municipal courts
in Vermont to obtain adequate coverage of the
felony convictions in that State.
There may be a great deal of variation in the
extent of Jurisdiction possessed by the general
trial courts even within a single State. Their
misdemeanor jurisdiction is essentially residu-
al; that is, they may dispose of all types of
cases not within the exclusive Jurisdiction of a
lower court. In metropolitan counties the lower
courts handle the bulk of lesser offenses and
felony cases only are tried in the general court.
In rui'al counties, however, nearly all oases,
felony and misderaeanor, come before the general
trial court. There are, therefore, some very
real difficulties in a comparative analysis of
these statistics. For this reason, summary
reports are limited to the major offense catego-
ries. It is thought that this method eliminates
a great deal of variability in the statistics
that would otherwise result from the widely dif-
fering jurisdiction of the reporting courts. No
refinements of selection, however, will make up
for the fact that these statistics do not embody
the results of the early stages in the prosecu-
tion of felony cases.
METHODS OF COLLECTION
Tally- sheet method.— For most States, the
judicial criminal statistics collected by the
Bureau of the Census are uased on an annual
report made by the clerks of court on a uniform
tally sheet supplied by the Bureau of the Census.
This provides for the tallying of all defendants
disposed of during the year by offense and method
of disposition and for the tallying of all per-
sons convicted oy offense for which convicted
and sentence imposed. The 19^*2 data were col-
lected by this tally-sheet method in 20 of the
25 States. In Pennsylvania a summary tally sheet
was prepared from reports of the clerks and suD-
mltted to the Bureau oy the Department of Wel-
fare. Reports were received from Massachusetts
and New York on the basis of the reporting forms
used by the Departments of Correction in those
States. Reports for the District of Columbia
were prepared by the Administrative Office of
the United States Courts.
The accuracy of the data reported on the
tally sheets necessarily depends on the care
with which clerks of court enter the tally marks
In accordance with the instructions provided.
General instructions are Intended to apply to
niviy jui'lBdiotions; most clerks of court are
exceedingly busy officials usually without suf-
ficient clerical assistance, and they are asked
to make these reports voluntarily without com-
pensation or other assistance. For these rea-
sona, the tally sheets are not always made out
with the care desired.
The task of making up an annual tally sheet
report from the court records is not a simple
one. Court dockets and registers have been
evolved primarily for reference purposes. They
are not uniform from county to county or from
Aoort to cotirt. They are not always uniform
within the same county and court, as newly
elected clerks may make changes in the detail
recorded in their books. The classification of
cases according to offense and particular method
of disposition or type of sentence is quite
difficult. Inasmuch as clerks may have different
ideas on the proper classification of offenders,
there is undoubtedly a lack of uniformity in the
data reported. There is seldom any other sximmary
of court dispositions available with which to
compare the tally made on the census schedules.
Further, if errors have been made in the prep-
aration of the report, there is no way to check
or eliminate them except to repeat the entire
process of compilation.
Case-card method.— In two of the States — Ohio
and Minnesota — judicial criminal statistics are
collected on the oasis of individual-case re-
ports. Under this system the clerk of court
fills out a standard card furnishing a summary
of the action taken in each case filed and dis-
posed of in his court. The collecting, editing,
and clarifying of recorded data is done by a
central statistical agency of the State, thus
insuring uniform interpretation of the data re-
ported. The cards are forwarded annually to the
Bureau of the Census where they are coded and
tabulated.
This method is far more flexible than the
tally-sheet method because it makes possible a
more Intensive analysis of the data collected
and can quite easily be adapted to the particu-
lar record-keeping routines used by different
clerks of court.
ANALYSIS OF 1942 DATA
General. — The 19^+2 report consists princi-
pally of summaries for each of the 25 cooperating
States. For 2U States it was possible to present
a 5-year comparison showing, by major offenses,
the number of defendants charged and convicted,
together with the rate per 100,000 of the popu-
lation. For all 25- States the procedural outcome
and type of sentence Imposed are shown in 5-year
comparison tables. Such a -oomparison for a
given State Is much more reliable and useful
than any comparisons that might be made between
States, for reasons already outlined.
Disposition and sentence, by States. — Table 1
shows, by States, the number and proportion of
defendants charged vrtth major offenses who were
disposed of without conviction^ and the number
and proportion convicted. The proportion of
defendants disposed of without conviction ranged
from 37.8 in Vermont to 2.6 in Rhode Island and
conversely the proportion convicted ranged from
97.4 in Rhode Island to 62.2 in Vermont.
lab^e 1.— EROCErURAL OUTCOKE FOR nEFEaTOANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFEIBES, HT STATES: 1942
STATE.
Defend-
ants
disposed
of
DISPOSED OF
raraouT
CONVICTION
Niimber
Per-
cent
CONVICTED
AND
SENTENCED
Number
Per-
cent
STATE
Defend-
ants
disposed
of
DISPOSED OF
MISDOT
CONVICTION
Number
Per-
cent
C0KVIC1ED
AND
SEKTEIJCED
Number
Per-
cent
Total, 25 States,
Calif ornia.v.vs- .-. iy,> i-
Colorado
Connecticut^
District of Columbia
Idaho'...'.'.'. . .'. ......
Iowa. ,i
Kansas.
Uassachusetts; I
Mnnesota.'
Montajia.¥;i->^,..^ . .....
New Hampshire,.
New Jersey
57.641
14,295
24.8
43,346
75.2
ff!'
6,530
1,145
860
1,564
311
1,486
1,055
■2,825
1,385
376
335
5.872
1,494
263
96
377
92
366
319
579
219
87
69
1.473
22.9
23.0
11.2
24.1
29.6
24.6
30.2
20.5
15.8
23.1
20.6
25.1
5,036
882
764
1,187
219
1,120
736
2,246
1,166
289
266
4,399
77,1
77.0
88.8
75.9
70.4
75.4
69.8
79.5
84.2
76.9
79.4
74.9
New liexico. . .
New York
North Dakota.
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania.
Rhode Island.
South Dakota.
Utah
Vermont.. . . . .
Washington. ..
Wisconsin. . ..
Wyoming
641
8,779
364
4,079
578
14,309
468
287
362
410
1,187
2,247
186
206
2,152
44
885
75
4,414
12
51
108
155
291
421
47
32.1
24.5
12.1
21,7
13.0
30,8
2,6
17.8
29.8
37.8
24.5
18.7
25.3
435
6,627
3^0
3,19:
503
9,895
456
236
254
255
896
1,826
139
67
75
87
78
87
69
97
82
70.2
62.2
75.5
81.3
74.7
^"Stafls'tlcsl are for'fte year July 1, 1942, through June 30, 1943.
Table 2' ,sliows the number and proportion of
defendants disposed of without conviction for
each of th?- three types of disposition, namely,
(1), dismissed and other no-penalty dispositions,
(2), acquitted by court after v/alver of jury
trial, and' (3) acquitted by Jury. Dismissals
and tither ^o-Psialty dispositions accounted for
the'great '.majority of defendants eliminated,
ranging from 96.1 percent in Vermont to 53.2
percent in Pennsylvania.
It will be noted that in several States there
were no acquittals by court after waiver of Jury
trial. In most of these States there is no
legal provision for waiver of Jury trial in a
felony case. The proportion of defendants dis-
posed of who were acquitted by Jury ranged from
36.7 percent in Pennsylvania to 3.9 percent in
Vermont .
.T&ble 2.— jiEiENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES '.VITHOUT CONVICTION, BY METHOD OF DISPOSITION, BY STATES:
v • ' '\ [Percent not shown where base is less than 50]
1942
Defendants
disposed of
without
conviction
DISMISSED AND
OTHER NO-PENALTY
ACQUITTED —
,, siEAHS
Number
Percent
By court^
By jury
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
*■<,." "Itotal 'Sis States
14,295
10,100
70.7
1,210
8.5
2,985
20,9
California. .-J ^
1,494
263
96
877
92
366
319
579
219
87
69
1,473
206
2,152
44
885
75
4,414
12
51
108
155
291
421
47
1,058
189
79
242
77
335
278
367
172
70
62
1,006
166
1,906
35
707
55
2,349
6
38
80
149
247
385
42
70.8
71.9
82.3
64.2
83.7
91.5
87.1
63.4
78.5
80.5
89.9
68.3
80.6
88.6
79.9
73.3
53.2
?4.5
74.1
96.1
84.9
91.4
260
13
1
2
I
67
1
4
2
307
1
4
75
4
446
1
1
2
11
17.4
13.5
0.3
2.2
1.4
0.9
11.6
0.5
4.6
2.9
20.8
0.5
8.5
5.3
10.1
2.0
0.9
0.7
2.6
176
'J
184
13
26
38
145
46
IS
5
160
39
246
5
103
16
1,619
6
IS
27
6
42
25
5
11.8
Colorado. ...t!. •■■■••..••.
28,1
4.2
District of ■Columbia >••••.*
35.5
Idaho... .-, ,.'.;; ■.■■.'.";'.........
14.1
Iowa. ••••.•••
7.1
11.9
Massachusetts. •.
25.0
21.0
14.9
,. - , ...t ■ ^. ■■' ,v -. ■ - .
7.2
10.9
18.9
New York. !
11.4
North. Dakota. .........'............
Ohio-; . . .r:i;a>i-. ..,.-,.-;.■. ,
11.6
21.3
36.7
Rhode rsJJand-.- ... ,^. ............ .
South Dakota «.>.......
2S.5
S5.0
3.9
Washington, ^ .... C> ... ^ ,'-'.
14.4
Wisconsin •
5.9
Wyoming
^ Statistics are for the year July 1, 1942, through June SO, 1948.
i'able 3 shows the number and proportion of
convictions for each of the 'three types of con-
viction: (1) Pleas of guilty, (2) convictions
by court after v/aiver of jury trial, and [3)
jury verdicts of guilty. A plea of guilty was
the most frequent method of reaching a convic-
tion. The proportion of convictions resulting
from pleas of guilty ranged from 98.5 pe^'Bt in
Rhode Island to 67.3 in Utah. (Data by oattood
of conviction were not availaole for Nm Tbrk>
State.) Jury verdicts of guilty accounted for
29.9 percent of all convictions in Utah and 1',; .
percent in Rhode Island. ►'
'fable 3.— DEFliKDAM'S CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES. BY METHOD OF CONVICTION, BY STATES: 1942
Defendants
convicted
and
seatencad
PLEAnm
GUILTY
FOUIID GUILTY—
ST&TE
Number
Percent
By court-'-
By Jury . .
Number
Percent
Nurab«r
Pareant
Total £5 States
35,719
30,203
83.3
2,819
7.7
3,697
U!>1
California ,
Colorado
Connecticut^
5,035
882
764
1,187
219
1,120
736
2,245
1,166
289
266
4,399
435
320
3,194
503
9,895
455
236
254
255
396
1,826
133
4,188
749
680
905
195
1,076
633
1,908
1,089
258
261
3,560
374
306
2,736
467
7,275
449
216
171
211
824
1,538
134
83.2
84.9
89.0
76.2
89,0
95.1
85.0
85.0
93.4
89.3
98.1
80.9
86.0
95.6
85.7
92.8
73.5
98.5
91.5
67.3
82.7
92.0
84.2
96.4
469
13
69
5
16
26
143
5
8
642
14
2
194
6
913
5
7
30
-fe
248
2
9.3
1.5
9.0
2.3
1.4
3.5
6.4
0.4
2.8
14.6
3.2
0.6
6.1
1.2
9.2
2.1
2.8
11.8
0.2
13.6
1.4
379
ISO
IS
- see
19
ss
77
195
78
83
S
19?
4T
18
2«4
30
1.707
7
15
76
14
70
40
8
».5
»,0
8j|.a
District of CoTmnbla
Idaho
8.7
8.5
lO.S
Massachusetts
Minnesota.
8.7
Montana -
8,0
New Hanipshirs
1<9
«•>
i»i.s^
New York^
North Dakota .....r
ft.S
Ohio
Oregon. ... • «
(t.O
17.S
1.8
e.4
gtah
89,9
5.5
f.e
e.8
8.8
*■ Jury waived.
* Statistics are for the year July 1,
' Da-ta not available.
1942, through June 30, 1943.
Table 4 shoves, for each of the 25 States, the
number and percent of those convicted and sen-
tenced, ny type of sentence imposed. In Kansas,
77.3 percent of the defendants sentenced for ma-
jor offenses received a prison sentence, v.hereas,
at the other end of the scale, the figures for
Pennsylvania show only 17.1 percent of those
convicted as sentenced to prison or death. This
loif tigure reflects the fact that a considerable
proportion of the defendants sentenced to con-
finement in Pennsylvania axe sentenced to local
Jalla or workhouses. Probation v;as used most
extensively in Rhode Island, whera 76.3 peroant
were reported as being placed on probation or
given a suspended sentence. Rhode Island law
permits defendants to waive indictment by tha
grand Jury and plead nolo contendere. Suoh 40-
fendants very frequently receive a defarrad
sentence. Probation was used next most exten-
sively In New Hampshire where 49.6 peroant of
the convicted defendants received this traatmant.
Kansas reported the least use of this type of
sentence, with 11.4 percent. ';'
»e.-
Table 4. — TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF I1M.JOR OFFENSES, BY STATES: 1942
STATE
Defendants
convicted
and
sentenced
PRISON OR
REFORMATORY
Number Percent
PROEATION OR
SUSPENDED
SENTENCE
Number Percent
LOCAL JAIL
OR iVOHKHOUSE
Number Percent
OTHER
SENTENCE
Number Percent
Total, 25 States
California
Colorado
Connecticut^
District of Columbia..
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
.'■egon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
43,346
^16,046
37.0
14.125
32.6
9.888
5,036
882
764
1,187
219
1,120
736
2,246
1,166
289
266
4,399
435
6,627
320
3,194
503
9,895
456
236
254
255
896
1,826
139
1,488
580
250
697
135
487
569
^1,190
518
217
69
1,505
236
2,768
169
1,456
259
1,691
85
151
134
98
495
700
89
29.5
65.8
34.0
58.7
61.6
43.5
77.3
53.0
44.4
75.1
25.9
34.2
54.3
41.8
52.8
45.6
51.5
17,1
18.6
64.0
52.8
38.4
55.2
38.3
64.0
1,620
213
207
292
48
193
84
657
496
46
132
1,672
131
2,367
50
1,443
187
2,734
348
44
85
77
239
726
34
32.2
24.1
27.1
24.6
21.9
17.2
11.4
29.3
42.5
15.9
49.6
•'8.0
;k.1
35.7
15.6
<:5.2
37.2
27.6
76.3
18,6
33.5
30.2
26.7
39.8
24.5
1,614
61
271
193
30
368
74
122
4
52
809
26
1 , -54
225
40
4,046
., 19
37
18
35
142
181
8
22.8
32.0
6.9
35.5
16.3
13.7
32.9
10.1
10.5
1.4
19.5
18.4
6.0
21.9
18.4
7.0
8.0
40.9
4.-:
15.7
7.1
13.7
15.3
9.9
5.3
3,287
314
28
26
5
72
9
399
30
22
13
413
42
38
42
70
17
1,424
4
4
17
45
20
219
8
Includes 46 death sentences.
^ Statistics are for the year July 1, 1942, through June 30, 1943.
' Includes defendants sentenced to local Jail or workhouse, or to an institution for juvenile delinquents only.
f
7.6
6.2
3.2
3.4
0.4
2.7
6.4
1.2
17.8
2.5
7.6
4.9
9.4
9.7
0.6
13.1
2.2
3.4
14.4
0.9
1.7
6,7
17.6
2.2
12.0
5.8
Disposition and se;-^tence, by-
offense. —In
interpreting the data presented in tables 5 to
8, which show disposition and sentence by of-
fense for the 25 States combined, it must be
remembered that a few States account for most of
the oases reported, and consequently, the fig-
ures shown on these tables reflect, in large
part, the practices followed in these States in
regard to both disposition, and sentence. Five
States — Pennsylvania, New York, California, New
Jersey, and Ohio — account for about 69 percent
of the cases covered, while the other 20 States
account for the remainder.
Table 5 shows the number of defendants dis-
posed of in the 25 States and those disposed of
without conviction as well as those convicted
in each offense group. Burglary, auto theft,
violating drug laws, and forgery and counter-
feiting show in that order the highest pro-
portions of convictions, while manslaugh.ter
and aggravated assault show the lowest pro-
portions.
T&ble 5.— PROCEDKRAL OUTCOME FOR DEFjamAMTS DISPOSED OF
FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, BY OFFENSE; 1942
OFFENSE
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except euto theft^
Auto theft.
Embezzlement and fraud....
Stolen property, receiv-
ing, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons...
Other major offenses
Defend-
ants
dis-
posed
of
57,541
805
1,275
3,984
5,426
9,969
11,573
4,549
2,932
1,587
3,562
2,567
882
4,801
522
1,490
1,767
DISPOSED OF
WITHOUT
CONVICIION
NUEiber
14.295
260
361
969
2,053
1,608
2,516
754
1,054
501
727
882
219
1,159
99
355
578
Per-
cent
24.8
32,3
44.0
24.3
37.8
16.1
21.7
16.6
85.9
32.6
20.4
34.4
24.8
24.1
19 wO
23. 8
CONVICISD
AND
SENTENCED
Number
48.346
545
714
3,015
8,373
8,361
9,057
3,795
1,878
1,036
2,835
1,685
66S
3,642
423
1,135
1,189
Per-
cent
75.2
67.7
56.0
75.7
62.2
83.9
78.3
83.4
64.1
67.4
79.?
85,6
T5,8
T6.9
81.0
76.8
67,8
Includes embezzlement and fraud In li&ssaohssatts.
r- ^j y^f
Table 6 shov/s, by offense, the muuber and
percent of defendants disposed of without con-
viction in the ^5 States for each of the three
types of non-conviction disposition. Defendants
charged with forgery and counterfeiting show the
highest proportion of dispositions by dismissal
and lowest proportion of acquittals by jury.
Defendants charged with murder show the lowest
proportion of dispositions by dismissal and the
highest proportion of acquittals by jury.
Taole 7 shows, for
nunber and peroent of d
sentenced in 24 States,
Forgery, auto theft, and
groups showing the highe
tions by plea of guiltj"-;
assault, and manslaught
lov;est. Murder and mans
the highest proportions
verdict .
each offense aroup,
efendants convicted and
by method of conviction,
burglary are the offense
St proportion of oonvio-
and murder, aggravated
er are those shovjing tne
laughter, hov;ever, ?hov7
of convictions by jury
Thble 6 DEFENDAOTB DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES IflTHOUT CONVICTION, BY JETHOD OF DISPOSITION, Bl 0FFE1.3E 19-
OFFENSE
Defendants
disposed of
without
conviction
DISlvESSED ANT3
OTHER NC-EENA.LIY
Number
Percent
ACquiTTED-
By court-"-
Number
Percent
By jury
Number
Percent
Total.
Uurder
llanslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except euto theft^
Auto theft
Kmbezzlesent and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons
Other major offenses
14,295
10,100
70.7
1,210
8.5
260
561
969
2,053
1,608
2,516
754
1,054
501
727
882
219
1,159
99
355
578
116
£91
601
1,207
1,264
1,974
594
824
290
660
584
145
810
76
219
445
44.6
51.9
62.0
58.8
78.6
78.5
78.8
78.2
57.9
90.8
66.2
66.2
69.9
76.8
61.7
77.0
12
44
88
257
80
193
55
71
69
25
66
26
127
15
57
25
4.6
7.8
9.1
12.5
5.0
7.7
7.3
6.7
13.8
3.4
7.5
11.9
11.0
15.2
16.1
4.3
2,985
132
226
280
589
264
349
105
159
142
42
232
48
222
8
79
108
20.9
50.8
40.3
28.9
28.7
16.4
13.9
13.9
15.1
28.3
5.8
26.3
21.9
19.2
8.1
22.3
IP. 7
Jury waived.
Includes embezzlement and fraud in Massachusetts.
Table 7 DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES, BY METHOD OF CONVICTION, BY 0FFENS3: 1942
OFFENSE
Defendants
convicted
and
sentenced
PLEADED OOILTY
Mumber
Peroent
FOUND CUILTY—
By oourt-^
t. umber
Percent
By jury
Number
Percent
Total.
Uurder
Uanslaughter
Robbery. <........,
Aggravated assault .'
Burglary ,
Larceny, except auto theft^....
Auto theft
EDbezZlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc
yorgery end. counterfeiting
Bape
Conmerclalized vice
Other s^x offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons
Otber na jor offenses :
^36,719
30,203
82.3
2.819
7.7
457
597
2,428
2,751
7,227
6,795
3,185
1,877
953
2,683
1,485
645
3,405
399
864
968
223
398
1,716
1,777
6,396
5,955
2,864
1,645
723
2,546
1,079
463
2,660
300
683
776
48.6
66.7
70.7
64.6
88.5
87.6
89.9
87.6
75.9
94,. 9
72.7
71.8
78.1
75.2
79.1
80.2
46
43
183
397
375
484
159
114
81
83
131
79
375
78
105
86
10/1
7.2
7,5
14.4
5.2
7.1
5.0
6.1
8.5
3.1
8.8
12.2
11.0
19.5
12.2
8.9
3,697
189
156
529
577
456
356
162
118
149
54
275
103
370
21
76
106
10.1
41.4
26.1
21.8
21.0
6.3
5.2
5.1
6.3
15.6
2.0
18.5
16.0
10.9
5.3
8.8
11.0
Tory ml red.
KLcludes 6,627 defendants convicted in New York State.
Includes embezzlement and fraud inUassachusetts.
Table 8 .shows, for each offense group, the
numoer and percent of defendants convicted and
sentenced in the 25 States, oy type of senten^^e
imposed. As night oe expected, nearly all per-
sons convicted of aurder were given a death or
prison sentence. Of the 504 defendants ahown in
the taoie as receiving death or prison sentences
for murder, 45 were given the death sentence.
Probation and suspended sentescg were given Qost
frequently to those defendants convicted of em-
bezzlement and fraud, receiving stolen property,
and auto theft. The offense groups showing the
higr.est proportions of defendants sentenced to
jail were those for violating drug laws and
carrying weapons.
Table 8. — TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES, BY OFFENSE: 1942
OFFENSE
Defendants
convicted
and
sentenced
PRISON OR
REFORMATORY
Number Percent
PROBATION OR
SUSPENDED SENTENCE
Number Percent
LOCAL JAIL
OR WORKHOUSE
Number Percent
OTHER SENTENCE
Number Percent
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft'
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug lavrs
Carrying, etc., weapons.
Other major offenses....
43,346
545
71*
3,015
3,373
8,361
9,057
3,795
1,878
1,036
8,835
1,685
663
3,642
423
1,135
1,189
*-16,046
37.0
14,125
32.6
9,888
22.8
*504
346
2,043
1,042
3,397
2,645
1,302
416
202
1,201
864
166
1,030
118
182
*58e
92.5
48.5
67.8
30.9
40.6
29.2
34.3
22.2
19 .-5
42.4
51.3
25.0
28.3
27.9
16.0
49.5
8
175
437
932
2,907
3,444
1,550
851
450
962
426
146
1,028
91
401
317
1.5
24.5
14.5
27.6
34.8
■38.0
40.8
45.3
43.4
33.9
25.3
22.0
28.2
21.5
35.3
26.7
25
154
436
1,160
1,611
2,282
737
456
267
554
321
201
859
198
428
179
4.6
21.6
14.5
34.4
19.3
25,2
19.4
24.3
27.7
19.5
19.1
30.3
23.6
46.8
37.7
15.1
3,287
7.6
8
1^
39
5.5
99
3.3
239
7.1
446
5.3
686
7.6
206
5.4
155
8.3
97
9.4
118
4.2
74
4.4
150
22.6
725
19.9
16
3.8
124
10.9
105
8.8
Includes defendants sentenced to local jail or workhouse in Massachusetts.
' Includes '45 death sentences.
' Includes erabezzlsment and fraud in Massachusetts.
* Includes 1 death sentence.
J- »^JV^
January 27, 1944
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series T-11, No. 18
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
CALIFORNIA
A total of 6,530 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the superior courts of California during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census.
Of these 6,530 defendants, 5,036,' or 77.1 percent, were
convicted and sentenced; 1,620, or 32.2 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were placed on proba-
tion or given a suspended sentence, and 1,614, or 32.0
percent, were sentenced to a local jail or workhouse. Of
the 4,260 defendants charged with major crimes against
property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft,
embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and coun-
terfeiting) 3,411, or 80.1 percent, were convicted; and
of the 1,092 persons charged with major crimes against
the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault,
and rape) 695, or 63-6 percent, were convicted.
The number of defendemts disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population has decreased from
137.3 in 1938 to 106.0 in 1942. The rate for defendants
convicted followed the same general trend, decreasing
from 113.6 in 1938 to 81.8 in 1942. More defendants
were disposed of for burglary than for any other offense
during 1942, with auto theft following in second place,
and the two offense groups together accounting for 29.8
percent of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 3 years and the year 1938, 79.3 per-
cent of all defendants disposed of for major offenses
were convicted. The percentage of defendants convicted
decreased from 82.7 in 1938 to 77.1 in 1942. In 1942,
64.1 percent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty,
whereas only 5.8 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See
table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the 4 years shown here, 32.5 percent were placed on pro-
bation or given a suspended sentence. The percentages
for 1942 and 1938 fell below this figure, and the per-
centages for 1941 and 1940 were somewhat higher. Of all
defendants convicted of major offenses during these 4
years, 33.1 percent were sentenced to a local Jail or
workhouse.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during the cal-
endar year 1942 and the preceding 4 years (except 1939),
are presented in table 1, together with the rate per
100,000 of the population. Table 2 shows the procedural
outcome of dispositions for major offenses during the
past u years (except 1939), while table 3 shows the type
of sentence imposed on defendants niio were convicted.
Detailed data on procedural outcome and sentence or.
treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are presented
by offense in table 4.
Table 1. nEFENMMS DISPOSED OF AM) DEEEMDAMTS CONVIOTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POHILATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are baaed on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 58 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, 42 counties, 85.7 percent; 1941, 37
counties, 71.8 percent; 1940, 29 counties, 68.5 percent; 1938, 37 coun«.e3, 39.3 percent. No reports were received for 1939]
OFFEICE
NUMBER
194S
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POFCL&TION
1938'
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape..-.
Other major offenses............
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud.
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
6,530
128
124
566
469
1,101
575
S4S
205
151
817
377
1,178
5,036
78
78
397
296
893
453
689
170
112
692
£43
930
6,355
77
199
600
363
1,202
573
764
210
178
997
277
915
5,010
5,873
106.0
125.4
89
158
625
317
1,222
582
692
331
131
739
229
758
4,705
61
71
291
177
706
288
268
461
63
365
142
693
2,967
2.0
2.0
9.2
7.6
17.9
9.3
13.7
3.3
2.5
13.3
6.1
19.1
81.8
1.5
3.9
11.8
7.2
23.7
11.3
15.1
4.1
3.5
19.7
5.5
18.1
98.9
37
52
118
93
387
441
259
220
998
1,040
460
474
645
599
180
287
129
109
915
678
189
141
693
571
47
52
216
127
620
243
237
377
48
331
94
575
1.3
1.3
6.4
4.8
14.5
7.4
11.2
2.8
1.8
11.2
3.9
15.1
0.7
2.3
7.6
5.1
19.7
9.1
12.7
S.6
2.5
18.1
3.7
13.7
124.1
1.9
3.3
13.2
6.7
25.8
12.3
14.6
7.0
2.8
15.6
4.8
16.0
99.4
1.1
2.0
9.3
4.6
22.0
10.0
12.7
6.0
2.3
14.3
3.0
12.1
137.8
2.3
2.7
11.1
6.8
27.0
11.0
10.3
17.6
2.4
14.0
5.4
26.5
113.6
1.3
a.o
e.s
4.9
23.7
9.3
9.1
14.4
1.8
12.7
3.6
22.0
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting,
which were based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940 for counties reporting.
^ Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
3-30284
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS—CALIPORHIA
Ibblo 8. PROCEDOEAL OUTCOME FOR nEFENDAllTS DISK)3ED OF FOB MAJOR 0FFESSZ3: 1938 10 1942
[Ho reports were received for 1939]
raQOEDORAl OUTCOME
Number Percent
DefeQdants disposed of
Disposed of without coavlotlon.
Dismissed
Acquitted by court (Jury waived}...
Acquitted by Jury
Other no-penalty disposition
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded guilty
Found guilty by court (Jury waived)
Found guilty by Jury
6,530
100.0
6.365
100.0
5.673
1,494
656
£60
176
202
5,036
4,168
469
379
22.9
13.1
4.0
2.7
3.1
77.1
64.1
7.2
5.8
1,345
744
244
173
184
5,010
4,220
419
371
21.2
11.7
3.6
2.7
2.9
78.3
66.4
6.6
5.8
1,166
594
240
196
136
4.705
3,985
330
390
4.1
3.3
2.3
5.6
6.6
619
S4£
96
129
52
2,967
2,451
195
321
IDO.O
w.a
9.5
2.7
3.6
1.5
8S.7
<8.8
5.4
9.0
Table 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE IJiPOSED OH DEFENDANTS COHVICTSD OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
[No reports were received for 1939]
Defendants convicted and sentenced.
Death penalty
Prison or reformatory
Probation or suspended sentence
Local Jail or workhouse
Fine or costs only. '.
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only
Other sentence
1,479
1,620
1,614
U4
155
46
100.0
0.2
29.4
32.2
32.0
2.3
3.1
0.9
4,705
100.0
1,452
1,816
1,519
29.0
36.2
1.1
2.3
10
1,407
1,600
1,526
43
115
4
0,2
29.9
34.0
32.4
0.9
2.4
0.1
2,967
7
947
722
1,206
21
64
100.0
0.2
31.9
24.9
40.6
0.7
2.S
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN SUPERIOR COURTS OF DEF}i:t.'3U<T3 JXR ALL OFFSNSSS: 1942
- - ■ -
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONTIOIED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without
conviction
Convicted and
seat^ni-
od
Total
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFENSE
Total
Dis-
missed
Acquitted—
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
jullty—
Other
oan-
By
court^
By
Jury
By
court^
By
Jury
All offenses
6,399
1,933
1,094
391
207
241
6,456
5,352
681
433
6,466
9
1,525
2,529
1,956
232
164
U
Major offenses
6,530
1,494
656
260
176
202
5,036
4,188
469
379
5,036
9
1,479
1,620
1,614
114
155
4S
122
124
566
469
1,101
575
846
205
151
817
377
21
562
221
126
248
16
42
28
9
95
46
12
1,869
44
46
169
173
206
117
156
35
39
125
134
10
102
42
27
67
3
11
3
3
20
22
5
439
14
26
69
90
116
68
103
26
21
88
72
9
51
24
13
44
1
7
3
1
16
12
4
238
5
9
40
45
33
24
14
5
8
7
25
17
11
5
12
1
2
2
3
3
1
131
21
11
22
20
24
10
8
6
6
24
9
1
6
6
1
2
5
31
4
16
18
33
15
31
4
4
24
13
1
25
6
3
3
1
2
39
76
78
397
296
893
458
669
170
112
692
243
11
460
179
99
161
13
31
25
6
75
24
7
1,430
34
39
273
316
791
370
629
136
92
659
184
9
378
113
64
129
7
19
21
5
67
4
6
1,164
8
12
51
48
63
57
36
10
16
22
27
2
51
29
11
26
3
4
2
1
8
0
212
36
27
73
11
31
24
2
4
11
32
31
7
4
26
3
8
2
■ 1
54
78
76
397
296
893
458
689
170
112
692
243
11
460
179
99
161
IS
31
25
6
75
. 24
7
1,430
9
64
43
246
64
269
111
ISO
35
11
198
72
3
114
31
6
80
7
8
4
3
45
U
2
46
2
22
67
48
286
139
305
86
62
249
101
4
183
8
10
59
5
17
17
2
8
5
5
909
1
12
47
156
287
183
201
48
35
214
56
4
144
138
72
16
1
5
1
9
342
1
1
19
14
14
9
2
19
4
10
9
12
1
1
1
9
-
_
118
1
43
8
30
11
3S
2
7
i
1
1
12
1
9
8
9
1
3
1
7
Larceny, except auto theft.
11
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving.
2
Forgery and counterfeiting.
5
4
Commercialized vice
8
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons,...
Other major offenses
1
2
«
1 ■
BlecJonail and extortion. .
Sscape and Jail break....
Kidnaping.
1
_
Ulnor offenses^
6
1 Jury waived.
^ "EtxiB group Inoludes minor aaseult;
are-utfuaUr tried In minor ooorts.
Qonsupport; violating liquor, ganbii^ig, aod'drlTlDg lawa; and a^l oUier offeoses generally clssBlfied as nttstelieaiiors itfiidi
Novsmber 24, 1943
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J"-!!, No. 12
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
COLORADO
A total of 1,145 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the district courts of Colorado during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the clerics of court by the Bureau of the' Census.
Of these 1,145 defendants, 882, or 77.0 percent, were
convicted and sentenced; and 577, or 65.4 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State
prison or reformatory. Of the 888 defendants disposed
of for major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery,
burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, sto-
len property, forgery, and counterfeiting) 720, or 81.1
percent, were convicted; and of the 173 persons disposed
of for major crimes against the person (murder, man-
slaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 108, or 62.4
percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population showed a downward
trend from 141.2 in 1938 to 105. 1 in 1942, although there
was an increase in 1941. The rate for defendants con-
victed of major offenses followed the same general trend,
decreasing from 116.3 in 1938 to 81.0 in 1942, with a
slight increase in 1941. More defendants were disposed
of for larceny than for any other offense during 1942,
with burglary following in second place, and the two of-
fense groups accounting for 48.3 percent of all major
offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 78.9 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. With
the exception of a slight increase in 1940, the percent-
age convicted decreased from 82.3 in 1938 to 77.0 in
1942. In 1942, 65.4 percent of all defendants entered a
plea of guilty, whereas only 10.5 percent were found
guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 65.3 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1940 and
1939 fell below this amount, while those for the remain-
ing years were somewhat higher. Of all defendants con-
victed of major offenses during the past 5 years, 27.9
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, together
with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF AMD DEFENDAMTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF IHE POPDIATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 63 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1941, 59
counties, 99.1 percent; 1940, 59 counties, 99.2 percent; 1939 and 1938, 61 counties, 99.8 percent]
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPtTlATION
1941=
1940'
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DETONMNTS COIIVIOTED
Total
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
1,546
105.1
123.2
119.1
30
26
79
49
260
293
58
133
18
47
68
84
20
31
112
56
277
354
49
164
47
91
71
73
1,037
32
32
88
41
294
332
71
187
29
90
76
55
34
29
102
45
347
418
70
148
34
127
101
73
1,194
31
26
143
53
381
372
63
179
52
112
76
58
2.8
2.4
7.3
4.5
23.9
26. 9
5.3
12.2
1.7
4.3
6.2
7.7
81.0
1.8
2.6
10.3
5.1
25.4
32.4
4.5
15.0
4.3
8.3
6.5
6.7
95.0
2.9
2.9
7.9
3.7
26.4
29.8
6.4
16.8
2.6
8.1
6.8
4.9
94.6
22
9
56
30
228
243
48
97
11
37
47
54
14
20
97
35
238
275
40
115
32
78
43
50
13
25
79
23
250
265
50
146
24
83
48
38
17
19
88
27
306
329
58
108
33
109
50
50
16
15
117
35
334
310
55
162
43
98
44
44
2.0
0.8
5.1
2.8
20.9
82.3
4.4
8.9
1.0
3.4
4.3
5.0
1.3
1.8
8.9
3.2
21.8
25.2
3.7
10.5
2.9
7.1
3.9
4.6
1.2
2.2
7.1
2.1
22.4
23.8
5.4
13.1
2.2
7.4
4.3
3.4
137.6
3.1
2.6
9.2
4.1
31.3
37.6
6.3
13.3
3.1
11.4
9.1
6.6
107.5
1.5
1.7
7.9
2.4
27.6
29.6
5.2
9.7
3.0
9.8
4.5
4.5
141.2
2.8
2.4
13.1
4.8
34.8
34.0
5.8
16.3
4.7
10.2
6.9
5.3
116.3
1.5
1.4
10.7
3.2
30.5
28.3
5.0
14.8
3.9
9.0
4.0
4.0
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State.
Based on estinate of civilian population for counties reporting,
which were baaed on the Population census of 1940.
' Based on Population census of 1940 for counties reporting.
* Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting,
S-35509
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— COLORADO
lible 2. raOOEDOBAl ODICOME FOE DSrENDAHlS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR 0FTBIBE3; 1938 TO 1948
PR00ED0B4I, ODTOOUE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Bunrter
Psroent
Number
Ferosnt
Number
Peroent
Number
Percent
Number
Peroent
1,149
100.0
1,349
100.0
1,827
100.0
1,538
100.0
1,946
100.0
Dlapoeed of without oonviotioa
£63
181
74
8
883
749
13
120
33.0
15.8
6.5
0.7
77.0
69.4
1.1
10.5
308
304
7
60
37
1,037
933
3
103
33.9
19.3
0.9
4.9
2.8
77.1
69.3
0.1
7.7
373
208
5
49
17
1,054
956
10
ee
30.6
15.6
0.4
3.7
1.3
79.4
73.0
O.S
6.6
334
243
1
78
12
1,194
1,069
9
120
21.9
15.9
0.1
5.1
o.e
78.1
69.7
0.6
7.9
273
168
9
74
26
1,273
1,093
32
148
17.7
0.3
4.8
1.7
82,3
70.7
Found guilty by court (jury wal7td)
2,1
9.6
Table 3. TYP! OF SENTENCE IllPOSED ON DEFENDAOTS OONVIOTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Perdent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and aentenoed..
882
100.0
1,037
100.0
1,054
100.0
1,194
100.0
1,273
100.0
3
577
213
61
26
2
0.3
65.4
24.1
6.9
3.9
0.2
733
265
34
4
1
70.7
25.6
3.3
0.4
0.1
1
627
371
39
12
4
0.1
59.5
35.2
3.7
1.1
0.4
5
772
348
51
15
3
0.4
64.7
£9.1
4.3
1.3
0.3
4
841
321
63
34
10
0.3
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
0.8
TSble 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTKIOT COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR AIL OFPKIEES; 1942
Total
defendants
disposed
of
FROCIDORAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
SENTENCE FDR THOSE CONVICTED
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suapended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
houae
Fine
or
coats
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFEIBE
l*tal
Dio-
mlsaed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
^ 1
court -^
By
Jury
^ 1
court*
By
Jury
1,333
353
264
.
76
13
980
826
18
134
960
3
603
260
69
43
2
1,145
263
181
_
74
8
882
749
13
120
882
3
977
213
61
26
2
30
26
79
49
260
293
58
133
18
47
66
46
4
34
11
6
4
3
8
2
188
8
17
23
19
32
50
10
36
7
10
21
13
17
4
3
1
1
6
2
90
1
7
12
16
23
35
9
23
5
10
18
9
IS
2
2
1
6
2
S3
-
6
10
10
2
7
19
1
12
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
9
22
9
96
30
228
243
48
97
11
37
47
33
4
17
7
3
3
2
2
98
8
9
42
20
203
219
43
84
8
35
33
31
4
14
4
3
3
2
2
79
1
8
3
1
9
14
14
9
17
29
4
13
3
2
14
2
3
3
14
22
9
56
30
228
243
48
97
11
37
47
33
4
17
7
3
3
2
3
98
3
I
19
1
91
7
196
132
37
69
8
27
39
29
10
3
3
2
2
36
9
5
9
55
75
6
25
2
10
10
8
1
6
3
3
47
3
16
8
29
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
8
2
8
10
3
1
1
1
17
1
1
Larceny, except auto theft.
-
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving.
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Conmerclalized vice
-
Violating drug lawe
Carrying, eto., weapons....
Other major offenses
-
Blaotonail and extortion..
Escape and Jail break....
-
Minor offenses'
-
^ Jury waived,
^ This group inoludee minor aaeaulti Dotksupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving lawai and all other offenaaB generally olaaalflad as mladameanora which are
usually triad In minor oourta.
NoTember 25, 1943
U. S. DEPAETMENT 07 CffllMERCE
Bureau of tlie Census
Washington
JUDICIAL CRBilNAL STATISTICS: 1942-1943
CONNECTICUT
Series J-11, No. 13
(statistics ar« for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1943.)
A total of 860 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the superior and common pleas courts of
Connecticut during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1943,
according to reports reoelTed by the Bureau of the Cen-
sus from the clerks of court. Of these 860 defendants,
764, or 88.8 percent, were convicted and sentenced; and
256, or 33.5 percent, of the defendants convicted and
sentenced were sentenced to a State prison or reforma-
tory and 271, or 35.5 percent, were sentenced to a local
Jail or workhouse. Of the 427 defendants disposed of
for major crimes against property (robbery, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen prop-
erty, forgery, and counterfeiting) 38I, or 89.2 percent,
were convicted; and of the 142 persons disposed of for
major crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter,
aggravated assault, and rape) 117, or 82.4 percent, were
convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population showed a downward
trend from 61. 6 in 1938-1939 to 48.7 in 1942-1943, al-
though there was a slight increase in 1941-1942. The
rate for defendants convicted of major offenses followed
the same general trend. There were 166 defendants dis-
posed of for burglary and 69 defendants disposed of for
robbery during the fiscal year ending on June 30, 1943,
and the two offense groups together accounting for 27.3
percent of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 67.2 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. This
percentage was 84.8 in 1938-1939, 88.4 in 1939-1940,
86.6 in 1940-1941, 87.7 in 1941-1942, and 88.8 In 1942-
1943. In 1942-1943, 79.1 percent of all defendants en-
tered a plea of guilty, whereas only 1.7 percent were
found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 32.7 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory and 34.3 percent were sent to a
local Jail or workhouse. Only 2.9 percent of all de-
fendants convicted of major offenses during the past 5
years were fined or charged with costs only, while 29.7
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics pi'esented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the fiscal year. A defendant charged with more than one
offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most se-
rious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during the fis-
cal year ending in 1943 and the preceding 4 years, are
presented in table 1, together with the rate per 100,000
of the population. Table 2 shows the procedural outcome
of dispositions for major offenses during the past 5
years, while table 3 shows the type of sentence Imposed
on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data on pro-
cedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all defend-
ants charged in the year ending June 30, 1943, are pre-
sented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFEUn/lNTS DISPOSED OF AMD DEFENDANTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFEMSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPDIATION: 1939 TO 1943
[statistics shown by fiscal year and not calendar year. Tbus, figures for "1942-1943" are for the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1943]
NOMBER
RATE EER 100,000 OF THE POPDIATION
1942-1943
1941-1942
1940-1941
1939-1940
1938-1939
1942-1943^
1941-1942^
1940-1941=
1939-1940'
1938-1939'
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
860
959
901
954
1,029
48.7
55.0
52.7
56.4
61.6
13
33
69
36
166
67
41
62
11
11
60
291
764
10
47
73
40
175
94
97
43
22
19
85
254
841
9
45
66
25
189
86
82
68
12
23
83
213
780
3
33
91
38
244
82
71
77
13
15
60
227
843
10
36
64
30
292
94
62
71
16
22
80
252
873
0.7
1.9
3.9
2.0
9.4
3.8
2.3
3.5
0.6
0.6
3.4
16.5
43.3
0.6
2.7
4.2
2.3
10.0
5.4
5.6
2.5
1.3
1.1
4.9
14.6
48.3
0.5
2.6
3.9
1.5
11.1
5.0
4.8
4.0
0.7
1.3
4.9
12.5
. 45.6
0.2
2.0
5.4
2.2
14.4
4.9
4.2
4.6
0.8
0.9
3.6
13.4
49.9
0.6
2.2
3.8
1.8
17.5
5.6
Auto theft
8.7
4.2
stolen property, receiving, etc....
1.0
1.3
4.8
15.1
DEFENDAmS CONVICTED
Total
52.2
12
27
57
32
155
52
40
56
10
11
46
266
10
36
62
38
165
77
87
36
17
18
79
216
8
28
58
21
172
74
78
60
10
21
64
186
3
20
82
36
227
70
68
68
13
14
51
191
7
23
57
25
271
78
59
61
13
19
73
187
0.7
1.5
3.2
1.8
8.8
2.9
2.3
3.2
0.6
0.6
2.6
15.1
0.6
2.1
3.6
2.2
9.5
4.4
5.0
2.1
1.0
1.0
4.5
12.4
0.5
1.6
3.4
1.2
10.1
4.3
4.6
3.5
0.6
1.2
3.7
10.9
0.2
1.2
4.9
2.1
13.4
4.1
4.0
4.0
0.8
0.8
3.0
11.3
0.4
1.4
3.4
1.5
16.2
4.7
Auto theft
3.5
3.7
stolen property, receiving, etc....
0.8
1.1
4.4
11.2
^ Based on estimate of civilian population of the State,
were based on the Population census of 1940,
^ Based on Population census of 1940,,
' Based on estimate of total population of the Sta.te.
3-35510
Rates for 1941-1942 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— CONNECTICUT
Table 2. PROCEDDHAL OUTCOME FOR DEFKNIIANTS DISPOSED 07 TOR MAJOR OFFKNaBS: 1939 TO 1943
[statlatloa shown are for fleoal years. See headnote on table l]
PROOEBDSAl OTTCOUS
1942-1943
1941-1942
1940-1941
1939-1940
19S8-1939
Number
Percent
Number
Peroent
Kombar
Peroent
Number
Peroent
Hombar
Peroent
860
100.0
959
100.0
901
100.0
954
100.0
1,029
100.0
Disposed of without conviotion
96
71
13
4
e
764
680
69
15
11.2
8.3
1.5
0.5
0.9
88.8
79.1
6.0
1.7
118
96
10
7
5
841
786
40
15
12.3
10.0
1.0
0.7
0.5
87.7
82.0
4.2
1.6
121
90
12
4
15
780
721
42
17
13.4
10.1
1.3
0.4
1.7
86.6
80.0
4.7
1.9
HI
91
11
5
4
843
755
54
34
11.6
9.5
l.S
0.5
0.4
88.4
79.1
5.7
3.6
156
140
12
1
3
873
821
36
16
15.S
13.6
1.2
0.1
0.3
84.8
79.8
3.5
1.6
Found guilty by court {Jury waived)
IHble 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DE7ZNDUITB CONVICTSD 07 MAJOR OFFENSES; 1939 TO 1943
[statistics shown are for fiscal years. See headnote on table l]
SENTENCE
1942-1943
1941-1942
1940-1941
1939-1940
1938-1939
Number
Peroent
Number
Peroent
Number
Peroent
Number
Percent
Number
Peroent
Defendants conTlcted and sentenced..
764
100.0
841
100.0
780
100.0
843
100.0
873
100.0
4
256
207
271
24
2
0.5
33.5
27.1
35.5
3.1
0.3
1
288
231
295
26
0.1
34.2
27.5
35.1
3.1
230
250
265
26
9
29.5
32.1
34.0
S.3
1.2
313
233
271
26
37.1
27.6
32.1
3.1
2
255
297
304
15
1.7
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN SUPERIOR AND COMMON PLEAS COURTS OF DEFEHDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942-1943
[statistics shown are for flsoal years. See headnote on table l]
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
SDJTENOX FOB THOSS CONTnoTKD
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Dlsjxjsed of without conviction
Conrtoted and sentenced
Total
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
aentenoe
Loonl
Jail or
work-
house
Flno
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quent a
only
OFFENSE
Total
Dls-
miaaed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
court ^
By
Jury
^ 1
court*
By
Jury
1,370
275
216
30
10
19
1,095
951
120
24
1,095
4
274
289
363
162
s
860
96
71
13
4
8
764
6B0
69
15
764
4
256
207
271
24
2
13
33
69
36
166
67
41
62
11
11
60
9
225
5
4
48
2
14
9
15
8
510
1
6
12
4
11
15
1
6
1
14
25
179
10
11
10
18
145
1
2
5
1
2
2
17
2
1
1
6
-
2
1
1
4
11
12
27
57
32
155
52
40
56
10
11
46
9
200
5
4
48
2
14
9
15
8
331
7
24
54
25
148
44
38
52
10
11
36
6
174
5
4
42
2
11
a
13
a
271
2
3
3
5
3
6
1
4
9
3
23
5
3
1
1
51
!
2
4
1
_
1
3
1
1
9
12
27
57
32
155
52
40
56
10
11
46
9
200
5
4
48
2
14
9
15
8
331
4
e
10
34
11
67
10
5
3
1
4
20
2
61
1
19
9
1
8
1
IS
3
9
5
48
17
28
18
2
E
14
57
1
9
1
2
3
1
2
82
8
14
16
40
23
6
39
7
5
12
6
69
3
4
19
3
5
6
5
92
5
2
1
2
1
12
1
1
138
1
1
1
_
Larceny, except auto theft.
-
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving.
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
-
Commercialized vice
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
-
_
Blaclnnall and extortion..
Escape and Jell break....
-
Minor offenses^
-
^ Jury waived.
^ This group includes minor assault; nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offanaee generally classified as misdemeanors which are
usually tried In minor courts.
December 1, 19^3
S. DEPAHTNENT OF COUKEECB
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-ll, No. 1/*
JUDICIAL CRIMIKAL STATISTICS: 1942
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A total of 1,564 defendants were charged with ma-
jor offenses and disposed of In the District Court of
the District of Columbia during the calendar year 1942,
according to reports received by the Bureau of the
Census from the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts. Of these 1,564 defendants, 1,187, or
75.9 percent, were convicted and sentenced; and 697,
or 58.7 percent, of the defendants convicted and sen-
tenced were sentenced to a reformatory and 292, or 24.6
percent, were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence. Of the 1,131 defendants charged with major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen prop-
erty, forgery, and counterfeiting) 892, or 78.9 per-
cent, were convicted; and of the 368 persons charged
with major crimes against the person (murder, man-
slaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 248, or 67-4
percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population dropped from 280.4
in 1938 to -202.2 in 1940, and in 1941, Increased to
222.0. Even though the total for 1942 includes some de-
fendants charged with major offenses, but convicted of
minor offenses, the rate for that year dropped to 190.4.
Lllcewise, the rate for defendants convicted showed a
continuous decline from 203.2 in 1938 to 144.5 In 1942.
Among the defendants charged with major offenses and
disposed of In 1942, there were more defendants charged
with aggravated assault than with any other offense,
with robbery following in second place, and the two of-
fense groups together accounting for 34.4 percent of the
total. (See table 1.)
During the 4 years prior to 1942, 74.2 percent of all
defendants disposed of for major offenses were convicted.
In 1942, 75.9 percent of all defendants charged with ma-
jor offenses were convicted; 57.9 percent entered a plee
of guilty and 18.0 percent were found guilty by Jury.
(See table 2.)
•
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the 4 years prior to 1942, 61.1 percent were senteneed
to a reformatory, and 11,0 percent were sentenced to a
local Jail or workhouse. The corresponding percentages
for defendants charged with major offenses and disposed
of in 1942 were 58.7 and l6.3.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Juris-
diction, whose cases were disposed of by the court dur-
ing the calendar year. Tor the year 1942, a defendant
charged with more than one offense was assigned to the
most serious offense of which charged. For the years
1938 to 1941, a defendant charged with more than one of-
fense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most seri-
ous offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during the cal-
endar year 1942 and the preceding 4 years, are presented
in table 1, together with the rate per 100,000 of the
population. Table 2 shows the procedural outcome of
dispositions for major offenses during the past 5 years,
while table 3 shows the type of sentence imposed on de-
fendants who were convicted. Detailed data on procedu-
ral outcome and sentence or treatment of all defendants
charged in 1942 are presented by offense in table 4.
■Ibble 1. DEFENDANTS DISPCBED OF AND DEFENDAMTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFEIBES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF IHE K>PDLATICN: 1938 TO 1942
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE repOTATION
1942^
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
1,645
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglar?
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Ibbezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
28
20
264
274
239
216
219
94
26
73
46
65
1,187
21
42
262
219
287
201
271
97
36
87
59
63
Murder
Mansla tighter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenaes
26
12
190
186
202
165
175
74
20
66
24
47
13
26
147
131
226
162
231
49
24
74
25
36
190.4
222.0
202.2
231.0
280.4
15
21
209
139
339
145
173
65
44
68
28
95
1,088
16
33
261
143
300
171
155
113
45
81
28
174
1,145
26
57
313
168
317
200
205
164
51
106
72
109
3.4
2.4
32.1
33.4
29.1
26.3
26.7
11.4
3.2
8.9
5.6
7.9
144.5
2.6
5.7
35.4
29.6
38.7
27.1
36.6
13.1
4.9
11.7
8.0
8.5
154.4
2.3
3.2
31.5
21.0
51.1
21.9
26.1
9.8
6.6
10.3
4.2
14.3
164.1
2.4
5.0
39.7
21.7
45.6
26.0
23.6
17.2
6.8
12.3
4.3
26.4
174.0
4.1
8.9
49.1
26.3
49.7
31.4
32.1
25.7
8.0
16.6
11.3
17.1
15
160
101
309
123
147
48
26
59
21
70
8
27
199
99
261
144
U7
49
23
71
18
129
13
44
211
127
272
147
162
78
30
92
42
78
3.2
1.5
23.1
22.6
24.6
20.1
21.3
9.0
2.4
8.0
2.9
5.7
1.8
3.5
19.8
17.7
30.5
21.9
31.2
6.6
3.2
10.0
3.4
4.9
1.4
2.3
24.1
15.2
46.6
18.5
22.2
7.2
3.9
8.9
3.2
10.6
1.2
4.1
30.2
15.0
39.7
21.9
17.8
7.4
3.5
10.8
2.7
19.6
2.0
6.9
33.1
19.9
42.7
23.1
25.4
12.2
4.7
14.4
6.6
12.2
^ Includes defendants charged with major offenses but convicted of minor
^ Based on estimate of civilian population of the District of Columbia.
lished which were based on the Population census of 1940.
' Based on Population census of 1940.
* Based on estimate of total population of the District of Columbia.
S.35610
offenses.
Rates for 1941 differ,
therefore, from rates previously pub-
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— DISTCICT OF COLUMBIA
Tablo 2. PROOEDDHAl OOTCOIE POR BXrENDAOTS DISPOSED OF FOB MAJOR CFFHBES: 193B TC 1942
PROCETOBAL OOTOOME
19481
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1,564
100.0
1,645
100.0
1,341
100.0
1,520
100.0
1,788
100.0
Disposed of without connotion
377
24£
1
134
1,187
905
282
24.1
15.5
0.1
8.6
75.9
57.9
18.0
501
284
34
173
10
1,144
892
8
244
30.5
17.3
2.1
10.5
0.6
69.5
54.2
0.5
14.8
253
162
35
52
4
1,088
914
2
172
18.9
12.1
2,6
3.9
0.3
81.1
68.2
0.1
12.8
375
250
3
107
15
1,145
955
1
189
24,7
16.4
0.2
7.0
1.0
75.3
62.8
0.1
12.4
492
327
7
154
4
1,296
1,069
4
223
27.5
18.3
0.4
8.6
0.2
72.5
59.8
0.2
12.5
Found guilty by court ( Jury waived)
^ Includes defendants charged with inajor offenses but convicted of minor offenses.
Tfeble 3, TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFEJJMWrs CONVICIED OF liAJOR OFFETBES; 1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942^
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendsnts convicted and sentenced,.
1,187
100.0
1,144
100.0
1,088
100.0
1,145
100.0
1,296
100.0
697
292
193
5
58.7
24.6
16.3
0.4
6
702
293
137
6
0.5
61.4
25.6
12.0
0.5
1
679
297
108
3
0.1
62.4
27.3
9.9
0.3
1
697
338
104
5
0.1
60.9
29.5
9.1
0.4
1
776
349
167
S
0.1
26.9
12.9
0.2
InfltltutiOQ for Juvenile delinquents only.
^ Includes defendants charged with major offenses but conTlcted of minor offenses.
Tbble 4. DISPOSITIOK IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DEFENDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
[Defendants classified by offanse charged]
PROCEDtJRAl OUTCCME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
Total
defendants
diapoaed
Disposed of without conviction
Dis-
missed
By By
court^ Jury
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty-
court^ Jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Death
pen-
alty
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
All offenses ,
Uajor offenses
Uurder
Manslaughter
Bobbery ,
Aggravated assault ,
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft.
Auto theft ,
Embezzlement and fraud.....
Stolen property, receiving
etc
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons...,
Other major offanaae
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy ,
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape and Jail break...,
Eidnaping
Perjury
Minor offonoes* ,
1,368
264
274
239
216
219
26
73
190
117
186
112
202
170
165
137
175
155
74
64
73
190
74
186
32
202
28
165
20
175
10
74
1
154
* Jury waived.
* "Riis group includes minor assault;
usually tried in minor courts.
nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as misdemeanors which are
February 24, 1944
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF CQUUERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 20
JTOICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
IDAHO
A total of 311 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses In the district oourts of Idaho during the cal-
endar year 1942, according to reports reoelTed from the
olsrks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of these
311 defendants, 219, or 70.4 percent, were convicted and
sentenced; and 135, or 61.6 percent, of the defendants
oonTioted and sentenced were sent to a State prison or
reformatory. Of the 240 defendants disposed of for ma-
jor crimes against property In 1942 (robbery, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen prop-
erty, forgery, and counterfeiting) 178, or 74.2 percent,
were oonvloted; and of the 45 persons disposed of for
major crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter,
aggravated assault, and rape) 27 were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population dropped from 115.1
In 1939 to 67.2 in 1942. Likewise, the rate for defend-
ants convicted showed a decline from 98.8 in 1939 to 47.3
In 1942. Among the defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses during 1942, there were mors defendants disposed
of for forgery or counterfeiting than for any other of-
fense, with burglary following in second place, and the
two offense groups together accounting for 49.5 percent
of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past five years, 81.2 percent of all de-
fendants disposed of for major offenses were convicted.
In 1938, 83.1 percent of the defendants were convicted;
In 1939, 85.9 percent; In 1940, 82.1 percent; in 1941,
79. 2 percent; and in 1942, 70.4 percent. In 1942, 62.7
percent of all defendants entered a piea of guilty,
whereas only 6.1 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See
table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past five years, 55.6 percent were sentenced to a
State prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1940
and 1941 fell below this figure, and the percentages for
the remaining years were somewhat higner.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of oon-
vlotloa, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during the cal-
endar year 1942 and the preceding four years, are pre-
sented in table 1, together with the rate per 100,000 of
the population. Table 2 shows the procedural outcome of
dispositions for major offenses during the past five
years, while table 3 shows the type of sentence imposed
on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data on pro-
cedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all defend-
ants charged in 1942 are presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDAKTS DISPOSED OF AMD DETENDAMTS COHVIGTED, FOR MAJOR OFTENSES, WI1H RATE ESS 100,000 OF IHE POPDLATIOH: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics for all years eicopt 1942 based on reports for all of the 44 oountlea of the State. Statistics for 1942 based on reports from
42 eouotleo which contained 97.1 percent of the 1940 population of the State]
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPDLATION
1942^
1941^
1940'
1939*
1938*
UEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
Uurder.
Uanslaughter
Robbery r
Aggravated assault ,...,..,....,
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
St'jlsn property, receiving, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting, - . . .
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS COKVIOTED
Total
Uurder
liens la^ighter.
Robbery. ,
Aggra rated assault
Burglary.
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
10
7
24
15
69
42
11
3
1
85
IS
26
5
6
17
8
55
27
6
7
1
65
8
14
6
8
15
9
95
49
17
12
7
89
9
23
67.2
86.3
109.7
6
9
12
15
17
32
14
26
113
155
61
S3
2S
9
19
21
9
9
108
154
16
33
28
30
11
14
17
22
171
110
5
IS
16
152
23
10
10
23
21
138
71
18
33
13
131
17
30
2.2
1.5
6.2
3.2
14.9
9.1
2.4
1.7
0.2
18.4
2.8
5.6
47.3
1.2
2.4
3.4
2.8
22.8
12.3
5.0
3.8
1.8
21.8
3.2
5.6
68. S
1.7
2.9
6.1
5.0
29.5
15.3
1.7
4.0
1.7
29.3
6.3
5.7
90.1
8
30
18
134
73
7
13
8
130
24
20
7
5
11
6
14
18
17
18
157
118
97
58
4
IB
11
18
9
11
138
122
15
11
29
21
1.1
1.3
3.7
1.7
11.9
9.8
1.3
1.5
0.2
14.0
1.7
3.0
1.2
1.6
3.0
1.8
19.1
9.9
3.4
2.4
1.4
17.9
1.8
4.6
1.5
1.5
5.7
S.4
25.5
13.9
1.3
2.5
1.5
24.8
4.6
115.1
2.1
2.7
3.3
4.3
33.1
21.3
1.0
2.9
3.1
29.5
4.5
7.4
98.8
1.4
2.1
2.7
3.S
30.4
18.8
0.8
2.1
1.7
26.7
3.1
5,6
101.3
2.0
2.0
4,6
4.2
26.4
14.1
3.6
6.6
2.6
26.0
3.4
6.0
84.2
1.0
1.2
3.6
3.6
23.4
11.5
3.6
3.6
2.2
24.2
2.2
4.2
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting.
^ Based on estimate of otvlllan population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore,
based on the Population census of 1940.
* Be.3ed on Population census of 1940.
* Based on estimate of total population of the State,
3-30732
from rates previously published which ware
JUDICIAL CRXMINAL STATISTICS— IDAHO
Table 2. raOCZTORAL OTTGOKE 70H DSFKtClANTS DISPOSED OF 70B MAJOR OTTENSSS: 1938 TO 134S
FHOC^nxJRAX OUTCOKB
194£
1941
1940
1939
1938
Nimtor
Percent
NmBbor
Percent
NuBber
Percent
Nuaiber
percent
Humber
Percent
3U
100.0
426
100.0
576
100. 0
594
100.0
1
510
100.0
Disposed of vlthout cooTlotloa
92
66
e
IS
U
1519
196
6
19
29.6
21.2
0.6
t.2
.3.5
70. 4
62.7
1.6
6.1
89
72
e
9
339
866
3
40
20.8
16.8
1.9
2.1
79.2
69. S
0.7
9.S
103
S3
16
4
473
413
16
44
17.9
14.4
2.8
0.7
82.1
71.7
2.8
7.8
84
61
16
7
510
475
5
30
14.1
10.3
2.7
1.2
85.9
80,0
0,8
5.1
86
65
6
13
2
424
373
18
33
16.9
12.7
1.2
2.5
0.4
83.1
73.1
3,5
6,5
Pound guilty hj court ( Juiry waived)
Table 3. TIPS OP SSSTSBH mTOSBD OK nSSSHIlMJTS OONVIOIBD OF 114J08 OFTBSSES: 1938 TO 1942
SENTEKJE
1943
1941
1940
1939
1938
RuBber
Percent
Number
Percent
Nuaber
Percent
HuBber
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convloted and sentanoed..
219
100.0
339
100.0
473
100.0
510
100.0
424
100.0
135
4B
30
2
3
1
61.6
21.9
13.7
0.9
1.4
0.5
179
81
67
3
8
1
52.8
23.9
19.8
0.9
2.4
0.8
1
245
132
83
1
11
0.2
51.8
27.9
17,5
0,2
2.3
292
139
76
1
_
57.3
27.8
14.9
0.2
0.4
241
94
78
2
9
56.8
32.2
18.4
0.5
2.1
iQBtitutlon for juvenile delinquents only.
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTKICT CODETS OP DEFENDUIT3 POH ALL OPFENSES: 1942
rSOOIOIIRAL ODTCOlffi TOS TOTAL DEFENDAME
SENTENCE FOR THOSE C0N7ICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without oonvietion
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OYFSitSS
Total
Dis-
missed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
By
court^
By
Jury
court*
By
Jury
372
126
99
2
14
11
346
216
9
21
246
.
141
51
33
17
3
1
311
92
66
2
13
11
219
195
5
19
219
_
135
48
30
2
3
1
Uurder
10
7
24
15
69
42
11
8
1
85
13
1
9
8
8
1
3
2
61
5
I
7
7
14
15
5
1
20
5
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
2
34
6
5
12
13
5
16
2
1
1
3
2
'■ I
1
33
1
1
5
1
1
1
-
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
-
2
1
1
5
6
17
8
55
27
6
7
1
63
3
e
3
3
2
1
27
2
13
5
63
27
6
6
1
62
6
8
3
3
2
1
21
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
5
6
17
8
55
27
6
7
1
65
8
a
3
3
2
1
27
-
5
3
12
6
32
19
4
4
_
34
S
5
3
2
1
6
2
3
14
3
1
1
1
21
2
a
1
8
5
1
2
10
1
2
3
1
1
15
2
1
-
-
Larcany, aicept ante thoft.
-
Snbazzlement and fraud
Stolaa property, receiving,
-
Forgery end counterfeiting,
aape
-
Commerotollzed vice
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons... ,
Other major offenses.
Abortion
-
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape and Jail braak....
-
.
Minor offoasea^
-
^ Jury waived.
^ Thla group includso laloor asaault; ooosupport; vlolatlog liquor, gambliog^ or driving laws; and all otbar offenaaa gonerallf classified as mlsdemeanom which are
usually tried in minor courts.
October 16, 1943
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 3
JTJDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
IOWA
A total of 1,486 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of Iowa during the cal-
endar year 1942, according to reports received from the
clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of these
1,486 defendants, 1,120, or 75.4 percent, were convicted
and sentenced; and 487, or 43-5 percent, of the defen-
dants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State prison
or reformatory. Of the 1,119 defendants disposed of for
major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen proper-
ty, forgery, and counterfeiting) 861, or 76.9 percent,
were convicted; and of the 129 persons disposed of for
major crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter,
aggravated assault, and rape) 77, or 59.7 percent, were
o«nvicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population increased from 85.6
in 1938 to 92.5 in 1939, and then decreased steadily to
60.8 in 1942. The rate for defendants convicted of major
offenses followed the same general trend, increasing from
68.3 in 1938 to 71.4 in 1939, and declining to 45.8 in
1942. More defendants were disposed of for larceny than
for any other offense during 1942, with forgery and coun-
terfeiting following in second place, and the two offense
groups together accounting for 45.8 percent of all major
offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 77.5 percent of all defen-
dants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 79.8 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 77.2 percent; in 1940, 77.3 percent; in 1941, 77.7
percent; and in 1942, 75.4 percent. In 1942, 72.4 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas
only 1.9 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 42.2 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1939, 1940,
and 1941 fell below this figure, and the percentages for
1938 and 1942 were somewhat higher. Only 17.9 percent
of all defendants convicted of major offenses during the
past 5 years were placed on probation or given a sus-
pended sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, together
with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence Imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sentence
or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are pre-
sented by offense in table 4.
fcble 1. OZFUWaSTS DISPOSED 0? ABD DEJEMDANTS 00N710TED, FOR IIAJOE OroKNSKS, KIH RATE PER 100,000 0? THB POPDIATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports froa a varying number of cotmties. The number of reporting counties out of the 99 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the state in these reporting counties are as follovs:
percent; 1939, 8S counties, 60.6 percent; 1938, 81 counties, 77.2 percent
1942, 1941, and 1940, all countlee, 100.0
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPDIATION
1942^
1940 "^
1939^
1938'
DEFENDAinS DISPOSED OF
Total.
1,486
1,890
8,19B
1,875
1,641
60.8
76.2
86.5
92.5
85.6
Uurder
Manslaughter
Bobbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
finbezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, recel-rlng, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDAMTS C0N7ICIED
Total.
16
12
41
51
169
41£
105
101
22
269
50
238
1,140
19
22
66
81
229
567
119
164
24
289
86
274
1,469
17
20
67
69
300
588
161
233
33
311
48
348
15
20
68
85
254
482
142
232
22
240
53
267
1,448
20
18
53
71
203
492
107
146
45
221
36
229
1,309
0.7
0.5
1.7
2.1
6.9
16.9
4.3
4.1
0.9
U.O
2.0
9.7
45.8
0.8
0.9
2.7
3.3
9.2
22.8
4.8
6.6
1.0
11.6
1.5
11.0
59.2
0.7
0.8
2.6
2.7
11.8
23.2
6.3
9.2
1.3
12.3
1.9
13.7
66.9
0.7
1.0
3.1
4.2
12.5
23.8
7.0
11.4
1.1
11.8
2.6
13.2
71.4
1.0
0.9
2.8
3.7
10.6
25.7
5.6
7.6
2.3
11.5
1.9
ia.9
68.3
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
^bezzlement and fraud . . . .
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
10
6
29
37
131
341
80
67
17
196
24
182
16
15
52
56
183
484
98
104
19
230
21
191
13
10
51
52
232
513
126
145
25
244
34
252
10
IS
39
60
224
417
124
124
16
193
36
192
13
12
45
43
165
427
93
85
40
180
22
184
0.4
0.2
1.2
1.5
5.4
13.9
3.3
2.7
0.7
8.0
1.0
7,4
0.6
0.6
2.1
2.3
7.4
19.5
3.9
4.2
0.8
9.3
0.8
7.7
0.5
0.4
2.0
2.0
9.1
20.2
5.0
5.7
1.0
9.6
1.3
9.9
0.5
0.6
1.9
3.0
11.1
20.6
6.1
6.1
0.3
9.5
1.8
9.5
0.7
0.6
2.3
2.2
8.6
22.3
4.9
4.4
2.1
9.4
1.1
9.6
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which were
based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population oenaus of 1940.
Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
1-34S96
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— IOWA
Table 2. PROCEDCRAL OUTCOME FOR DEFENEAJJTS DISPOSED OF TOR MAJOR OFFEMSES: 1936 TO 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1,486
100.0
1,890
100.0
2,195
100.0
1,875
100.0
1,641
100.0
366
320
5
26
15
1,120
1,076
16
86
24.6
21.5
0.3
1.7
1.0
75.4
72.4
1.1
1.9
421
359
3
46
14
1,469
1,399
22
48
22.3
19.0
0.2
2.4
0.7
77.7
74.0
1.2
Z.5
498
439
3
46
10
1.697
1,627
19
51
22.7
Stl.O
0.1
2.1
0.5
77.3
74.1
0.9
2.3
427
359
14
41
13
1,448
1,373
20
55
22.8
19.1
0.7
2.2
0.7
77,2
73.2
1.1
2.9
332
289
10
32
1
1,309
1,225
31
53
20.2
17.6
0.6
2.0
0.1
79.8
74.6
Found guilty by court ( Jury walTed)
1.9
3.2
Table 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS C0NVICT3D OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants coavloted and sentenced. .
1,120
100.0
1,469
100.0
1,697
100.0
1,448
100.0
1,309
100.0
487
193
368
63
7
2
43.5
17.2
32.9
5.6
0.6
0.2
612
266
499
68
20
4
41.7
18.1
34.0
4.6
1.4
0.3
1
597
303
585
91
20
0.1
41.1
17.9
34.5
5.4
1.2
599
290
470
73
16
41.4
20.0
32.5
5.0
1.1
1
577
206
441
61
23
0.1
44.1
15.7
33.7
4.7
Institution for Juirenlle delinquents only.
1.8
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES; 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFEND.yJTS
Total
defendantE
disposed
Disposed of without conviction
By
court ^
By
Jury
Othei
no-
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty-
By
court-'
By
jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Death
penalty
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Local
]all or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
All offenses.
Major offenses.
Murder
Manslaughter ■
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft.
Auto theft
Embezzlemsnt and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
etc ,
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other aei offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Blgaioy
Blaclanail and extortion..
Escape and Jail break....
Kidnaping
Perjury ,
Minor offenses^.
169
412
105
101
2,536
1,120
1,Q76
10
7
6
6
29
26
37
32
131
128
341
334
17
14
196
192
24
21
3
3
96
92
13
13
11
U
59
55
14
14
6
6
2
2
131
341
196
•24
487
10
108
50
14
1,462
66 25 1,553
Jury wHlTed.
' Tble group includee minor eeaault;
ally tried In minor courta.
noneupport; Tlolatlog liquor, gambling, or driTiog Inwa; and all other offenaes geiierally claBSiflad as mladsmaanora which ape
October 26, 19L:i
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. k
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
KANSAS
A total of 1,055 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of Kansas during the
calendar year 1942, according to reports received from
the clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of
these 1,055 defendants, 736, or 69.8 percent, were con-
victed and sentenced; and 569, or 77.3 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State
prison or reformatory. Of the 850 defendants disposed
of for major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery,
burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, sto-
len property, forgery, and counterfeiting) 604, or 71.1
percent, were convicted; and of the 138 persons disposed
of for major crimes against the person (murder, man-
slaugiiLer, aggravated assault, and rape) 86, or 62.3
percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population increased from 90.0
in 1938 to 99.0 in 1939; decreased to 79.4 in 1940; in-
creased to 81.5 in 1941; and decreased to 61.4 in 1942.
The rate for defendants convicted of major offenses de-
creased in general, from 70.3 in 1938 to 42.8 in 1942,
with the exception of an increase to 76.8 in 1939. More
defendants were disposed of for larceny than for any
other offense during 1942, with burglary following in
second plsce, and the two offense groups together ac-
counting for 48.2 percent of all major offense disposi-
tions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 75.2 percent of all defen-
dants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 78.0 percent of the defendants were convicted; In
1939, 77.6 percent; in 1940, 79.0 percent; In 1941, 69.2
percent; and in 1942, 69.8 percent. In 1942, 60.0 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas
only 7.3 percent were found guilty by Jury, and 2.5 per-
cent were found guilty by the court. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 71.9 percent were sentenced to im-
prisonment in a State prison or reformatory. The per-
centage so sentenced was 78. S in 1938 and 65. 1 in 1939,
and, for the remaining years, fluctuated between these
limits. Only 16. 5 percent of all defendants convicted
of major offenses during the past 5 years were placed on
probation or given a suspended sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the coxirt during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of
conviction, to the most serious offense of which con-
victed. The number of defendants disposed of for se-
lected major offenses and also the number convicted,
during 1942 and the preceding 4 years, are presented in
table 1, together with the rate per 100,000 of the popu-
lation. Table 2 shows the procedural outcome of disposi-
tions for major offenses during the past 5 years, while
table 3 shows the type of sentence Imposed on defendants
who were convicted. Detailed data on procedural outcome
and sentence or treatment of all defendants charged in
1942 are presented by offense in table 4.
Itable 1. DEFEl^'M.NTS DISPOSED OF AND DErairaANIB CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFEl-BES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POHJLATION: 1938 TO 1942
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
19421
1941^
1940'^
1939^
DEFEi-TOANTS DISPOSED OF
Total .
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Hape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Murder
Manslavighter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, ejtcept auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stoli^n property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
34
15
38
4S
188
320
75
52
23
154
44
67
736
25
13
85
27
141
235
63
25
11
104
21
46
1,658
61.4
81.5
79.4
21
23
72
89
267
369
95
85
29
232
68
74
986
16
14
54
60
290
404
72
123
25
205
70
97
29
22
71
55
301
554
76
174
27
258
100
138
40
27
78
71
270
525
95
124
S3
199
89
107
1,294
2.0
0.9
2.2
2.6
10.9
18.6
4,4
3.0
1.3
9.0
2.6
3.9
42. S
1.2
1.3
4.1
5.1
15.3
21.1
5.4
4.9
1.7
13.3
3.9
4.2
56.4
0.9
0.8
3.0
3.3
16.1
22.4
4.0
6.8
1.4
11.4
3.9
5.4
10
14
56
31
206
285
80
36
16
171
37
44
10
11
43
36
244
345
68
70
17
182
38
66
22
15
51
39
255
470
67
86
20
213
64
98
31
18
53
40
225
449
78
73
24
160
57
86
1.5
0.8
1.5
1.6
8.2
13.7
3.7
1.5
0.6
6.1
1.2
2.7
0.6
0.8
3.2
1.8
11. B
16.3
4.6
2.1
o.;i
9.8
2.1
2.5
0
10.1
2.1
3.7
99.0
1.6
1.2
3.9
3.0
16.5
30.4
4.2
9.5
1.5
14.1
5.5
7.6
76.8
1.2
O.B
2.S
2.1
14.0
25.8
3.7
4.7
1.1
11.7
3.5
5.4
90.0
2.2
1.5
4.2
3.9
14.7
28.5
5.2
6.7
l.S
10.6
4.8
5.8
4.0
l.S
8.7
3.1
4.7
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State,
based on the population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940.
^ Baaed on estimate of total population of the State.
3-3B149
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which were
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— KANSAS
Thbla 2. PROCSDDRAL OUTCOUE FOR DEFEHDAHTS DISPOSED 0? FOR UU'OH OFFEKSES: I9S6 TO 1942
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Peroant
Humbar
Percent
Number
Peroent
Number
Percent
Number
FeroeDt
Dof endauta disposed of
1,055
100.0
1,424
100.0
1.430
100.0
1,805
100.0
1,558
100.0
Dispoood of wltbout coDTlctton
319
266
3
36
12
736
633
26
77
30.2
25.2
0.3
3.6
1.1
69.8
60.0
2.5
7.3
439
374
3
S8
3
986
864
26
96
30.8
26.3
0.2
4.1
0.2
69.2
60.7
i.e
6.7
300
244
6
49
1
1,130
1,007
19
104
21.0
17.1
0.4
S.4
0.1
79.0
70.4
1.3
7.3
4C&
335
7
61
£
1.400
1,263
16
121
22.4
18.6
0.4
3.4
0.1
77.6
70.0
0.9
6.7
364
265
20
61
18
1,294
1,093
37
164
22.0
16,0
Found guilty by oourt ( jury waived)
2.2
Table 9. TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENHANTS CONVICTED OP MAJOR OFFEraiS: 1938 TO 1942
SEMTENCB
19«
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
PsroBnt
Ihjinber
Percent
ftaaber
Peroent
Hvmber
FWroent
Hunber
Ptroant
Defendants oonTloted and sentenoed..
786
100.0
986
100.0
1,130
100.0
1,400
100.0
1,294
100.0
S69
84
74
B
1
77.3
U.4
10.1
1.1
0.1
691
185
91
18
1
70.1
le.e
9.2
1.8
0.1
805
211
105
9
71.2
18.7
9.2
0.8
911
318
151
20
65.1
28.7
10.6
1.4
1,009
117
UO
53
»4
1
78,0
luatltutlon for juvenile delinquents only.
0.3
^ Figures abown ae reported. Subsequent infonnation indicates the report was inoorreot and that Kansas district oourts do not bandls Juvenlls oasas axoapt on appeal.
Tkble 4. DISPOSITION IN DXSTRIOT COURTS OF TtSFSmmS FOR All OFFEIQESi 1948
PBOOEHJRU. OOTOOIE POS TOTAl nSmfflABTS
aransNO! tor thosi ooottoiid
Totel
defenduitB
dlepoaed
of
DlBpooed of without oonvlatlon
OonTlotod and aantesoad
Total
Death
penalty
PrlBon
or
refonna-
tory
Probation
or
Buapsndad
aantanaa
liooal
Jail or
work-
houaa
ruB
or
ooBta
only
Inatl-
tutlon
for
JUTanlle
dolin-
quanta
only"
ornDss
Total
Ola-
mlaaed
Aoqultted"
Other
no-
pan-
.Ity
Total
Pleaded
eullty
Pound
gullty—
Oth«r
Bfn-
tanoa
By
OOUPt*
-7
Jury
oourt^
By
Jury
1,703
644
557
9
60
18
1,069
909
83
97
1,069
.
615
179
177
81
1
1,056
319
266
3
38
12
736
633
26
77
736
-
569
84
74
8
-
1
Murder
34
IS
38
45
188
320
76
52
23
134
44
24
8
3
38
11
7
15
1
4
648
9
2
13
IB
47
85
12
27
12
SO
23
8
1
1
11
4
1
3
6
325
1
10
14
43
77
10
S3
10
99
22
7
10
a
1
8
3
291
1
1
1
6
28
6
8S
13
86
27
141
235
63
29
11
104
21
IC
1
2
27
7
6
12
1
1
328
15
7
20
17
126
218
57
19
e
07
13
15
1
1
25
7
6
11
1
276
27
«
e
5
7
11
16
6
6
3
2
7
;
1
1
1
20
29
18
89
87
141
835
68
89
11
104
21
16
1
8
87
7
6
12
I
1
SIS
-
80
a
84
U
119
169
57
19
8
84
19
11
1
1
80
6
3
9
1
1
46
1
1
4
11
88
1
7
1
1«
8
8
2
1
1
95
6
3
11
9
86
4
1
8
6
1
1
5
2
. S
101
2
8
1
8
1
78
1
,
.
_
_
_
larceny, eioept auto theft.
-
Qobezzleinent and fraud
Stolen property, reoelvlng.
-
rcrgsry ud counterfeiting.
Rap
CaanflroializBd vice
1
Violating drug lawa
Carrying, etc., weapona..,.
Other major offenses.......
Abortion
BtKamy
.
Blaoloiiall and extortion..
Baoape and jail break.,..
"
.
9
* Jury waived.
B Santonoed by Juvenile oourt; daoiaion upheld by district oourt on appeal.
' TMa group Includes minor aasault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or drlvlsg lawa| and all other offansas generally olaaalflad aa nlsdemeanors which are
uaually tried In minor oourta.
3-3C149
NoTember 13, 1943
U. S. DEPARTMENT 0? OOUMEHCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 11
JUDICIAL CRIMINAl, STATISTICS: 1942
MASSACHUSETTS
A total of 2,825 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the superior courts of Massachusetts
during th» calendar year 1942, according to reports re-
oslTad from the Uasaaohusetts Department of Correction
b7 the Bureau of the Census. Of these 2,825 defendants,
2,246, or 79.5 percent, ware conTiotad and sentenced;
and 1,189, or 52.9 percent, of the defendants convicted
and sentenced were sentenced to imprisonment. Of the
2,024 defendants disposed of for major crimes against
property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft,
embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and coun-
terfeiting) 1,617, or 79.9 percent, were convicted; and
of the 368 persons disposed of for major crimes against
the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault,
and rape) 296, or 80.4 percent were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population increased from 69.7
in 1938 to 81.0 in 1939, and then decreased to 66.1 in
1942. The rate for defendants convicted of major of-
fenses followed the same general trend, increasing from
54.1 In 1938 to 65.4 in 1939, and dropping to 52.6 in
1942. Ilore defendants were disposed of for burglary
than for any other offense during 1942, with larceny
following in second place, and the two offense groups
together accounting for 46.3 percent of all major offense
dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 81.1 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 77.6 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 80.7 percent; in 1940, 82.9 percent; in 1941, 84.6
percent; and in 1942, 79.5 percent. In 1942, 67.5 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas
only 6.9 percent were found guilty by Jury, and 5.1 per-
cent were found guilty by the court. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 53.9 percent were sentenced to Impris-
onment. The percentages for 1938 and 1942 fell below
this figure, and those for 1939 and 1941 were somewhat
higher. Of all defendants convicted of major offenses
during the past 5 years, 30.6 percent were placed on pro-
bation or given a suspended sentence, whereas 14.6 per-
cent were placed on file after conviction.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, If not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the typo of sentence imposed on defendants vho were con-
victed, petalled data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
T»bl« 1. DBTKNOUJTS DISPOSED OF AND DETENIIAOTB CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFJEBES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POHJIATION: 1938 TO 1942
1912
RATE im 100,000 OF rag POHTLATION
1942^
1941^
1940'
1939'
1938'
JXTSSLUnS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Uiurder
Hanalanghter
Robbery
AgglSTatad assault
Burglary
Larotny, vzoapt auto theft^
Auto theft
Stolan property, recaivlng, etc.
Forgery and countorf altlng.
Sap*
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Uurdar. ..-.
Uanslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated aesault
Burglary
Laroeny, except auto tbeft^
Auto theft
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and eounterfaltlng
Rape
Other aa Jor offensea
10
28
243
115
727
595
325
77
57
215
433
19
189
97
670
878
283
55
42
176
333
3,548
66.1
71.9
74.0
16
31
273
144
845
630
404
52
99
218
371
2,609
19
17
17
41
406
416
111
168
962
1,057
566
527
3U
354
62
59
57
44
275
241
408
624
25
24
368
98
986
728
190
71
46
234
315
0.2
0.7
5.7
2.7
17.0
13.9
7.6
1.8
1.3
5.0
10.1
52.6
0.4
0.7
6.4
3.4
19.7
14.7
9.4
1.2
2.3
5.1
8.7
60.8
0.4
0.4
9.4
2.6
22.3
13.1
7.2
1.4
1.3
6.4
9.5
61.3
10
24
223
115
784
518
357
41
89
179
269
12
IS
333
82
874
434
273
4«
50
212
318
8
12
342
137
969
445
286
51
42
200
373
15
15
238
74
868
484
161
57
38
196
247
0.1
0.4
4.4
2.3
15.7
8.8
6.6
1.3
1.0
4.1
7.8
0.2
0.6
5.2
2.7
18.3
12.1
8.3
1.0
2.1
4.2
6.3
0.3
0.3
7.7
1.9
20.2
10.1
6.3
1.1
1.2
4.9
7.4
81.0
0.4
0.9
9.5
3.8
24.1
12.0
8.1
1.3
1.0
5.5
14.2
65.4
0.2
0.3
7.8
3.1
22.1
10.2
6.5
1.2
1.0
4.6
8.5
69.7
0.6
0.5
B.S
2.2
22.3
16.4
4.3
1.6
1.0
5.3
7.1
54.1
0.3
0.3
5.4
1.7
19.6
10.9
3.6
1.3
0.9
4.4
S.6
Based on eetlnate of oivlllan population of the State. Ratea for 1941 differ, therefore, from ratea preTiouflly published whioh
were baaed on the Population oenaus of 1940.
B Baaed on Population census of 1940,
' Baaed on eatimate of total population of the State.
* Laroeny, except auto theft. Includes embezzlestent and fraud.
JUBICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— MASSACHUSETTS
Table 2. FHOCEDURAl OUTCOME FOB nEFKHBAMS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
[peroBct not shown where leae than 0,l]
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
2,825
100.0
3,083
100.0
3,194
100.0
3,548
100.0
3,085
100.0
Dlapoeed of without conrlotlon
579
367
67
145
2,246
1,90B
143
195
20.5
13.0
2.4
5.1
79.5
67.5
5.1
6.9
474
233
70
168
3
2,609
2,260
118
231
15.4
7.6
2.3
5.4
0.1
84.6
73.3
3.8
7.5
547
242
95
209
1
2,647
2,270
132
246
17.1
7.6
3.0
6.5
82.9
71.1
4.1
7.7
683
393
93
196
2
2,865
2,450
103
312
19.3
11.1
2.6
5.5
0.1
80.7
69.1
2.9
8.8
692
441
109
139
3
2,393
2,041
137
215
22.4
14 3
0.1
FouBd guilty by court ( Jury walTed )
4.4
Table 3. TTPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED CM DEFENDAMTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR 0^FE^EE3: 1938 TO 1942
[Percent not shown where less than O.l]
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants oonTloted and eentenoed. .
2,246
100.0
2,609
100.0
2,647
100.0
2,865
100.0
2,393
100.0
1
1,189
657
33
366
52.9
29.3
1.5
16.3
1
1,426
718
20
445
54.6
27.5
0.8
17.1
1
1,428
735
10
473
53.9
27.8
0.4
17.9
2
1,687
940
21
315
0.1
55.4
32.8
0.7
11.0
1
1,253
SS4
17
268
52.3
0.7
11.2
^ Includes defendants sentenced to a State prison or reformatory, to local Jail or workhouse, or to an Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
Table 4, DISPOSITION IN SUPERIOR COUETS OF DEFEHDAWTS 7DR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
PHOCEDURAI. OUTCOLE FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
Total
defendants
disposed
Dlapoaed of without conviction
Dis-
missed
By By
court^ Jury
pen-
alty
Convicted and aentanced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
gullty—
By
court^
By
Jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONTICTED
Death
pen-
alty
Imprison-
ment*
suspended
sentence
costs
only
Placed
on file
after
convic-
tion
All offenses
Major offenses
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft'....
Auto theft
Stolen property, receiving, etc
Forpery and counterfeiting
Rape
Commera lalized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy
Blackmail and extortion
Escape and Jail break
Kidnaping
Perjury
Minor offenses^
10
6
3
28
9
1
243
54
30
115
18
8
727
57
39
696
217
174
325
42
31
39
12
176
29
25
5
40
4
378
283
101
20
19
340
264
39
29
129
1
4
3
19
37
189
12
97
24
670
26
378
12
283
158
143
21
108
149
20
36
1
26
1
^ Jury waiTod.
^ Includes defendants sentenced to s State prison or reformatory, to a local Jail or workhouse, or to an Institution for juvenile delinquents only.
^ I^roeny, except auto theft, includes einbezzlenent and fraud.
* This group Includes minor assault; nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as mlsdemesnors which
are usually tried In minor oourta.
February lU, 194'i.
V. S. DEPAHTMINT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-il, No. 19
JtOJlCIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
MINNESOTA
A total of 1,385 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses In the district courts of Minnesota during
the calendar year 1942, according to individual reports
received from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Appre-
hension by the Bureau of the Census. Of these 1,385 de-
fendants, 1,166, or 84.2 percent, were convicted and
sentenced; 5I8, or 44-4 percent, of the defendants con-
victed and sentenced were sent to a State prison or re-
formator.f; and 496, or 42.5 percent, were placed on
probation or given a suspended sentence. Of the 1,049
defendants disposed of for major crimes against property
in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft, em-
bezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and coun-
terfeiting)' 909, or 86.7 percent, were convicted; and of
the 195 persons disposed of for major crimes against the
person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, and
rape) 139, or 71.3 percent, were convicted.
The nuiaber of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population decreased steadily
from 84.0 in 1938 to 51. 8 in 1942. The rate for defend-
ants convicted of major offenses followed the same gen-
eral trend, decreasing from 73.2 in 1938 to 43.6inl942.
More defendants were disposed of' for larceny than for
any other offense d-jring 1942, with forgery and counter-
feiting following in second place, and the two offense
groups together accounting for 49.5 percent of all major
offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past five years, 88.7 percent of all de-
fendants disposed of for major crimes were convicted.
In 1938, 87.2 percent of the defendants were convicted;
in 1939, 90.5 percent; in 1940, 90.8 percent; in 1941,
89.7 percent, and in 1942, 84.2 percent. In 1942, 78.6
percent of all. defendants entered a plea of guilty,
whereas only 5.2 percent were found guilty by jury. (See
table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past five years, 44.8 percent were sentenced to a
State prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1942
and 1940 fell below this amount, while those for the re-
maining years were somewhat higher. ' Of all defendants
convicted of major offenses during the past five years,
40.7 percent were placed on probation or given a sus-
pended sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year, A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding four years, are presented in table 1, to-
gether with the rate per 100,000 of the population.
Table 2 shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for
major offenses during the past five years, while table 3
shows the type of sentence imposed on defendants who
were convicted. Detailed data on procedural outcome and
sentence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 ■
are presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFEtfeAM^ DISPOSED OF AND DEFENDAHTS COOTICTEB, EOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POrOLATION: 1938 TO 1942
OFFENSE FOR WHICH DISPOSED OF
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
1942^
1941^
DEFEMDAKTS DISPOSED OF
Total
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery. ,
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,', etc.
Forgery and counterf siting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS COflVICTED
Total
Murder.
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggra'Tated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft,
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeitir.^
Rape
Other major offenses
11
37
63
63
122
499
107
42
29
187
S4
141
1,166
10
25
57
39
105
434
92
33
23
165
65
lie
.295
51.8
62.3
71.3
17
37
61
57
191
539
189
61
27
295
120
152
1,522
14
24
53
76
278
636
151
52
38
353
91
224
12
28
127
72
225
702
170
71
37
321
112
192
1,873
12
26
53
42
172
498
135
42
24
270
lOS
143
10
16
50
58
264
590
143
36
35
333
81
191
7
17
111
62
220
639
161
59
E8
308
101
160
16
36
106
97
272
772
171
75
75
374
87
214
2,001
0.4
1.4
2.4
2.4
4.6
18.6
4i)
1.6
1.1
7.0
3.1
5.3
43.6
0.6
1.4
2.2
2.1
7.0
19.8
5.1
2.2
1.0
10.8
4.4
5.6
55.9
0.5
0.9
1.9
2.7
10.0
22.8
5.4
1.9
1.4
12.6
3.3
8.0
64.7
11
22
100
60
254
713
152
55
51
343
63
177
0.4
0.9
2.1
1.5
3.9
16.2
3.4
1.2
0.9
6.2
2.4
4.4
0.4
1.0
1.9
1.5
6,3
18.3
5.0
1.5
0.5
9.9
3.9
5.3
0.4
, 0.6
1.8
2.1
9.5
21.1
5.1
1.3
1.3
11.9
2.9
74.9
0.4
1.0
4.6
2.6
8.1
25.4
6.S
2.8
1.3
11.6
4.1
7.0
67.8
0.?
0.6
4.0
2.2
8.0
23.1
5.8
2.1
1,0
11.2
3.7
5.8
84.0
0.5
1.3
3.9
3.5
10.0
28.2
5.3
2.7
2.7
13.7
3.2
7.8
73.2
0.4
0.8
3.7
2.2
9.3
26.1
5.6
2.0
1.9
12.5
2.3
6.5
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State,
were Ifased on the Population census of 1940.
® Based on Population census of 1940.
3 Based on estimate of total population of the State.
-■5-^0540
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— MINIIESCTA
Table Z. PROCEDDRAL OUTCOME FOE DEFENMNIS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFSBES: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDDRAl ODTOOUE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
1,385
100.0
1,696
100.0
1,990
100.0
2,069
100.0
3,295
100.0
219
153
1
46
19
1,166
1,089
5
72
15.8
11.0
0.1
3.3
1.4
84.3
78.6
0.4
5.2
174
125
1
43
5
1,522
1,434
7
81
10.3
7.4
0.1
2.5
0.3
89.7
84.6
0.4
4.8
183
130
3
43
7
1,807
1,741
3
63
'9.2
6.5
0.2
2.2
0.4
90.8
87.5
0.2
3.2
196
13a
56
8
1,873
1,784
6
83
9.5
6.4
2.7
0.4
90.5
86.2
0.3
4.0
294
231
2
43
18
2,001'
1,903
6
92
10.1
1.9
87.2
Found guilty by court {jury waived)
0.3
Thble 3. TYPE 0? SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFEHnAMTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFEIEES: 1938 TO 1942
[Death penalty not applicable in Minnesota]
'sentence
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced...
1,166
100.0
1,522
100.0
1,807
100.0
1,873
100.0
2,001
IDO.O
518
496
122
27
3
44.4
42.5
10.5
2.3
0.3
683
661
148
27
2
1
44.9
43.4
9.7
1.8
0.1
0.1
788
719
240
55
5
43.6
39.8
13.3
3.0
0.3
859
740
212
55
7
45.9
39.5
11.3
2.9
0.4
903
788
267
35
8
45.1
39.4
13.3
1.7
Institution for juvenile delinquents only..
0.4
Ifeble 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURTS OF DEIiENDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
[Death penalty not applicable in Minnesota]
OFFENSE FOR WHICH
DISPOSED OP
PROCEDDRAL CUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDAKTS
Total
defendants
disposed
Disposed of without comrlc.tion
Dis-
missed
By
court ^
By
jury
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty-
By
court ^
By
jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
TotaA
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
All offenses.
Major offenses.,
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault. .
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft.
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
etc
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Cormnercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape and Jail break. . . .
Kidnaping. ...............
Perjury
Minor offenses^.
1,437
1,166
11
1
-
37
12
2
63
6
6
63
24
IS
122
17
13
499
65
49
1D7
15
10
42
9
9
29
6
4
187
22
19
84
19
12
14
4
4
74
9
6
9
-
_
6
2
1
38
8
5
3
_
_
12
5
3
9
1
1
1
1
-
434
92
23
165
65
10
55
9
419
91
29
22
164
53
5
56
9
4
434
1
92
4
33
1
23
1
165
LI
65
5
10
7
65
-
9
46
181
49
186
416
51
348
16
365
18
183
37
127
^ Jury waived.
^ Tai.B group Includes minor aaaault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified aa misdemeanors which
are usually tried in minor courts.
3i30B4D
JTOICIAL CRMINAL STATISTICS— MINNESOTA
A coTEEon orlticlsm of court administration Is that
there sre often unnecessary and exceedingly long delays
in the disposition of criminal cases. Since individual
reports were received on the disposition of defendants In
the district courts, an analysis was made- possible of the
elapsed time betv/een the date of filing the) Indictment
or information, and the date of final plea, trial, or dis-
position. These data are presented in tahles 5 to 8 by
method of disposition, according to the total time elaps-
ing from filing of Indictment or information to the dis-
position, from filing of indictment or information to
the final plea, and from final plea to trial. For de-
fendants convicted and sentenced, the total time elapsing
frpm filing to disposition is presented by sentence or
treatment .
Of the 1,801 defendants disposed of, 84.8 percent were
disposed of In less than two months, but the dispositions
of 69, or 3.8 percent, were pending for a year or more.
Tn general, the disposition of defendants who were con-
victed- and sentenced required less time than the disposi-
tion of defendants who were eliminated without conviction'.
Of the defendants who were convicted, 91.4 percent weref
disposed of in less than two months, and 82.5 percent in
less than one month; but of the defendants eliminated
without conviction, only 47.4 percent were disposed of in
less than two months and only 37.4 percent in less than
one_ month. (See table 5.) These data seem to substanti-
ate the assumption that the probability of a conviction
decreases with the passage of time.
For 81.7 percent of the defendants v.'ho entered a plea,
the time lost between filing of the Indictment or infor-
mation and the final plea did not exceed one week. Of the
1,322 defendants who pleaded guilty as charged, 83.8 percent
had entered their final plea by the end of seven days,
whereas, of the 115 who pleaded guilty to a lesser offense
than charged, only 53, or 46.1 percent, had entered their
final plea by the end of one week. (See table 6.)
Of the 1,801 defendants disposed of In 1942, only 149
were brought to trial, and of these, 94, or 63.1 percent,
were convicted and sentenced. Of the defendants tried,
89.1 percent of those acquitted, and 87.2 percent of those
convicted, were tried within 59 dayj after entering plea.
(See table 7.) Defendants convicted and placed on pro-
bation or given a suspended sentence were disposed of less
rapidly than those sentenced to a State prison or reforma-
tory. Of the defendants placed on probation or given a
suspended sentence, 80.4 percent were disposed of during
the first month, as compared with 84.9 percent of those
sent to a prison or reformatory and 82.4 percent of those
sentenced to a local Jail or workhouse. (See table 8.)
Of the 1,531 convicted defendants, only 134, or 8.8.
percent, had been charged with a more serious offense than
that of which convicted. The greatest number of these de-
fendants, 36, had been charged with grand larceny, but were
convicted of a lesser offense. (See table 9.) Statistics
on the type of charge and the offense of which convicted
are presented for convicted defendants in table 10.
Tbbls 5. DEFENDAIIIS DISPOSED Or, BY MBIHOD OJ DISPOSITTOH AHD ELAPSED TIME BEUIEEN FILINO 0? OHABOE AMD FINAL DISPOSITION; 1942
[Percent not shown where baee Is less than 50]
ELAPSED TD.E
(Filing to disposition)
Total
defendants
disposed
of
DISPOSED OF WiraODT CONVICTION
Dis-
missed
By
court^
By
jury
penalty
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
Pleaded guilty
As
charged
To a
lesser
offense
Found guilty by
courti
charged
Of a
leaser
offense
Found guilty by
Jury
charged
Of a
lesser
offense
Total defendants
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days
B to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days
2 months ( 50 to 89 days)
3 to 5 months (90 to 179 days)...
6 to 11 months (ISO to 359 days).
1 year or more (360 days or more)
PERCENT
Total defendants
Dnder 1 month
0 to 7 days
8 to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days...'.
45 to 59 days
2 months (60 to 89 days)
3 to 5 months (90 to 179 days)...
6 to 31 months (180 to 359 days).
1 year of more (360 days or more)
^ Jury waived.
3-Z0S40
1,801
1,531
1,364
963
. 183
218
164
111
53
75
79
50
69
101
38
21
42
27
16
11
21
35
31
1,263
925
162
175
137
95
42
54
44
19
14
,136
870
128
138
94
64
SO
41
30
11
10
75.7
37.4
29.7
53.5
14.1
9.9
10. S
7.8
6.3
K.l
15.6
13.5
9.1
10.0
8.9
6.2
5.9
4.2
2.9
4.1
4.7
4.2
7.3
7.3
4.4
13.0
11.5
2.8
11.5
15.1
3.8
20.4
27.6
82.5
85.9
70.4
60.4
65.8
35.7
10.6
9.7
16.5
11.5
10.4
18.3
8.9
7.1
14.8
6.2
4.8
10.4
2.7
2.3
4.3
3.5
3.1
4.3
2.9
2.3
6.1
1.2
0.8
2.6
0.9
0.8
1.7
100.0
51.4
14.3
14.3
22.9
25.7
18.6
7.1
7.1
5.7
7.1
2.9
\ •
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS—MINHESOTA
Ihble 6. DEFEKDANTB DISPOSED OF, BT METHOD OF DISPOSITION AMD ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN PILING 07 CHARGE AND PINAL PLEA: 1942
[Peroant not shown iriiora baso Is lass thaii 50]
ELAPSED TIME
(Piling to plea)
Total defendants
Defendants not entering plea
Defendants entering plea
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days ^
6 to 14 days
15 to 29 days ^
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days
2 months (60 to 89 days)
3 to 5 months (90 to 179 days)..,
6 to 11 months (180 to 359 days).
1 year of more (360 days or more
PERCENT
Defendants entering plea :
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days
8 to 14 days ,
15 to 29 days ,
1 month
SO to 44 days ,
45 to 59 days ,
2 months ( 60 to 89 days ) ,
3 to 5 months (90 to 179 days).,,
6 to 11 months (180 to 359 days).
'l year of more (360 days or more!
1 Jury waived.
Total
defendants
disposed
DISPOSED OF WITHODT CONVICTION
104
104
91
1,697
166
101
1,568
157
96
1,387
146
89
96
7
5
85
4
2
56
5
4
37
5
4
19
-
-
27
2
_
28
1
.
10
-
-
8
1
1
92.4
94.6
95.0
81.7
88.0
68. 1
5.7
4.2
5.0
5.0
2.4
2.0
3.3
3.0
4.0
2.2
3.0
4.0
1.1
-
-
1.6
1.2
_
1.6
0.6
_
0.6
_
_
0.5
0.6
1.0
Dis-
missed
court-
By
jury
penalty
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
1,411
1,241
Pleaded guilty
charged
1,323
1,235
1,106
63
64
36
22
14
92.2
93.4
77.4
81.1
83.8
46.1
5.8
4.6
18.3
5.3
4.8
13.0
3.3
2.7
11.3
2.1
1.7
7.8
1.2
1.1
3.5
1.6
1.5
3.5
1.8
1.4
6.1
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.5
0.3
0.9
To a
lesser
offense
FoTind guilty by
conrt^
Of a
lesser
offense
Pound guilty by
Jury
charged
66
14
62
12
4
-
-
2
1
1
-
1
1
-
1
_
94.3
88.6
5.7
1.4
1.4
Of a
lesser
offense
Table 7. DEFENLABTS DISPOSED OF, By MEIHDD OF DISPOSITION AMD ELAPSED TIME HETlffiEN FINAL PLEA AMD TRIAL: 1942
[percent not shown where hase is less than 5o]
ELAPSED TIMK
(Plea to trial)
Total
defendants
disposed
of
DISPOSED OF WITHOOT OONVIOTION
Dis-
missed
Acquitted —
^ 1
court-^
By
jury
Other
no-
penalty
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
Pleaded guilty
As
charged
To a
lesser
offense
Pound guilty by
court ^
As
charged
Of a
lesser
offense
Found guilty by
Jury
As
charged
Of a
lesser
offense
Total defendants
Defendants not tried
Defendants tried
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days
8 to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days
2 to 5 months (60 to 179 days)...
6 to 11 months (180 to 359 days).
1 year or more (360 days or more)
ESSCEHT
Defendants tried
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days
8 to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days
2 to 5 months (60 to 179 days)...
6 to U months (ISO to 359 days).
1 year of more (360 days or more)
1,322
,652
215
149
55
105
41
52
23
25
8
28
10
26
8
18
S
6
5
13
5
5
1
100.0
1,4S7
94
64
29
17
18
18
15
3
100.0
1,322
34.9
16.8
18.8
17.4
12.1
5.4
74.5
41.6
14.5
18.2
14.5
9.1
1.6
66.1
30.9
18.1
19.1
19.1
16.0
3.2
8.5
4.3
100.0
67.1
30.0
20.0
17.1
16.6
15.7
2.9
8.6
5.7
11
4
3
Jury waived,
3^30540
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS—MIIfl^ESOTA
Jl^'^JIlAJiE! COKVICEED AMD SENTENCED, BY TYPE OF SENTEMCE AWD ELAPSED TIME BET.VEEN FILING OF CHAHdE AMD FINAL DISPOSITION:
[Death p-^nalty not applicable in Minnesota, i-orcent not shown where base is less than So]
ELAJSiiD TIKE
{Filing to disposition)
Total
defendants
convicted and
sentenced
TYPE OF SENTENCE
Prison or
reformatory
Probation or
suspended
sentence
Local jail or
workhouse
Fine or
costs only
lOfltitiition for
Juvenile delin-
quents only
Other
sentence
Total defendants
Under 1 month
0 to 7 days
6 to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days ,
2 months (60 to 39 deys)
5 to 5 months (90 to 179 days}...
8 to 11 months (180 to 359 days).
1 year or more (360 days or more)
PERCENT
Total defendants
TJnder 1 month
0 to 7 days
6 to 14 days
15 to 29 days
1 month
30 to 44 days
45 to 59 days
2 months ( 60 to 69 days )
3 to 5 months (90 to 179 days)...
6 to 11 months (180 to 359 days).
1 year or more (350 days or more)
925
162
176
137
95
42
iOO.O
82.5
60.4
10.6
11.5
8.9
6.2
2.7
3.5
2.9
1.2
0.9
455
323
63
100.0
84.9
60.3
11.8
12.9
9.9
7.3
2.6
2.1
2.2
0.6
546
405
131
129
81
116
23
9
27
4
14
11
12
7
2
4
100.0
59,6
9.9
10.9
8,5
5.3
3,2
5.0
3.1
1.6
1.3
82.4
50,9
14,5
17.0
8.8
7.5
1.3
3.1
4.4
0.6
0.6
100,0
83,8
75.3
5,8
2.6
7.1
2.6
2,6
2.6
1.3
Table 9. DEFENTIANTS DISPOSED OF, BY OFFFJJSE CHARGED AM) TYPE OF DISPOSITTON; 1942
OFKEIEE CHARGED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed
of
without
convic-
tion
G0NVICT3D AND SENTENCED
Of a
lasser
offense
OFFENSE CHARGED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
without
convic-
tion
CONVICTED Ajro SENTE2IC3D
As
ciiarged
Of a
lesser
offense
All offenses
Ua J or offenses
Uurder:
First degree
Second degree
Uane laughter:
l^anslaughter [eic. negl. homicide
Negligent homicide
Robbery:
First degree
Second degree
Third degree. . . .>
Aggravated assault:
First degree
Second degree
Burglary
Larceny, eic. auto theft:
Larceny (eic. petty larceny).
Petty larceny
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape:
Rape (axe. carnal knowledge).
Carnal knowledge
Conmerclallzed vice
Other sex offenses
Other major offenses
Minor offenses
107
42
27
189
428
2
92
33
21
167
11
61
10
59
392
2
91
33
21
161
55
42
5
36
1
Table 10. DEFEIEANTS CONVICTED AMD SENTENCED, BY OFFENSE FOR '.7HICH CONVICTED AND TYPE OF CHARGE: 1942
OFFENSE FOR iVHICH CONVICTED
Total
defendants
convicted
Charged
with same
offense
Charged
with more
serious
offense
OFFENSE FOR '.THIGH CONVICTED
Total
defendants
convicted
Charged
with same
offense
Chetrged
with more
serious
offense
All offenses
Major offenses ,
Murder:
First degree :....
Second degree
Ir'ans laughter:
Uanslaughter (exc, negl, homicide
Negligent homicide
Robbery:
First degree
Second degree
Third degree
Aggravated assault:
First degree
Second degree
3-30S40
Burglary
Larceny, exc. auto theft;
larceny (exc. petty larceny).
Petty larceny
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape:
Rape (exc. carnal knowledge).
Carnal knowledge
Commercialized vice »
Other sex offenses
Other major offenses
Minor offenses
23
165
100
392
2
91
33
21
151
7
56
9
55
42
October 12, 1943
S. DEPARTMENT OF OOMMERCB
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 2
JTJDICIAI. CRIMINAX STATISTICS: 1942
MONTANA
A total of 376 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of Montana during the
calendar year 1942, according to reports received from
the clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of these
376 defendants, 289, or 76.9 percent, were convicted and
sentenced; and 217, or 75-1 percent, of the defendants
convicted and sentenced were sent to a State prison or
reformatory. Of the 259 defendants disposed of for major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
ceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 206, or 79.5 percent, were
convicted; and of the 73 disposed of for major crimes
against the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated as-
sault, and rape) 44, or 60.3 percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population showed a downward
trend from 102.1 in 1938 to 72.1 in 1942, although there
was a slight Increase in 1940 over 1939. The rate for
defendants convicted of major offenses decreased steadily
from 87.6 in 1938 to 55.4 in 1942. More defendants were
disposed of for larceny than for any other offense during
1942, with burglary following in second place, and the
two offense groups together accounting for 40.4 percent
of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 61.8 percent of all defen-
dants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 85.8 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 85.6 percent; in 1940, 82.5 percent; in 1941, 79.1
percent; and In 1942, 76.9 percent. In 1942, 68.6 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas
only 6J. percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 75.5 percent were sentenced to impris-
onment in a State institution for adults. The percentage
so sentenced increased from 70.9 In 1938 to 77.5 In 1940,
and then decreased to 75.1 in 1942. Only 15.7 percent of
all defendants convicted of major offenses during the
past 5 years were placed on probationer given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of y^ioh convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, together
vjlth the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sentence
or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are pre-
sented by offense in table 4*
Table 1. DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENDANTS CONVIOTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE FEB 100,000 OF THE MHJLATION; 1938 TO 1948
Statistica are based on reports from a varying number of oountles. The number of reporting eoontles out of the 56 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, 1941, and 1940, all counties, 100.0
percent; 1939, 44 counties, 70.0 percent; 1938, 47 counties, 61.9 percent]
NOUEER
1941
1940
BATE HH 100,000 07 THE POPnLATION
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
503
7S.1
9S.S
98.1
97.0
102.1
Jlnrdar
lianalaughtsr
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Borglary
Laromy, except auto theft
Ante theft
fiabezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Bap*
Other major offenses
10
5
27
22
99
134
19
7
7
98
36
39
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
8
5
31
30
149
115
42
7
28
91
27
16
4S3
5
6
19
18
89
81
SI
12
6
46
17
25
1.5
2.5
4.4
4.8
14.1
15.0
2.3
1.3
1.2
11.3
5.2
8.4
SS.4
1.9
0.9
5.0
4.1
18.5
25.0
3.5
1.3
1.3
18.3
6.7
7.3
74.2
1.4
0.9
5.5
6.4
26.6
20.6
7.5
1.3
5.0
15.3
4.8
2.9
81.0
2.1
1.6
4.1
5.7
24.1
25.1
3.6
3.1
1.6
15.8
S.4
7.0
83.1
1.5
1.8
5.6
5.3
26.3
24.0
6.2
3.6
1.8
13.6
5.0
7.4
87.6
Uurdar
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Lareeny, except auto theft
Auto theft
tebezzlement and fraud
Stolon property, receiving, etc.
Torgery and counterfeiting
Bape
etbor major offenaes
7
3
21
18
80
107
15
6
6
90
16
29
5
1
23
23
131
95
33
4
26
84
17
11
6
3
10
20
69
78
14
9
4
58
9
21
16
15
81
69
20
10
S
44
12
17
1.2
1.8
3.8
3.5
11.1
10.5
1.7
1.0
1.2
10.2
2.5
7.S
1.3
0.6
3.9
3.4
14.9
20.0
2. a
1.1
1.1
16.8
3.0
S.4
0.9
0.2
4.1
4.1
23.4
17.0
5.9
0.7
4.6
IS.l
3.0
8.0
1.6
0.8
2.6
5.2
23.0
20.2
3.6
2.3
1.0
15.0
2.3
5.4
1.6
0.6
4.7
4.4
24.0
20.4
5.9
3.0
1.5
IS.O
3.6
5.0
^ Based on •stimete of clrllian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, frOB rates previously publlahed whloh war*
based on the Fopolation census of 1940.
' Based on Population census of 1940.
' Based on estimate of total population for eoimtloa reporting.
2-Z4«a7
JUDICIAI. CRIWIMAL STATISTICS— :,:CNTAnA
Table 2. PROCEDURAL ODTCOME FOR DEFENDAhTS DISPOSED OF FOR WAJOP OFFEISES: 1938 TO 1942
FEOCEDORAl OOTCOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
376
100.0
503
100.0
549
100.0
345
100,0
Disposed of without conviction
a?
69
4
13
1
289
258
8
23
23.1
18.4
1.1
3.5
0.3
76.9
68.6
2.1
6.1
105
90
14
1
398
346
8
45
20.9
17.9
2.8
0.2
79.1
68.6
1.6
8.9
96
71
21
4
453
390
21
42
17.5
12.9
3.6
0.7
82.5
71.0
3.8
7.7
54
43
lo"
14.4
11.5
2.7
49
35
14
296
275
3
18
14.2
10.1
4.1
85.8
79.7
0.9
5.2
294
£
25
78.4
0.5
6.7
Found guilty by court (Jury waived)
Found gul Ity by Jury
Table 3. TYPE OP SEKTEWCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF :WJOR 0FFEI3ES: 1938 TO 1942
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
DefeDdaatB convicted and sentenced..
289
100.0
398
100.0
453
100.0
321
100.0
296
100.0
Death penalty
217
46
4
6
16
75.1
15.9
1.4
2.1
5.5
300
64
17
9
8
75.4
16.1
4.3
2.3
2.0
351
62
24
6
11
77.5
13.7
5.3
1.1
2.4
1
248
46
13
6
7
0.3
77.3
14.3
4.0
1.9
2.2
1
210
58
22
1
4
0.3
70.9
19.6
7.4
0.3
1.4
Fine or costs only
Institution for juvenile delinquents only
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURTS OF DEPa^DANTS FOR ALL OFFETISES: 1542
PROCEHUHAl OUTCOME KIR TOTAL DErEKDU.TO
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prison
or
ref omia-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
COStfl
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFKNSE
Total
Dis-
Acquitted—
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
missed
^ 1
court^
By
Jury
^ 1
oourt^
By
Jury
All offeoees
472
113
90
4
IB
1
359
315
9
35
359
222
57
12
47
20
1
Uajor offenses
376
87
69
4
13
1
289
258
8
23
289
.
217
46
4
6
16
.
8
13
23
25
74
78
12
7
6
59
27
19
1
6
18
3
12
1
2
96
2
6
3
7
16
23
3
2
6
14
2
3
1
2
26
2
5
2
6
12
18
2
2
3
13
2
2
' 1
1
21
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
5
1
6
7
20
18
58
55
9
5
6
53
13
17
1
6
15
2
12
1
70
1
4
16
13
52
50
9
6
6
52
11
17
1
6
15
2
12
1
57
1
1
6
1
5
2
3
5
5
1
2
12
6
7
20
18
58
55
9
5
6
53
13
17
1
6
15
2
12
1
~
70
-
6
6
18
10
39
47
2
3
41
12
15
1
3
14
2
12
5
1
1
3
9
7
3
1
4
10
1
2
3
1
1
11
1
3
8
4
1
1
41
1
10
1
2
2
4
Larceny, except auto theft.
-
anbezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
-
Commercialized vice
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
-
Blickmail and extortion..
Escape a.^d jiil brea.k....
-
_
Minor offenses'^
1
^ Jury waived.
^ This group includes minor assault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as mladeineanors which are
usually tried in minor courts.
i
March 1, ig^fit
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COlffllESCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Series J-11, No. 21
^& total of 335 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the superior courts of New Hampshire during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the clerics of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of
these 335 defendants, 266, or 79.4 percent, were con-
victed and sentenced; and 132, or 49.6 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were placed on proba-
tion or given a suspended sentence. Of the 216 defend-
ants charged with major crimes against property in 1942
(robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement,
fraud, stolen property, forgery, and ooimterf siting)
169, or 78.2 percent, were convicted; and of the 53 per-
sons charged with major crimes against the person (mur-
der, manslaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 46, or
86.8 percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population- has decreased from
103,0 in 1938 to 72.4 in 1942. The rate for defendants
convicted followed the same general trend, and with the
exception of a slight increase in 1940, decreased from
80.6 in 1938 to 57.5 in 1942. More defendants were dis-
posed of for burglary than for any other offense during
1942, with larceny following in second place, and the two
offense groups together accounting for 43.6 percent of
all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past five years, 82.2 percent of all de-
fendants disposed of for major offenses were convicted.
The percentage of defendants convicted decreased from
78.2 in 1938 to 77.3 in 1939, increased to 89.3 in 1941,
and decreased to 79.4 in 1942. In 1942, 77.9 percent of
all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only
1.5 percent were found guilty byjury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past five years, 49.9 percent were placed on proba-
tion or given a suspended sentence. The percentages for
1941 and 1942 fell below this figure, and the percent-
ages for 1938, 1939, and 1940 were somewhat higher. Of
all defendants convicted of major offenses during the
past five years, 27.5 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of
conviption, to the most serious offense of which con-
victed. The number of defendants disposed of for
selected major offenses and also the number convicted,
during the calendar year 1942 and the preceding four
years, are presented in table 1, together with the rate
per 100,000 of the population. Table 2 shows the pro-
cedural outcome of dispositions for major offenses dur-
ing the past five years, while table 3 shows the type of
sentence imposed on defendants who were convicted. De-
tailed data on procedural outcome and sentence or treat-
ment of all defendants charged in 1942 are presented by
offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDAMS DISPOSED OF AM) DSFSNDAI-ITS CCOTIC'IED, FCS VAJOR OFFENSES, V.TTH SATS PEH 100,000 OF TIE rOP'JUiTION: 193S TO 1942
[statistics for all years except 1942 based on reports for all of the 10 co'.mties of the State. Statistics for 1942 based on reports from
9 counties which contained 96.8 percent of the 1940 population of the State]
SATE FZS. 100,000 OF THE PCP'-TUTION
1940^
1939*
DEFSliDANTS DISrOSED OF
Total.
436
liiurder
]\Ianslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzle^.ent and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
23
89
57
13
40
3
8
25
66
1
3
10
19
79
59
15
32
7
18
34
60
1
2
8
13
90
98
24
54
4
20
27
91
8
4
15
18
109
78
20
74
5
10
29
66
3
-
0.2
4
1.1
0.6
16
1.3
2.1
15
5.0
3.9
150
19.2
16.4
105
12.3
12.2
16
2.8
3.1
75
8.7
6.6
5
0.6
1.4
10
1.7
3.7
30
5.4
7.0
68
14.3
12.4
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Murder
llanslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
3
5
21
76
46
7
26
3
6
22
51
9
17
73
57
13
26
7
17
29
50
1
1
8
12
86
92
21
43
S
18
20
76
6
3
13
14
95
69
17
32
4
9
20
55
1
4
11
11
119
89
14
52
4
10
24
49
0.6
1.1
4.5
16.4
9.9
1.5
5.6
0.6
1.3
4.8
11.0
0.6
1.9
3.5
15.1
11.8
2.7
5.4
1.4
3.5
6.0
10.3
0.2
1.6
0.6
0.4
O.S
0.8
1.6
3.1
3.1
2.6
3.7
3.1
18.3
22.3
31.1
19.9
16.0
21.8
4.9
4.1
3.3
U.O
15.1
15.6
0.8
1.0
1.0
4.1
2.0
2.1
5.5
5.9
5.2
18.5
13.5
14.1
69.0
80.6
1.2
0.6
2.7
2.9
19.4
14.1
3.5
6.6
0.8
1.8
4.1
U.3
0.2
0.8
2.3
2.3
24.7
18.5
2.9
10.8
0.8
2.1
5.0
10.2
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting.
^ Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ,
based on the Population census of 1940.
3 Based on Population census of 1940.
* Based on estimate of total population of the State.
3k30807
therefore, from rates previously published which were
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ta
ble 8. fHOCEDOTlAL OUTCOME FOR DEFE.-JDMnS DISPOSED OP FOR MAJOR OFFEBSES:
1938 TO 1942
PBOCEIWRAL OOTCOIO
l-.S
1941
1940
1939
1938
KUDber
Pement
aoBber
Percent
Number
Peroent
Number
PeTcent
Number
Percent
Defendants dlapoaed of
335
lOO.O
83?
100.0
432
100.0
436
100.0
496
100.0
Disposed of without conviction
69
45
2
17
266
261
5
20. S
12.4
0.6
1.5
5.1
79.4
77.9
1.5
n
1
4
301
274
16
9
10.7
9.2
0.3
1.2
89.3
81.3
5.3
2.7
51
38
1
6
6
381
366
1
12
11.8
8.8
0.2 .
1.4
1.4
9S.2
85.2
0.2
2.8
99
66
9
4
337
334
3
82.7
19.7
2.1
0.9
77.3
76.6
0.7
108
80
2
8
18
388
353
3
32
21. 8
16.1
0.4
1.6
3.6
76.2
71.2
0.6
6.5
Fo'jnd eullty by co'irt (Jury welved)
Table 3. TYTE OF a2OTE*:CE TiPOSSD OK DEFENDANTS C0!JVICTL;D OF M/iJOR 0FFEBE2: 1938 TO 1942
1 ^=i
1942
1941
1940
=
1939
1938
M'iTiber Percent
Nunber
Percent
Number
Percent
NuDber
Percent
Number
Percent
DefeDdaota conTlated and seatenced..
266
100.0
301
100.0
381
100.0
337
100.0
388
100.0
69
132
52
9
2
2
25.9
49.6
19. S
3.4
0.8
0.8
83
lao
66
7
3
12
27.6
43.2
21.9
2.3
1.0
4.0
104
202
66
8
1
27.3
53.0
17.3
2.1
0.3
_
91
176
55
12
3
27.0
52.2
16.3
3.6
0.9
lis
195
70
e
1
1
29.1
50.3
18.0
2.1
o.a
0.3
Inotlt'itlon for Juvenile dellnqiientF only.
Table 4. DISPOSITIOM IN SliPERIOa CO'JBTS OF KEKEKDATITS FOR ALL OFFEIESS: 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOIE FOR TOTAL DEFENDiJJTS
SEWTEICE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
ToUl
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
houee
Fine
or
costs
only
Inatl-
tutlon
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
0F?E1BS
Total
Dis-
missed
Aoqulttm
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty —
Other
sen-
court^
By
Jury
By
oourti
By
Jury
433
99
69
2
9
19
334
322
3
9
034
-
70
166
55
38
2
3
335
69
45
2
5
17
266
261
_
5
266
-
69
132
52
9
2
2
Murder
5
6
23
89
57
13
40
3
a
25
43
1
22
2
14
4
2
98
2
1
2
13
11
6
14
2
3
4
11
1
8
2
30
1
1
10
6
6
12
8
1
5
2
24
1
1
1
3
1
1
4
1
1
3
5
-
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
5
21
76
46
7
26
3
6
22
39
1
11
1
6
4
68
3
5
21
74
46
7
26
3
6
31
38
1
10
1
6
3
61
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
5
21
76
46
7
26
3
6
22
39
1
11
1
6
4
66
-
4
2
24
10
6
1
1
11
8
-
1
1
1
I
13
36
23
5
17
2
1
5
25
1
3
2
1
34
1
3
16
13
2
3
6
5
3
2
1
a
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
-
1
29
1
1
1
Larceny, except auto theft.
Embezzlement and fraud
stolen property, receiving.
Forgery and counterfeltinp.
-
Conmerclallzed vice
-
Vlolatine drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offeneee
-
_
Blcamv
_
Blaoloaail and extortion..
Eaoape and jail brealc....
-
_
Minor offenses^
1
^ Jury wBlvad.
" TUa group Inoludea aliior asoault;
are usually triad In minor oourts.
3-30807
DODBupport; violating liquor, ganbllng, or driving laws; and all other offoDses generally olaBBlfled aa ■Isdensanors wbloh
Deoesbar 3, 1943
U. S. DXFAROCSNT OF COOIESCS
Bnraau et tha Cansua
WaslilBgtoa
Sarlas f-11, Ho. 16
JUDICIAL CRmiHAL STATISTICS: 1942
NEW JERSEY
A total of 5,872 defaadaata vara dlspoaad of for aa-
]or effansaa In tha trial courta of Na* Jersay during
tba ealandar yaar 1942, aooordlsg to raporta rasairad
fros tha olarlca of oeurt by tha Buraau of tha Canaua.
Of thasa ;,S72 dafandasta, 4,399. or 74>9 paroant, wara
eonTletad and aantanoad; and 1,672, or 38.0 parsant, of
tha dafandants oonrlotad and aantanoad ware plaead on
probation or glTan a auapendad aantenoa, and 1,;04, or
34,2 parcant, wara aantanoad to a Stata priaon or re-
formatory. Of tha 3,?22 defendants ehargad with najor
orlaaa against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
oany, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 2,761, or 78.4 peroent,
were eonrioted; and of the 1,101 persona oharged with
major Crimea against tha peraon (murder, manalaughter,
aggraTated assault, and rape) 697, or 63.3 peroent, were
eonrioted.
Although the number of defendants disposed of for ma-
jor offenaea per 100,000 of the population waa Tirtually
the same in 1938 and 1942 (148.6 and 148.1, respeotiTe-
ly) , this rate has fluctuated from year to year with a
peaJc of 177.3 in 1940. Tha rata for defendants oon-
Tloted followed a similar pattern of variation, with a
figure of 139.0 for the same peak year. Uore defendants
were disposed of for larceny than for any other offense
during 1942, with burglary following in second place,
and the two offense groups together accounting for 35.7
percent of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 77.8 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major offenses ware conTieted. The
peroantage of defendants oonTleted deareased frcai 80.2
in 1938 to 74.9 in 1942, with the szoeptioa of a alight
Increaaa in 1941. In 1942, 60.6 paroant of all Aofaad-
anta entered a plea of guilty, whereas only 3.4 paroant
were found guilty by jury. (Sea table 2.1
Of all defendants oonTioted of major offenses during
tha past 5 years. 36.7 percent were placed on probation
or glTen a suspended sentence. The psreentagaa for 1941
and 1939 fell below this figure, end the percentages for
1942 and 1940 were somewhat higher. Of all dafandants
ooaTiotad of major offanaas during tha paat 5 years, 34.7
percent were sentenced to a State prison or reformatory.
The atatistlea praaented here are for thosa paraona
actually brought before a court having felony juriadie-
tion, Aose casea were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not eonristed, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the ease of eon-
Tiotion, to the most serious offense of whloe convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preaedlng 4 years, are presented is table 1, together
with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
ahows the procedural outcome of diapositions for major
offenaea during the past 5 years, while table 3 ahows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on prooedural outcoce and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
labia 1. TssxmoKsns disposed of abd deteiidabis costicisd, loa uutia ojnasxs, vitb bate hr 100,000 or tbx kirtutioh: 198s to im£
[statistics are bassd on reports frooi a Taryise nuabar of eountlea. Tha atnber of raportlng ooantleQ oat of tha 21 counties of tha State and
tha paroant of the 1940 papulation of the Stata In these reporting oonntlaa ars as follon: YiiZ, 19 cosntlaa, 93.6 paroant; 1941, 20
oonntles. 94.8 peroent; 1940, 20 counties, 98.3 parcant; 1939 and 1938, all counties, 100.0 paroant]
RATB PZa 100,000 OF mS roPDIATIOH
1941"-
1»40«
OEFEinUinS DISKISED OF
Total.
Uurder.
Manslanghter.
Bobbery
AggraTated assault
Burglary
Laroeny, except auto theft......
Auto theft
Bibazzlement and fraud
Stolen property, reoeiTlog, etc.
Forgery and ecunterfaitlng
Bape
Other aajcr offenses
IWFIHIlAglB COMVIUTJU)
Total.
HuTdar
lianBlaughtar
Bobbery
Aggravated aaaault
Burglary
Laroeny, except auto theft......
Auto theft
tobezzleaant and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, ate.
Forgery and countarfaltlag......
Bape
Other aajcr offanaas
65
80
266
725
1,038
1,061
305
499
176
178
231
1,249
47
42
219
266
279
121
132
164
941
7,250
5,870
6,104
148.1
133.0
177.3
57
101
354
654
963
631
343
408
179
172
242
987
51
103
400
743
1,666
1,193
398
956
152
127
220
1,241
S,519
84
TO
397
661
1,298
1,054
226
674
168
111
201
976
4,700
43
110
504
674
1,361
1,046
262
506
205
167
182
1,044
4,896
1.6
2.0
6.8
18.3
26.2
26.8
7.7
12.6
4.4
4.4
B.S
31.5
m.o
1.4
C.S
8.9
16.4
24.2
20.9
8.6
10.3
4.5
4.8
6.1
24.8
lOS.S
1.2
2.5
9.8
18.2
40.7
29.2
9.7
23.4
3.7
3.1
S.4
30.3
13S.0
41
43
270
415
87*
673
319
286
1£S
119
179
TVS
35
40
829
*S7
1,502
989
80S
580
102
101
ise
918
23
36
322
454
1,192
908
199
138
U9
95
150
764
37
S5
394
«71
1,224
913
287
882
141
125
120
79T
1.2
1.1
5.5
U.2
23.2
20.8
6.7
7.0
3.1
3.8
4.1
23.T
1.0
1.1
6.8
10.4
22.0
16.9
8.0
7.2
3.1
3.0
4.9
19.4
0.9
1.0
8.0
U.2
36.7
«4.2
7.5
14.2
2.5
2.5
3.9
22.4
142.1
0.8
1.7
9.6
16.0
31.4
25.5
5.5
16.3
4.1
1.7
4.9
23.6
113.8
0.6
0.9
7.8
U.O
28.9
22.0
4.8
10.6
2.9
2.3
3.6
18^
14S.8
1.0
2.7
12.3
16.4
38.2
25.5
6.4
12.3
5.0
4.1
4.4
29.4
119.3
0.9
i.a
9.6
11.9
29.8
82.8
5.8
9.8
8.A
8.0
2.9
19.4
Baaed on estlaate of civilian population for aoontlaa reporting,
which vera based on the Population canaua of 1940.
^ Baaed on Population oansos of 1940 for counties reportlag.
* Based on astlsate of total population of the State.
Bates for 1941 differ, tharefora, frca rates prevlossly pabllsbad
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STAtlSTICS— NEW JERSEY
Table 2, PROCEDDRAL OUTCOME FOR DEFKNOANTS DISFOSSIi OF POfi MAJOR OSTBKiT^iS: 1S38 TO i9«
PROCSDORAL OUTCOHB
19«Z
1941
1940
IMS
1938
Number
PsrosDt
Number
Feroeut
Number
Percent
IhmtHiT
Feroent
Number
Percent
5,872
100.0
5,291
100.0
7,250
100.0
5,870
100. 0
6,104
100.0
Disposed of without convlotion
l,i7S
9U
807
160
99
4,999
3,560
197
25.1
15.6
6.2
8.7
l.S
74.9
60.6
10.9
3.4
1,174
739
E41
166
28
4,117
3,542
401
174
22.2
14.0
4.6
8.1
0.5
77.6
66.9
7.6
3.3
1,731
1,138
302
185
U8
5,519
4,64fl
593
278
23.9
15.6
4.2
2.6
1.5
76.1
64.1
8.2
3.8
1,170
702
254
188
26
4,700
4,103
374
223
19.9
12.0
4.3
3.2
0.4
80.1
•69.9
6.4
3.8
1,808
681
ne
801
S4
4,896
4,807
386
303
19.8
68.9
Fonnd guilty by court ( jury walTed)
6.3
5.0
Tabl« S. TVPB OF 3KNTKNCE IMPOSED ON nEPENBANTS CONVICTED OF KAJOR OFFEHES:
[peroent not stiowa whan leoa than O.l]
1998 TO 194£
SDITSNOI
1948
1941
1940
1939
1988
Number
Peroent
Number
Peroent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Nuaber
Percent
Defendante eonrlcted aud aeDteoaed. .
4,399
100.0
4,117
100.0
6,619
100.0
4,700
100.0
4,896
IBO.O
1
1,504
1,672
809
395
5
13
34.2
38.0
18.4
9.0
0.1
0.3
S
1,488
1,399
796
408
11
12
0.1
86.1
34.0
19,3
9.9
0.3
0.3
1,960
2,098
1,053
341
51
16
35.6
38.0
19.1
6.2
0.9
0.3
2
1,355
1,704
944
402
80
13
S3.1
36.3
20.1
8.6
1.7
0.3
1,698
1,797
1,044
308
33
16
34.7
86.7
81.3 .
iDBtltutlon for Juvenile delinquents 0QI7.
0.7
0.9
T^bl« 4. DISPOSITION IN TRLAL COURTS OF UEFENmNTS FOR All OITEKSES: 1942
PROCEDDRAL ODTCOIE FOR TOTAL nEFBinAlflS
SEirmsas for mosi oonvictsd
Total
defendantfl
dieposed
of
Disposed of without coarlctlon
Convicted and aentenoed
Total
Death
pen-
alty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jatl or
work-
house
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juTanlle
delin-
quents
only
OTTENSK
Total
Dis-
missed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pon-
slty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tenoe
^ 1
oourt^
By
Jury
By
COUl't*
By
Jury
9,224
2,816
1,866
504
191
255
6,408
4,816
1,369
£23
6,408
1
1,631
S,60e
1,326
819
fi
17
5,872
1,473
911
307
160
95
4,399
3,560
6<2
197
4,399
1
1,504
1,67E
809
395
6
65
80
268
725
1,088
1,061
305
499
176
175
831
886
680
82
178
188
82
£6
18
48
1
14
8,368
18
88
49
231
120
885
39
220
56
43
67
54
198
27
S3
12
5
9
1
1
7
1,843
3
16
24
131
68
180
19
182
22
32
34
89
116
14
21
3
2
7
1
1
7
998
7
18
103
19
34
14
11
14
8
10
14
48
10
1
1
197
14
14
3
31
10
10
2
10
7
21
11
16
3
8
6
2
31
1
1
4
16
7
11
4
17
12
3
2
12
5
3
2
160
47
42
219
444
918
826
266
219
121
132
164
182
488
22
146
103
20
20
9
47
7
8,009
25
33
154
324
817
669
£25
246
89
121
119
140
365
19
lie
96
IS
19
9
47
i
1,£S6
1
43
97
77
147
40
30
81
10
£9
£0
97
3
25
£
1
1
727
1
2£
23
24
10
1
3
U
1
16
££
£6
3
5
4
1
86
47
42
£19
444
91B
826
266
279
121
13£
164
182
488
22
146
103
20
£0
9
47
7
£,009
1
46
11
154
96
3B0
£28
116
6£
15
56
85
55
135
6
£6
44
8
1
3
84
4
187
19
30
152
368
352
99
166
60
45
49
65
193
7
47
36
6
16
5
7
1
«8t
IE
SE
13E
1E9
150
38
48
14
81
BE
38
94
9
31
19
9
3
1
4
8
917
4
3
57
90
92
11
14
3E
10
5
28
66
S3
6
3
8
484
1
8
£
1
Lmro«n7, except auto theft.
8
^bezzlenent and fraud
Stolen property, reoelrlng.
Porgerr and oountarfeltlng.
Co^rolalized Tloe
Tiolatlo£ drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
Blaclcmall and extortion..
Ssoape and Jail break....
-
Unor offenses^
«
^ Jury WBlT«(J.
' Thle group Inoludai minor astiault; noaiupport; violating liquor, gambling, or drlTlng lam; aad all other offaoBes generally olaaslfiad ae nladtBtiDOra vfaloh arc
uBually tried In minor aourte.
Noveaber 4, 19l*i
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 6
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
NEW MEXICO
A total of 641 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of New Mexico during the
calendar year 1942, according to reports received from
the clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of
these 641 defendants, 435, or 67.9 percent, were con-
victed and sentenced; and 236, or 54-3 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State
prison or reformatory. Of the 377 defendants disposed
of for major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery,
burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, sto-
len property, forgery, and counterfeiting) 274, or 72.7
percent, were convicted; and of the 186 persons disposed
of for major crimes against the person (murder, man-
slaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 109, or 58.6
percent were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population showed a downward
trend from 189.7 in 1938 to 123.1 In 1942, although there
were increases in 1939 and 1941. The rate for defend-
ants convicted of major offenses decreased from 142.5 in
1938 to 83.5 in 1942. More defendants were disposed of
for larceny than for any other offense during 1942, this
offense group accounting for 28.4 percent of all major
offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 71.0 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. The
percentage convicted decreased from 75.1 in 1938 to 67.9
in 1942. In the same period, the proportion of defend-
ants dismissed increased from 19.2 percent in 1938 to
24.8 percent in 1941 and to 24.6 percent in 1942. In
1942, 58.3 percent of all defendants entered a plea of
guilty, whereas only 7.3 percent were found guilty by
Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 52.8 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1941, 1940,
and 1939 fell below this amount, while those for 1942
and 1938 were somewhat higher. Of all defendants con-
victed of major offenses during the past 5 years, 34.7
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year, A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted;
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEEENDANTS DISPOSED OF AMD DEFEHDAMTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, VniH RATE PER 100,000 OF IHE POWIATION; 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 31 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State In these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, 1941, and 1940, all counties, 100,0
percent; 1939 and 1938, 30 counties, 98.0 percent]
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
1939^
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
Murder '
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft. . '.
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Uurder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
25
23
20
29
10
33
92
114
30
79
182
271
26
55
46
78
14
24
69
118
49
63
78
87
16
12
8
57
23
140
24
25
9
45
24
52
12
18
22
62
63
195
48
46
20
94
40
45
969
185.6
182.2
27
23
32
100
90
296
43
79
28
127
40
84
18
23
23
115
98
343
43
83
25
107
52
78
50
24
24
126
81
288
36
69
50
81
58
68
4.
3.
1.
17.
5.
34.
5.0
8.8
2.7
13.2
9.4
15.0
83.5
4.4
5.5
6.3
21.7
15.1
51.6
10.5
14.9
4.6
22.5
12.0
16.6
126.7
5.1
4.3
6.0
18. e
16.9
55.7
8.1
14.9
5.3
23.9
7.5
15.8
128.8
18
18
27
52
78
199
37
56
17
101
25
57
13
12
17
54
79
271
34
56
17
91
34
50
35
13
21
66
66
242
32
47
40
73
31
51
3.1
2.3
1.5
10.9
4.4
26.9
4.6
4.8
1.7
8.6
4.6
10.0
2.3
3.4
4.2
11.8
12.0
37.2
9.1
8.8
3.8
17.9
7.6
8.6
3.4
3.4
5.1
- 9.8
14.7
37.4
7.0
10.5
3.2
19.0
4.7
10.7
196.6
3.5
4.5
4.5
22.4
19.1
66.9
8.4
16.2
4.9
20.9
10.1
16.2
142.0
2.6
2.3
3.3
10.5
15.4
52.9
6.6
10.9
3.3
17.7
6.6
9.8
189.7
9.9
4.8
4.8
25.0
16.1
57.2
7.2
13.7
9.9
16.1
11.5
13.5
142.5
7.0
2.6
4.2
13.1
13.1
48.1
6.4
9.S
7.9
14.6
6.2
10.1
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which were
based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940.
^ Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
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JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— NZV,' MEXICO
Table 2. PROCEDURAl OUTCOKE FOR DEFENDAWTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME
194S
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
641
100.0
974
100.0
969
100.0
1,008
100.0
955
Disposed of without conviction
206
158
1
39
8
435
374
14
47
32.1
24.6
0.2
6.1
1.2
67.9
58.3
2.2
7.3
309
242
5
53
9
665
569
36
60
31.7
24.8
0.5
5.4
0.9
68. 3
58.4
3.7
6.2
284
223
9
36
16
665
615
25
45
29.3
23.0
0.9
3.7
1.7
70.7
63.5
e.6
4.6
280
237
4
39
728
661
5
62
27.8
23.5
0.4
3.9
72.2
65.6
0.5
6.2
238
183
51
3
717
622
33
62
24.9
19,2
0.3
75.1
Pleaded guilty^
Found guilty by court (Jury wai Ted)
65.1
3.5
^ Includes one plea of nolo contendere for carrying, ate, weapons.
Table 3. TYPE OF SEtTTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
19 4S
1941
1940
1939
1^38
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced..
435
100.0
665
100.0
685
100.0
728
100.0
717
100.0
236
131
26
16
20
4
54.3
30.1
6.0
4.1
4.6
0.9
1
342
229
45
25
23
0.2
51.4
34.4
6.8
3.6
3.5
360
237
47
13
28
52.6
34.6
6.9
• 1.9
4.1
1
377
276
40
24
10
0.1
51.8
3.3
1.4
4
389
248
39
14
23
0.6
34.6
2.0
Institution for juvsnlle delinquents only.
3.2
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURTS OF DEFE^'DANTS FOR ALL OFFE^'SES: 1942
PROCEDimAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
■ SENTENCE FOR THOSE COt.'VICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFENSE
ToUl
Dis-
missed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty*'
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
By
court-'
By
Jury
By
court-'
By
Jury
All ofrenaes
1,039
351
288
2
45
16
688
617
19
52
688
254
245
78
73
30
8
tojor offenses
641
206
158
1
39
8
435
374
14
47
435
.
236
131
26
IB
20
4
i-urder
25
20
10
92
30
162
26
46
14
69
49
15
17
4
28
14
3
2
2
3
2
2
398
9
8
2
35
7
42
2
21
5
24
25
4
6
1
7
8
2
1
2
1
145
4
3
2
30
6
33
1
17
5
19
16
3
5
,1
6
5
2
1
1
1
130
1
1
5
5
5
1
7
2
7
1
1
3
1
6
1
1
2
3
1
8
16
12
8
57
23
140
24
25
9
45
24
11
11
3
21
6
1
2
2
1
253
a
5
8
54
18
122
22
24
7
43
17
10-
10
2
19
5
2
2
1
243
1
3
8
■
1
1
5
8
7
2
2
10
2
1
1
2
7
1
1
2
1
1
'
5
16
12
G
57
23
140
24
25
9
45
24
11
11
3
21
6
1
2
2
1
253
-
13
10
7
24
10
73
14
19
' 8
28
19
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
18
3
2
1
21
7
44
6
6
1
16
3
2
4
12
3
1
1
1
114
3
1
7
3
1
7
1
2
1
1
52
6
7
1
1
3
55
3
5
7
1
1
2
10
.
_
_
_
Larceny, except auto theft.
2
Embazzlanant and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
-
Forgery and count orf siting.
-
Comraerciallzed vice
-
Violating drug lans
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other najor offenses
2
_
BlRany
_
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape '^nd Jail break....
-
4
"■ Jury waived.
^ Includes one plea of nolo contendere for carrying, etc., weapone.
^ Tfils group includes minor assault; nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving law?
usually tried in minor courts,
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and all other offensea generally classified as misdemeanors which are
November 5> 1943
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 7
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
NEW YORK
A total of 8,779 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the county trial courts (including the 5
counties that are boroughs of New York City) during the
calendar year 1942, according to reports received from
the New York Stata Department of Correction by the Bu-
reau of the Census, Of these 8,779 defendants, 6,627, or
75,5 percent, were convicted and sentenced; and 2,750, or
41,5 percent, of the defendants convicted and sentenced
were sent to a State prison or reformatory. Of the 6,077
defendants disposed of for major crimes against property
in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft, embez-
zlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and counter-
feiting) 4,829, or 79,5 percent, were convicted; and of
the li562 persons disposed of for major crimes against
the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault,
and rape) 1,027, or 65.7 percent were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the popula-tion showed a downward
trend, with the exception of 1940, from 79.4 in 1938 to
68.2 in 1942. The rate for defendants convicted of ma-
jor offenses increased from 58,0 in 1938 to 59,3 in 1939,
and then decreased steadily to 51,5 in 1942, More de-
fendants v/ere disposed of for larceny than for any other
offense during 1942, this offense group accounting for
30,9 percent of all major offense dispositions, (See
table 1,)
During the past 5 years, 74,8 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 73.0 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 78.0 percent; in 1940, 72.6 percent; in 1941, 75-3
percent; and in 1942, 75-5 percent, (See table 2.) Data
showing procedural outcome for defendants convicted are
not available for New York.
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses dur-
ing the past 5 years, 41.7 percent were sentenced to a
State prison or reformatory. The percentage so sen-
tenced decreased from 43.6 in 1938 to 40,3 in 1941, and
then increased to 41,5 in 1942. Of all defendants con-
victed of major offenses during the past 5 years, 35.2
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented In table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence Imposed on defendants v;ho were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENDANTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE ropOTATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics for all years except 1939 based on reports for all of the 62 counties of the State. Statistics for 1939 based on complete
reports from 57 counties and partial reports from the remaining 5 counties; these reports together covered approximately 99.0 percent
of the 1940 population of the State. Rate not shown where less than O.l]
HATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
1938"
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Idurder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
8,779
9,432
10,797
10,153
10,687
68.2
72,0
80.1
76.0
141
1S2
799
900
1,447
2,713
733
3
157
225
S39
1,140
6,627
114
229
818
737
1,817
2,485
778
20
174
357
367
1,536
7.102
146
210
1,179
787
2,359
2,799
789
SO
221
505
4SS
1,339
7,834
106
222
947
816
2,413
2,375
732
17
177
408
437
1,503
7,924
112
222
1,169
924
2,491
2,453
653
41
231
446
398
1,547
7.803
1.1
1.4
6.2
7.0
11. S
21.1
5.7
1,2
1.7
2.6
8.9
0.9
1.7
6.2
5.6
13.9
19.0
6.9
0.2
1.3
S.7
2.8
11.7
54.2
1.1
1.6
8.7
6,8
17.5
20. B
6.9
0.2
1,6
3,7
3,2
9.9
58,1
0,8
1.7
7,1
6,1
18.1
17,8
5.5
0,1'
1,3
3.1
3.3
11.2
59,3
SB
117
587
622
1,134
2,262
610
1
83
152
200
771
65
163
579
526
1,448
2,190
659
14
96
284
239
639
85
149
700
484
1,883
2,294
665
10
114
366
243
841
61
139
691
568
2,058
2,026
623
5
85
327
294
1,047
67
125
79S
607
2,060
2,045
535
15
80
333
249
894
0,7
0.9
4.6
4.8
8.8
17,6
4.7
0.6
1,2
1.6
6,0
0,5
1.2
4,4
4.0
11,1
16,7
5,0
0,1
0,7
2,2
1,8
6.4
0.6
1.1
5.2
3.6
14.0
17.0
4.9
0,1
0.8
2.7
1.8
6.2
0,5
1,0
5.2
4,3
15.4
15,2
4,7
79,4
0,8
1,7
8,7
6,9
18,5
18,2
4.9
0.3
1.7
3.3
3.0
11,5
58,0
0.5
0.9
5.9
4.5
16.3
15.2
4.0
0.1
0.6
2.5
1.9
6.6
^ Based on estimate of civilian population of the State, Rates for 1941 differ,
based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940.
^ Based on estimate of population covered by the reports,
* Based on estimate of total population of the State,
3-3e?78
therefore, frcm rates previously published which wBre
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS~MZW YORK
"Cable 2. PROCEDURE, OUTCOME FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MA.JOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOUE
194£
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants disposed of
a, 779
100.0
9,432
100.0
10,797
100.0
10,153
100,0
10,687
100.0
Diapooed of without conviction
2,152
1,689
246
217
6,62?
24.5
19.2
2.8
2-5
75.5
2,330
1,730
311
289
7,102
24.7
18.3
3.3
3.1
75.3
2,963
1,413
510
1.040
7,834
27.4
13.1
4.7
9.6
72.6
2,229
1,332
573
324 ■
7,924
22.0
13.1
li
78.0
2,884
1,986
765
133
7,803
27.0
18.6
7.2
1.2
73,0
Pleaded guilty
Found guilty by court (Jury waived)^
Found guilty by Jury
^ Item not applicable for ttila State.
Table 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS COOTICTED OF UWOR OFFENSES; 1938 TO 1942
SEWZENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced..
5,527
100.0
7,102
100.0
7,834
100.0
7,924
100.0
7,aos
100.0
Death penalty
Prison or reformatory
18
2,750
2,367
1,464
32
6
0,3
41.5
35.7
21.9
0.5
0.1
21
2,665
2,494
1,659
45
18
0.3
40.3
35.1
23.4
0.6
0.3
24
3,203
2,845
1,719
29
14
0.3
40.9
36.3
21.9
0.4
0.2
23
3,338
2,772
1,729
55
7
0.3
42.1
35.0
21.8
0.7
0.1
20
3,400
2,633
1,699
20
31
0.3
43.6
33.7
21.8
0.3
0.4
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
Table 4. .DISPOSITION IN miAL COURTS OF DEFEIUlAKTS FOR ALL 0FFEK32S: 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEKNDAmS
SENTENCE FOR THOSE COHTICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
. of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and eentenced
Total
Death
penelty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
coats
only
Insti-
tution
■for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFEIEE
Total
Dis-
missed
Acquitted--
Other
no-
pon-
elty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
court*
By
Jury
By
court ^
By
jury
tence
10,302
2,333
1,811
-
255
257
7,969
^ 7,271
_
^ 698
7,969
18
2,850
3,058
1,984
52
.
8,779
2,152
1,589
-
246
217
6,627
-
-
-
6,627
16
2,750
2,367
1,454
32
-
141
182
799
900
1,447
2,713
733
3
157
225
339
24
314
24
335
443
1,523
53
65
212
278
313
451
123
2
74
73
139
6
77
64
222
181
36
35
163
185
274
409
77
2
60
58
"^
48
53
173
122
-
8
25
32
68
16
18
15
10
5
15
1
13
5
25
19
9
5
17
35
23
24
31
4
10
13
16
6
24
40
68
117
587
622
1,134
2,262
610
1
83
152
200
18
237
24
271
221
1,342
-
-
-
88
117
567
622
1.134
2,262
610
1
83
152
200
18
237
24
271
221
1,342
17
1
68
96
522
331
454
568
152
26
73
113
10
140
65
104
r
100
13
45
141
437
1,053
316
1
36
59
45
1
46
4
104
66
691
7
20
144
236
616
141
18
20
41
6
50
12
97
46
530
1
6
6
4
1
3
1
1
5
4
20
-
Larceny, except auto theft..
1
Embeazlamant and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
-
Forgery and counterfeiting. .
Rape
-
Carrying, etc., weapons
Other major offenses^
-
Blaamy
Blackmail and extortion...
Escape and Jail break
Kidnaping
Perjury
1
* Item not applicable for thla State.
* Classification by offense not available,
^ This group Includes minor assault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws;
usually triad in minor courts.
and all other offenses generally classified as mlsdeneanora which are
SaptaAw It, 191(3
S. DEPABTOENT 0? COMHEIiCE
Bureau of the Cengus
Washington
Series J-11, No. 1
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
NORTH DAKOTA
Beports on 334 defendants dlspcded of for major offenaas
in the district c-^rts of North Dakota during the calendar
year 1942 were received by the Bureau of the Census from
the olerks of court. Of these 364 defendants, 320, or
87,9 percent, were oonvicted and sentenced. Of the 320
defendants convicted and sentenced, 189, or 92. 8 percent,
were sentenced to a State prison or reformatory. Of the
265 defendants disposed of for major crimes against
property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft,
embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and counter-
feiting) 242, or 91.3 percent, were convicted. Of the S3
persons disposed of for major crimes against the person
(murder, nanalaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 47,
or 88.7 percent, were convicted.
the number of defendants disposed of for major offenses
per 100,000 of the population increased from 66.6 in 1938
to 92.6 in 1939 and then decreased steadily to 61.4 in 1942.
The rate for defendants convicted of major offenses fol-
lowed the sams general trend, increasing from 73.3 in
1938 to 60.1 in 1939, and decreasing to 54. 0 In 1942.
More defendants were disposed of for laroeny than for any
other offense during 1942, this offense group accounting
for 32.7 percent of all major offense dispoBltions. (See
table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 86.0 percent of all defendants
disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In 1938,
82.6 percent of the defendants were convicted; in 1939,
86.5 percent; in 1940, 86.6 percent; in 1941, 65.0 per-
cent; and in 1942, 67.9 percent. In 1942, 64.1 percent
of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only
3.3 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 54.5 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or refoimatory. This percentage has fluctuated
around 52 percent since 1936, with the exception of a rise
to 61.5 percent in 1940. Only 14.0 percent of all defen-
dants convicted of major offenses during the past 5 years
were placed on probation or given a suspended sentence.
This release presents data on ' those persons actually
brought before a court having felony Jurisdiction, whose
cases were disposed of by the court during the calendar
year. A defendant charged with more than one offense, if
not convicted, was assigned to the most serious offense
of which charged, and in the case of conviction to the most
serious offense of which convicted. The number of de-
fendants disposed of for selected major offenses and also
the number convicted, during 1942 and the preceding 4 years,
are presented In table 1, together with the rate per
100,000 of the population. Table 2 shows the procedural
outcome of dispositions for major offenses during the past
5 years, while table 3 shows the type of sentence Imposed
on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data on pro-
cedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all defendants
charged in 1942 are presented by offense in table 4,
Table 1. DEfENDAMTS DISPOSED AND DEFEHDANTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OIHINSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF IHE POPULATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 53 counties of the State
and the percent of the 1940 population of the State In these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1941,
51 counties, 97.3 percent; 1940, 45 counties, 58,0 percent; 1939, 52 counties, 98.5 percent; 1938, 50 counties, 93.8 percent]
OFFENSE
NUMBER
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE FOFUIATION
1942'-
1941'-
1940'
1939'
1938'
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault,
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS COHVICIED
Total.
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
4
6
11
17
46
119
8
33
6
43
26
46
3
5
11
17
42
108
8
27
6
41
22
31
4
8
8
10
57
130
27
36
3
46
28
57
3
8
6
10
50
109
22
27
3
43
22
69.3
84,2
11
18
90
131
16
64
a
44
25
78
4
6
17
23
98
189
27
46
13
35
47
80
4
4
12
29
82
134
31
55
8
43
0,7
1.0
1.9
2,9
7.6
20.1
1.3
5.6
1.0
7,3
4,4
7.8
64,0
0,7
1,3
1,3
1,7
9.6
21.8
4.5
6,9
0,5
7.7
4.7
9.6
58.9
0.5
0,6
1,9
3,2
15,8
23.0
2,8
9,5
1.4
7.7
4.4
13.7
74.6
2
3
10
14
89
122
15
47
7
42
20
66
3
6
16
11
93
169
27
40
12
32
26
71
8
24
72
122
26
49
0,6
0.8
1.9
2.9
7.1
18.2
1.3
4.6
0.8
6.9
3.7
6,2
0.5
1,3
1.0
1.7
8,4
18,3
3.7
4.5
0,5
7.2
3,7
8,1
0.4
0.6
1.8
2.5
15,6
21,4
2.6
8.2
1.2
7,4
3,6
9.6
92.6
0.6
0.8
2.7
3.6
15.6
30.0
4.3
7,3
2,1
5.6
7.6
12.7
80.1
0,5
0,8
2,5
1,7
14,7
26,8
4,3
6,3
1,9
6.1
4.1
11.3
88,6
0.7
0,7
2.0
4,8
13,7
22.3
5.2
9.2
1.3
7.2
6.3
15,5
73,3
0.6
0.3
1.3
4.0
12.0
20.3
4.3
8.2
1.2
6.0
4.7
10.6
1 Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which
were based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940 for counties reporting.
' Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting. 3-34402
JUDICIAL CRIMINAI. STATISTICS— NORTH DAKOTA
•table 2. HWCSDURAL OUTCOUK FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR l^AJOR OFFENSES: 1936 TO 1942
raoCKDOBAl ODTOOIE
194£
1941
1940
1939
1938
Dunbar
Psrcoat
Number
Percent
Number
Peroent
Number
PerceDt
Number
Peroent
DefQodants dlBponeil of
3£4
100.0
413
100.0
481
100.0
984
100.0
533
100.0
44
30
4
5
5
320
306
2
12
12.1
6.2
1.1
1.4
1.4
87.9
84.1
0.5
3.3
....
62
B4
4
4
351
339
2
10
15.0
13.0
1.0
1.0
85.0
82.1
0.5
2.4
55
42
2
9
2
426
400
26
11.4
8.7
0.4
1.9
0.4
88.6
63.2
5.4
79
60
1
9
9
505
480
3
22
13.5
10.3
0.2
1.5
1.5
66.5
62.2
0.6
3.8
93
78
12
3
440
414
10
16
14.6
Pleaded guilty
77.7
1.9
Table 3. TYPE OF SZHT2KCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS C0N71CTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
siamiNCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
ftrcent
Number
Peroent
Defeadante convicted and sentenced
320
100.0
351
100.0
426
100.0
505
lOO.O
440
100.0
169
50
59
16
26
52.8
15.6
16.4
5.0
S.l
183
59
76
10
23
52.1
16.8
21.7
2.8
6.6
262
50
77
8
29
61.5
11.7
18.1
1.9
6.6
270
71
108
22
34
53.5
14.1
21.4
4.4
6.7
228
55
106
10
39
51.8
12.5
24.5
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only
8.9
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTSICT 00OT11S OF DEFENDAWIB FOR ALL OFFENSES; 1942
PROCEDDRAl ODICOME FOR TOTAL DSFENnANTS
3EHTCJCE F05 T.IOSE CONVICTED
Total
defendants
diepoeed
of
Disposed of without conrtotlon
Convloted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prison
or
refonta-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Locel
Jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFENSE
Total
Dls-
misaed
Acquitted—
Other
no
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
aon-
tence
^ 1
oourt*
By
Jury
By
court^
By
Jury
All offenses
740
68
67
8
5
8
552
629
3
20
65E
177
143
214
90
2?
1
Major offenses
364
44
30
4
5
5
320
306
2
12
320
_
169
50
59
16
26
_
4
6
11
17
45
119
8
33
6
43
26
3
29
2
12
6
1
3
1
1
376
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
11
3
4
11
1
1
-
1
1
1
3
1
5
1
1
B
3
5
11
17
42
108
6
27
5
41
22
3
19
7
4
-
3
1
2
4
25
52
6
U
3
30
20
5
2
5
3
1
1
6
2
3
4
5
16
6
2
3
2
6
1
1
93
i
6
6
24
10
2
3
4
1
1
165
3
1
4
5
3
74
1
4
5
12
1
1
1
1
3
11
6
1
2
4
10
5
2
1
1
1
44
3
10
4
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
37
_
17 15
_
42
108
8
27
5
41
22
8
19
2
7
4
1
2
42
105
6
26
5
40
17
3
19
2
6
3
1
2
323
_
Larceny, except auto theft
-
_
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeltine
~
_
_
.
Carrying, etc., weapons
-
_
_
Bigamy
Blackmail and extortion
I :
2
332
-
.
.
1
^ Jury waived.
* This group includes minor assault; nonsupport; violating liquor, ganbllng, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified aa mladameanors which arv usually
tried Id minor oourts. 3UM402
October 3, 1944
U. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCB
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 25
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
OHIO
A total of 4,079 defendants were disposed of for
major offenses In the common pleas courts of Ohio during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the office of the Secretary of State of Ohio by the
Bureau of the Census. Of these 4,079 defendants, 3,194,
or 78.3 percent, were convicted and sentenced; and
1,454, or 45.5 peraent, of the defendants convicted and
sentenced were sent to a State prison or reformatory.
Of the 3,049 defendants disposed of for major crimes
against property in 1942 (robbery, biarglary, larceny,
auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, for-
gery, and ooiinterfeiting) 2,442, or 80.1 percent, were
convicted; and of the 660 persons disposed of for major
crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter, aggra-
vated assault, and rape) 46I, or 69.8 percent, were
convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major
offenses per 100,000 of the population dropped from 94.3
in 1938 to 59.0 in 1942. Likewise, the rate for defend-
ants convicted showed a decline from 79.7 in 1938 to
46.2 in 1942. Among defendants disposed of for major
offenses during 1942, there were more defendants dis-
posed of for biirglary than for any other offense, wi.th
larceny following in second place, and the two offense
groups together accounting for 36.7 percent of all major
offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 62.9 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major offenses were convicted. In
1938, 84.6 percent of the defendants were convicted; In
1939, 83.3 percent; in 1940, 83.7 percent; in 1941, 83.2
percent; and in 1942, 78.3 percent. In 1942, 67.1 percent
of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only
6.5 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants conviotod of major offenses during
the past 5 yesrs, 45-9 percent were sentenced to a Stats
prison or reformatory. The percentage for 1940 was
higher than this figure, and the percentages for 1942,
1941, anci 1939 were somewhat lower.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having fslony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases ware disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the i-ost
serious offense of v/hioh charged, and in the case of
oon'^iction, to the most serious offense of which con-
victed. The number of defendants disposed of for se-
lected major offenses and also the number convicted,
during the calendar year 1942 and the preceding 4 years,
are presented in table 1, together with the rate per
100,000 of the population. Table 2 shows the procedural
outcome of dispositions for major offenses during the
past 5 years, while table 3 shows the type of sentence
imposed on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data
on procedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all
defendants charged in 1942 are presented by offense in
table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDAMTS DISPOSED OF AM) DEI-ENDABTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFEKSES, IHTH RATE lER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION: 1938 TO 1942
Qstatlstlcu are baaed on reports from a varying number of eounties. The number of reporting counties out of the 03 counties of the State
and the percent of the 1940 population of the State In these reporting oountiea are as follaws: 1942, 87 counties, 99.8 percent; 1941,
1940, and 1939, all comities, 100.0 peMent; 1938, 87 coimties, 99.8 percent]
NOUEER
1942
RATE PER 100,000 OF TSS POHJLATIfflJ
1942*
1941"
1940'
1939*
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Murder
l:aDslaughter , .
Robbery
Aggrav-ited assault
Burgl.u^y
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud..........
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery ana counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS OOWICTED
Total
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery ^
Aggravated assault.
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft......
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and oouutarfeltlug
Rape
other ma jor offenses ,
4,079
70
179
454
£58
969
628
483
214
87
314
15SI
370
3,194
41
132
372
184
785
448
395
14S
B7
237
104
291
4,515
5,320
5,536
6,459
59.0
65.2
77.0
58
19S
46£
834
1,060
634
499
301
76
399
157
432
7S
181
592
271
1,473
692
540
B18
106
504
15C
420
4,453
36
161
336
179
955
548
444
199
66
336
121
354
62
142
499
210
1,290
618
486
217
85
40S
102
344
72
175
60S,
524
313
163
479
183
491
4,611
116
201
778
340
1,682
304
661
378
157
601
191
551
5,462
1.0
2.6
6.6
3.7
14.0
7.6
7.0
3.1
1.3
4.5
2.2
5.S
4f. .2
SO
132
494
199
1,3-41
677
454
S16
135
■as
1S5
397
89
169
674
272
1,492
706
538
268
331
612
137
424
0.6
1.9
5.4
2.7
11. S
6.4
5.7
2.1
1.0
3.4
1.5
4.2
0.8
F,.8
6.5
3.4
15.6
9.2
7.2
4.8
1.1
5.8
2.3
6.2
54. S
1.1
2.6
8.6
3.9
21.3-
10.0
7.8
t.6
1.5
7.3
2.2
6.1
64.5
0.5
2.3
5.1
2.6
13.8
7.9
b,4
2.9
1.0
t'J,
5.1
0.8
2.1
7.2
3.0
18.7
8.9
7.0
3.1
1.2
5.9
1.5
5.0
80.2
1.0
2.5
8.7
S.8
21.7
11.2
7.6
4.5
2.4
6.9
2.7
7.1
66.8
C.7
1.9
7.2
2.9
19.4
9.8
6.6
3.1
2.0
5.5
2.0
5.3
94.3
1.7
2.9
11.4
5.0
24.5
11.7
9.6
6.5
2.3
S.S
2.9
8.0
79.7
1.3
2,5
9.3
4.0
21. S
10.3
a.s
3.9
1.9
7.6
2.0
6.2
Eased on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting.
' Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Hates foi' 1941 differ,
based on the Population census of 1940,
^ Baaed on Population census of 1940.
* Based on estimate of total O'pulation of the State,
B Based on estimate of total \ iiulation for counties reporting*
therefore, from rates ptroviously published which were
3- J/&^ i
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— OHIO
Table 2. FHOCEDURAL OUTCOME FCR DEFSKUAWl'S DISPOSED 0? FOR MAJOR OFFE^ES: 1938 TO 1942
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Nunber
Percent
Number
Percent
KujDber
Percent
Number
Percent
4,079
100.0
4,515
100.0
5,320
100.0
5,536
100.0
6,459
100.0
885
652
75
103
55
3,194
2,736
194
264
21.7
16.0
1.8
2.5
1.3
78.3
67.1
4.3
6.5
760
528
97
111
24
3,755
3,235
217
303
16.8
U.7
2.1
2.5
0.5
83.2
71.7
4.8
6.7
867
620
82
117
48
4,453
3,959
223
271
16.3
U.7
1.5
2.2
0.9
63.7
74.4
4.2
5.1
925
668
93
123
41
4,611
4,070
236
306
16.7
12.1
1.7
2.2
0.7
83.3
73.6
4.9
5.5
997
682
80
179
53
5,462
4,737
253
472
15.4
10.6
1.3
2.8
0.8
S4.6
73.3
3.9
7.3
Pleaaed guilty
Found guilty by court (jury waived)
Table 3. TTffi OF SESsTHTOE IMPOSED C9J DEFE1TDAHT3 CCKVICTED OF HAJCSR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
(Percent not shown where less than 0.1)
somacE
1
342
1941
1940
1939
1938
number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced...
3,194
100.0
3,755
100.0
4,453
100.0
—
4,611
100.0
5,462
100.0
2
1,454
1,443
225
69
1
0.1
45.5
45.2
7.0
2.2
2
1,721
1,573
301
158
0.1
45.8
41.9
8,0
4.2
7
2,083
i,eeo
2S5
188
0.2
46.8
42.2
6.6
4.2
1
2,093
2,001
379
137
45.4
43.4
G.2
3.0
18
2,506
2,297
468
173
0.3
45.9
42.1
8.6
3.2
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only..
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN COaiOH FLEAS COURTS OF DEFENDANTS F(E ALL OFFENSES: 1942
recCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDAKTS
Total
defendant 3
dlapoaed
Disposed of without conviction
Dls-
misaed
Ac quitted -
By By
court^ Jury
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
gullty—
Sy By
court ^ jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE C0NVICTE31
Death
penalty
rofonaa-
tory
Probation Local
or jail or
suspended work-
sentdnce house
COSlfi
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
All offenses
Ualrr offenses
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Ag^avated assault
Burglary
lATTeny, except auto theft,
Auto theft ,
Ssbezzlement and fteud....
Stolen property, receiving
etc
?argery and couaterfeltine
Rape
Comnerclallaed vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
C*rr>'ingr etc. , vreapoDs....
Other inDjor offenses
Abortion ,
Arson
Bigamy
Blectanoil and extortion.
Escape and Jail break,.,.
Kidnaping
Par Jury
Minor offenses ^
1,407
4,574
1,443
70
179
454
258
969
526
483
214
87
314
28
128
112
5
L'6
12
29
15
?4
184
50
15C
41
132
372
184
785
443
395
143
67
237
104
10
147
709
407
365
134
57
225
41
132
372
184
785
443
S95
143
13
104
1
10
9
70
2
26
2
I'M
22
81
-
S
5
28
.
10
14
20
266
80
385
123
162
37
47
20
6
106
,-
_
94
2
6
385
13
2
203
98
18
230
1
2
92
a
6
32
13
2
ISO
3
7
26
17
^
^ Jury waived.
■ This group includes minor assault; aoosupportj violating liquor, gambling, or driviJig laws; and all other offenaoa generally classified as miademeanora which arti
Wiually tried in minor courts.
July 15, 1944
U. S. DEPART! :EI;T of COMtERCE
Bureau of the Census
V/ashington
Series J-11, No. 2>
JUDICIAL CRnilKAL STATISTICS: 19;f2
OREGON
A total of 578 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the circuit courts of Oregon during the cal-
endar year 1942, according to reports received from the
clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of these
578 defendants, 503, or 87.0 percent, were convicted and
sentenced; and 259, or 51.5 percent, of the defendants
convicted and sentenced were sentenced to a prison or
reformatory. Of the 433 defendants charged with major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
ceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 393, or 90.8 percent, were
convicted; and of the 90 persons charged with major crimes
against the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated
assault, and rape) 66, or 73-3 percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major offen-
ses per 100,000 of the population increased from 112.5
in 1938 to 119.5 in 1939, and then decreased to 85.9 in
1942. The rate for defendants convicted decreased from
99.3 in 1938 to 74.8 in 1942. More defendants were dis-
posed of for larceny than for any other offense during
1942, with forgery following in second place, and the
two offense groups together accounting for 42.9 percent
of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 85.4 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major offenses were convicted. This
percentage was 88.3 in 1938, 83.0 in 1939, 87.5 in 1940,
81.8 in 1941, and 87.0 in 1942. In 1942, 80.8 percent of
all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only
5.2 percent were found guilty by jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 48. 2 percent were sentenced to a prison
or reformatory. The percentages for 1938 and 1939 fell
below this figure, and the percentages for the remaining
years were somev/hat higher. Of all defendants convicted
of major offenses during these 5 years, 35-7 percent
were placed on probation or given a suspended sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, v/as assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of
conviction, to the most serious offense of which con-
victed. The number of defendants disposed of for se-
lected major offenses and also the nu^aber convicted,
during the calendar year 1942 and the preceding 4 years,
are presented in table 1, together with the rate per
100,000 of the population. Table 2 shov/s the procedural
outcome of dispositions for major offenses during the
past 5 years, while table 3 shov/s the type of sentence
imposed on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data
on procedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all
defendants charged in 1942 are presented by offense in
table 4.
T&ble 1. DEFENEAMIS DISPOSED OF AND DErEND/UTIS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POHOATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number -of reporting counties out of the 36 counties of the State
and the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, 31 counties, 63.2 percent; 1941,
35 counties, 99.7 percent; 1940, 36 counties, 100.0 percent; 1939, 32 counties, 88.0 percent; 1938, 30 counties, 90.9 percent]
NUMBER
RATE PER 100
,000 OF THE POPULATION
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1942^
19411
1940^
1939^
1938^
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
578
1,048
1,115
1,136
1,089
85.9
97.9
102.3
119.5
112.5
Murder
7
14
8
38
54
161
56
52
15
87
31
55
503
15
35
25
68
146
237
75
132
23
143
48
101
857
10
17
30
36
185
263
91
153
34
161
43
92
976
4
21
40
52
187
351
76
127
25
120
35
98
943
12
17
50
29
171
296
84
137
45
119
51
78
962
1.0
2.1
1.2
5.6
8.0
23.9
8.3
7.7
2.2
12.9
4.6
8.2
74.8
1.4
3.3
2.3
6.4
13.6
22.1
7.0
12.8
2.1
13.4
4.5
9.4
80.0
0.9
1.6
2.8
3.3
17.0
24.1
8.4
14.0
3.1
14.8
3.9
8.4
89.6
0.4
2.2
4.2
5.5
19.7
37.0
8.0
13.4
2.6
12.6
3.7
10.3
99.2
1.2
l.S
5.2
3.0
17.7
30/6
Auto theft
8.7
14.1
4.6
12.3
5.3
8.1
DEFENDANTS COOTIOTED
Total
99.3
6
13
8
26
49
142
53
49
12
80
21
44
13
11
23
51
126
201
61
105
20
129
34
83
8
10
25
29
166
237
81
139
31
146
28
76
2
12
36
38
166
289
73
106
19
93
29
80
7
11
44
24
155
279
79
115
39
110
41
58
0.9
1.9
1.2
3.9
7,3
21.1
7.9
7.3
l.B
11.9
3.1
6.5
1.2
1.0
2.1
4.8
11.8
18.8
5.7
9.8
1.9
12.0
3.2
7.8
0.7
0.9
2.3
2.7
15.2
21.7
7.4
12.8
2.8
13.4
2.6
7.0
0.2
1.3
3.8
4.0
17.5
30.4
7.7
11.2
2.0
9.8
3.1
8.4
0.7
1.1
4.5
2.5
16.0
28.8
Auto theft
8.2
11.9
4.0
11.4
Rape
4.2
6.0
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
which were based on the population census of 1940,
^ Based on population census of 1940.
^ Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
.TUDICIAL CRlJjIINAL STATISTICS— OREGON
Table 2.— P7:'.,:-DURAL OUTCOME FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSSS: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOUS
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
57B
100^
1,048
100.0
1,115
100.0
1,1S6
100.0
1,089
100.0
75
49
4
16
6
503
467
6
30
13.0
8.5
0.7
2.8
1.0
87.0
60.8
1.0
5.2
191
154
1
29
7
867
769
15
73
18.2
14.7
0.1
2.8
0.7
81.8
73.4
1.4
7.0
139
106
1
25
7
976
904
7
65
12.5
9.5
0.1
2.2
0.6
87.5
81.1
0.6
5.8
193
150
3
32
8
943
891
7
45
17.0
13.2
0.3
2.8
0.7
83.0
78.4
0.6
4.0
127
94
3
27
3
962
891
4
67
11.7
8.6
0.?
2.5
0.3
SS.3
Found guilty by court (jury waived}
81.8
0.4
6.2
Table 3.— TYPE OF SilNTEKCE IMPOSED ON DKFEIJDANT5 COimCTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES:
1938 TO 1942
SENTHI^CE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1936
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced...
503
100,0
857
100.0
976
100.0
943
100.0
962
100.0
Death penalty
259
187
40
13
4
51,5
37.2
8.0
2.6
0.8
416
305
102
25
5
2
0.2
46.5
35.6
11.9
2.9
0.6
0.2
2
502
326
132
. 12
2
0.2
51.4
33.4
13.5
1.2
0.2
437
342
145
8
9
2
46.3
36.3
15.4
0.8
1.0
0.2
1
430
355
157
14
5
0.1
36.9
Institution for juvenile delinquents only..
0,5
Table 4.-
-DISPOSITION IN CIRCUIT COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES:
1942
JdCCSDLRAL OUTCOUE FOR TOTAL DEFENDAKIS
SENTENCE FOR TB3SE COIIVIOTED
Totel
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prison
refonna-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
jail or
work-
house
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFEfEE
Total
Difl-
mlssed
Acquitted—
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty-
Other
sen-
By
court^
By
Jury
By
courti
By
Jury
tence
All offenses
764
1^5
78
9
27
12
638
589
10
39
638
277
235
57
65
4
576
75
49
4
16
6
503
467
6
30
503
-
259
187
40
13
4
7
14
8
38
54
161
56
52
15
87
31
1
31
1
3
19
9
2
3
5
186
1
1
12
5
19
3
3
3
7
10
7
1
3
1
51
9
5
10
2
2
2
6
5
4
1
3
1
2
29
3
1
5
1
1
1
5
1
5
2
-
11
2
1
1
l"
1
6
6
13
B
26
49
142
53
49
12
80
21
1
24
1
2
16
8
2
3
3
135
3
9
8
22
44
137
53
47
9
78
19
1
22
1
2
12
7
3
2
122
1
1
2
~
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
5
2
3
1
2
1
4
1
2
1
9
6
13
8
26
49
142
53
49
12
80
21
1
24
1
2
16
6
2
3
3
135
-
6
8
4
14
34
72
22
17
6
40
14
1
14
1
7
5
2
Ifl
4
4
4
13
53
25
26
4
36
7
4
7
3
1
3
48
1
4
9
6
5
3
4
4
1
1
2
2
17
4
7
1
1
52
2
1
1
~
~
Larceny, except auto theft..
-
Embezzlenent and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
-
Forgery and counterfeiting..
-
Carrying, etc.. weapons
Other ma Jor offenses
-
Blackmail and extortion...
Escape and Jail break
-
^ Jury waived.
This group Ir.cludes minor assault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as misdemeanors which are
usually tried in minor courts.
November 6, 19it3
U. S. DEPARTUEMT OP CCBUMERCE
Bvireau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No, 8
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
PENNSYLVANIA
A total of 14,309 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the trial courts of Pennsylvania during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare by the Bu-
reau of the Census. Of these 14,309 defendants, 9,895,
or 69.2 percent, were convicted and sentenced. Among
those defendants convicted and sentenced 2,734, or 27.6
percent, were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence; 1,686, or 17.0 percent, .were sentenced to a
State prison or reformatory; and 4,046, or 40.9 percent,
were sentenced to a local jail or worthouse. Of the
8,210 defendants disposed of for major crimes against
property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, auto theft,
embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and coun-
terfeiting) 6,113, or 74.5 percent, were convicted; and
of the 3,036 persons disposed of for major crimes against
the person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault,
and rape) 1,599, or 52,7 percent were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population decreased steadily
from 249.1 in 1938 to 147.3 in 1942. The rate for de-
fendants convicted of major offenses followed the same
general trend, decreasing from 185.6 in 1938 to 101.8 in
1942. More defendants were disposed of for larceny than
for any other offense during 1942, with burglary follow-
ing in second place, and the two offense groups together
accounting for 32.4 percent of all major offense dis-
positions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 71.5 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. This
percentage was 74.5 in 1938 and, with the exception of
a slight increase in 1940, declined steadily to 69.2 in
1942. In 1942, 50.8 percent of all defendants entered
a plea of guilty, whereas only 11.9 percent were found
guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted
the past 5 years, 28.1 percen
or given a suspended sentence
1940, 1941, and 1942 fell be
percentage for 1938, 30.8, wa
cent of all defendants convic
ing the past 5 years were sen
tion, while 43.9 percent were
or workhouse.
of major offenses during
t were placed on probation
The percentages for 1939,
low this figure, but the
s higher. Only 14.7 par-
ted of major offenses dur-
tenced to a State Institu-
sentenced to a local jail
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4,
Table 1. DEFENDAWIS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENBANTS CONVIGTED, FOR MAJOR OFFEHSES, '.VITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE FOPDIATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 67 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State In these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1941, 63
counties, 97.7 percent; 1940, 66 coiintiee, 99.8 percent; 1939, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1938, 66 counties, 99.6 percent]
NDMHER
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
19421
1941^
1938°
DETENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Murder
Uans laughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property,, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other na jor offenses
DEKENDAMTS CONVICTED
Total
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary , , . . .
Larceny, except auto theft,..,..
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Other major offenses
14,309
14,411
17,278
19,9^7
24,548
147.3
150.7
174.9
159
382
826
2,015
2,226
2,403
I 656
1,080
633
386
480
3,063
9,895
106
379
861
1,988
2,349
2,474
572
1,873
433
394
609
3,073
10,064
169
391
1,076
2,093
2,973
3,449
610
1,470
540
522
544
3,441
12,328
ISO
375
958
2,635
3,058
4,747
874
1,878
520
515
578
3,519
14,158
197
403
2,660
2,651
3,105
6,025
1,015
1,995
379'
776
804
4,538
18,293
1.6
3.9
8.5
20,7
22.9
24.7
6.8
11.1
6.5
4.0
4.9
31.5
101.8
1.1
4.0
9.0
20,8
24,6
25.9
6.0
13.3
4.5
4.1
5.3
32.1
105.2
1.7
4.0
10.9
21,2
SO.l
34.9
6.2
14.9
5.5
5.3
5.5
34.8
124.8
108
136
607
1,058
1,877
1,763
549
623
409
285
297
2,183
64
121
664
993
2,026
1,855
487
769
246
343
294
2,202
106
156
805
1,141
2,551
2,660
489
899
313
412
312
2,484
111
1S6
771
1,286
2,636
3,683
733
1,199
296
459
369
2,479
105
175
2,274
1,407
2,746
4,813
776
1,299
247
662
490
3,299
1.1
1.4
6.2
10.9
19.3
18.1
5.7
6.4
4.2
2.9
3.1
22.5
0.7
1.3
6.9
10.4
21.2
19.4
5.1
8.0
2.6
3.6
3.1
23.0
1.1
1.6
8.1
11.5
25.8
26.9
4.9
9.1
3.2
4.2
3.2
25.1
202.6
1.8
3.8
9.7
26.8
31.1
48.2
8.9
19.1
5.3
6.2
5.9
35.8
143.9
1.1
1.4
7.8
13.1
26.8
37.4
7,4
12,2
3.0
4.7
3.7
25. 2
249.1
2.0
4.1
27.0
26.9
31.5
61.1
10.3
20.2
3.8
7.9
8.2
46.0
185.6
1.1
1.3
23.1
14.3
27.9
48.8
7.9
13.2
2.5
6.7
5.0
33.5
Based on estimate of civilian population ofthe State.
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting,
which were based on the Population census of 1940.
' Based on Population census of 1940 for counties reporting,
* Based on estimate of total population of the State.
^ Based on estimate of total population for oountlea reporting.
3-Z&27S
'Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— PENNSYLVANIA
Tablo 2. PROCEDDRAL OUTCOME FOR DEFEimAjnB DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Peroent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
DefsDdants disposed of
14,309
100.0
14,411
100.0
17,278
100.0
19,937
100.0
24,548
100.0
Dleposed of without conTletlon
Dlomlased
4,414
1,681
446
1,619
668
9,895
7,275
913
1,707
30.8
U.7
3.1
11.3
4.7
69.2
50.8
6.4
11.9
4,347
1.550
410
I.SIS
575
10,064
7,560
649
1,855
30.2
10.8
2.6
12.6
4.0
69.8
52.5
4.5
12.9
4,950
1,778
687
1,935
650
12,326
9,463
1,131
1,734
28.6
10.3
4.0
10.6
3.8
71.4
54.8
6.5
10.0
5,779
2,299
770
2,151
559
14,158
10,946
1,084
2,128
29.0
11.5
3.9
10.8
2.6
71.0
54.9
5.4
10.7
6,259
2,259
409
3,348
239
18,293
11,852
514
6,527
25.5
9.2
1.7
13.6
1.0
74.5
45.8
2.1
26.6
Found guilty by court (Jury walvad)
Table 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENHAHTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFEIEES: 1938 TO 1942
[Percent not shomi where lesB than O.l]
SENTENCE
1942
1941
19«
- 1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Nunlj.r
Pero.nt
Number
Psroaot
Nimber
PercBnt
Defendants conrlcted and aentenoad..
9,895
100.0
10,064
100.0
12,328
100.0
14,158
100.0
18^293
100.0
5
1,686
2,734
4,046
1,052
230
134
0.1
17.0
27.6
40.9
10.6
2.4
1.4
3
1,809
2,620
4,262
1,015
173
182
18.0
26.0
42.3
10.1
7
1,612
3,411
5,442
1,484
237
135
0.1
13.1
27.7
44.1
12.0
1.9
1.1
9
1,904
3,764
6,474
1,573
276
158
0.1
13.4
26.6
45.7
11.1
1.9
1.1
8
2,474
5,631
8,170
1,664
226
120
13.5
30.8
44.7
9.1
1.2
0.7
Institution for juvenile delinquents only.
Table 4. DISHJSITION IN TRIAL COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR ALL OFFEIBES: 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
Total
dafeadants
dlsposBd
Disposed of without conviction
Dis-
missed
By By
court^ Jury
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty-
By
oourt^ Jury
SENTENCE FOR TfOSE CONVICTED
Death
penalty
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Looal
jail or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
All Offenses ,
Major offenses
Murder
Uanslaughtsr
Robbery ,
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, eicopt auto theft,
Auto theft ,
Embezzlemant and fraud.,,.,
Stolen property, receiving.
etc ,
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc, weapons.,,,
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
BlgaiB? ,
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape and jail break..,.
Kidnaping ,
Perjury
MlKor offenses^
14,309
159
382
626
2,015
2,226
2,403
656
1,080
633
386
480
430
1,755
119
561
21,696
9,895
9,895
246
219
957
349
640
107
457
224
101
183
115
502
406
lie
100
11
104
16
103
134
389
142
216
13
108
136
607
1,056
1,877
1,763
549
623
409
285
297
315
1,253
371
527
1,527
1,484
450
510
169
216
924
179
144
219
352
206
108
136
507
1,056
1,877
1,763
549
623
409
?65
297
315
1,253
29
246
102
455
191
U8
301
477
552
141
275
295
574
763
685
249
224
172
142
149
131
358
. 160
9
41
11,601
11,601
100
1
^ Jury waived,
^ This group Includes minor assault;
isually tried in minor courts.
nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as nlsdemeanors which (u-e
October 27, 1943
S. DEPARTUENT OF COMlffiROE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 5
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
RHODE ISLAND
A total of 468 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses In the superior courts of Rhode Island during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the Department of Social Welfare at Providence by
the Bureau of the Census. Of these 468 defendants, 456,
or 97.4 percent, were convicted and sentenced; and 348,
or 76.3 percent, of the defendants convicted and sen-
tenced were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence. Of the 376 defendants disposed of for major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
ceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 371, or 98.7 percent, were
convicted; and of the 59 persons disposed of for major
crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter, aggra-
vated assault, and rape) 52, or 88.1 percent were con-
victed.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population decreased steadily
from 93.8 in 1938 to 64.9 in 1942. The rate for defend-
ants convicted of major offenses followed the same gen-
eral trend, decreasing from 90.0 in 1938 to 63.3 in 1942.
More defendants were disposed of for burglary than for
any other offense during 1942, with auto theft following
in second place, and the two offense groups together ac-
counting for 64.5 percent of all major offense disposi-
tions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 96.6 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 96.0 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 98.9 percent; in 1940, 95.2 percent; in 1941, 95.7
percent; and in 1942, 97.4 percent. In 1942, 95.9 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of nolo contendere,
whereas only 1.5 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See
table 2.)
0^ all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 70.6 percent were placed on probation
or given a suspended sentence. The percentages for 1938
and 1939 fell below this figure, and the percentages for
the remaining years were somewhat higher. Only 22,7 per-
cent of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years were sentenced to a State institution.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DEFaroyiTJ MSP0.3ED OF AND DEFENDANTS C0NV13TiD, FOR MAJOR OFFENSES, '.tlTH RATS PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION: 1938 TO 1942
HATE PES 100,000 OF THE PORJLATIOH
19421
1941^
1940=
1939^
1938^
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Uurder
{Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft ... '.
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, recelTing, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS OONVTGTED
Total.
Murder
I/ians laughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
468
4
6
13
25
202
26
100
6
3
26
24
33
456
4
3
13
24
200
24
100
5
3
26
21
33
2
28
29
224
14
122
17
3
24
1
25
28
221
13
119
16
3
23
7
36
638
64.9
84.1
2
3
20
33
258
21
109
62
1
12
26
53
571
1
5
29
4
310
18
95
28
3
17
26
96
625
2
3
43
11
304
15
85
17
1
25
35
110
0.6
0.8
1.3
3.5
28.0
3.6
13.9
0.8
0.4
3.6
3.3
4.6
63.3
0.3
3.9
4.0
31.3
2.0
17.0
2.4
0.4
3.4
1.1
6.0
0.3
0.4
2.8
4.6
36.2
2.9
15.3
8.7
0.1
1.7
3.6
7.4
80.0
1
3
20
32
254
20
103
50
1
12
26
49
1
5
28
4
308
18
95
28
3
17
25
93
2
3
41
11
302
15
85
15
1
25
35
90
0.6
0.4
1.8
3.3
27.7
3.3
13.9
0.7
0.4
3.6
2.9
4.6
0.1
3.5
3.9
30.9
1.8
16.6
2.2
0.4
3.2
1.0
5.0
0.1
0.4
2.8
4.5
35.6
2.8
14.4
7.0
0.1
1.7
3.6
6.9
90.1
0.1
0.7
4.1
0.6
44.2
2
13
4
0,
2
3,
13
89.1
0.1
0.7
4.0
0.6
43.9
2.6
13.5
4.0
0.4
2.4
3.6
13.3
93. B
0.3
0.4
6.2
1.6
43.8
2.2
12.2
2.4
0.1
3.6
5.0
15.8
90.0
0.3
0.4
5.9
1.6
43.5
2.2
12.2
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State,
based on the Population census of 1940.
= Based on population census of 1940.
^ Based on estimate of total population of the State.
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published whioh were
3-35150
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— RHODE ISLAND
Table 2. PROCEIURAL ODTCOHE FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938.T0 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Humlar
Percent
Number
Peroeat
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
466
100.0
514
100.0
600
lOO.O
632
100.0
651
100.0
Dlspoaod of without conviction
12
6
6
456
449
7
2.6
1.3
1.3
97.4
95.9
1.5
22
17
1
4
492
486
6
4.3
3.3
0.2
0.8
96.7
94.6
1.2
29
17
11
1
571
565
6
4.e
2.8
1.8
0.2
95.2
94.E
1.0
7
7
625
625
1.1
1.1
98.9
98.9
26
26
625
625
4.0
4.0
"
"
96.0
96.0
Found guilty by court (Jury waived)
^ Includes ploas of guilty.
TeblB S. TYPE OF SENTENCE IlIPOSED ON DEFENDAWTS CONVICTED OF UA.JOR OFFEIEES; 1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
193<
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Dofeod^nts convicted and sentenced..
456
100.0
492
100.0
571
100.0
625
100.0
625
100.0
85
348
19
4
18.6
76.3
4.2
0.9
71
401
17
3
14.4
81.5
3.5
0.6
116
423
27
5
20.3
74.1
4.7
0.9
194
377
46
8
31.0
60.3
7.4
1.3
162
405
57
1
25.9
64.3
9.1
0.2
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
Tabid 4. DISPOSITION IN SUPERIOR COURTS OF DEFENDAWTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANIS
SENTENCK FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Total
defendants
disposed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prison
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
worii-
houae
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFENSE
Total
Dis-
mlaaed
or nolle
prosequi
Acquitted—
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Nolo
con-
tendere^
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
By
oourt^
By
Jury
court ^
By
Jury
492
17
11
_
6
_
475
468
.
7
475
.
90
357
21
7
468
12
6
-
6
-
466
449
-
7
456
_
86
348
19
4
_
Murder
4
6
13
25
202
26
100
6
3
26
24
2
9
5
17
4
2
1
1
9
24
3
1
2
2
1
3
5
1
1
2
1
1
5
-
3
1
2
-
4
3
13
24
200
24
100
5
3
26
21
2
9
5
17
4
2
I
1
9
19
3
3
13
23
200
23
100
4
3
26
20
2
9
5
15
2
2
1
1
9
19
-
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
13
24
800
24
100
5
3
26
21
2
9
5
17
4
2
1
1
9
19
-
4
5
10
34
1
8
2
11
3
7
1
1
5
5
2
8
14
163
19
91
3
3
17
9
2
4
5
6
1
1
1
1
4
9
1
2
2
1
;
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
-
Larceny, except auto theft.
-
Bibezzlenent and fraud
Stolen property, receiving.
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
-
CommerclQllzed vice
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., woapona....
Other major offeoflee
:
Blackmail and extortion..
Eecape and Jail break....
Kidnaping
-
^ Jury waived.
^ Includes pleas of guilty.
' This -group Includes minor assault;
usually tried in minor courts.
nsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally claaBified as ulsdemeanora which are
December 2, 1943
0. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 15
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
SOUTH DAKOTA
A total of 287 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the circuit courts of South Dakota during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the clerics of court by the Bureau of the Census.
Of these 287 defendants, 236, or 82.2 percent, were con-
victed and sentenced; and 151, or 64. 0 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State
prison or reformatory. Of the 233 defendants disposed
of for major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery,
burglary, larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud,
stolen property, forgery, and counterfeiting) 198, or
85.0 percent, were convicted; and of the 31 persons dis-
posed of for major crimes against the person (murder,
manslaughter, aggravated assault, and rape) 20 were
convicted .
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population dropped from 78.7
in 1938 to 49.9 in 1942. Likewise, the rate for defend-
ants convicted showed a continuous decline from 68.4 in
1938 to 41.0 in 1942. Among the defendants disposed of
for major offenses during 1942, there were more defend-
ants disposed of for larceny than for any other offense,
with burglary following in second place, and the two of-
fense groups together accounting for 47.7 percent of all
major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 86.7 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major offenses were convicted. In
1938, 87.0 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 88.7 percent; in 1940 and 1941, 87.0 percent; and
In 1942, 82.2 percent. In 1942, 75.3 percent of all de-
fendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only 5.2 per-
cent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 58.6 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1938 and
1939 fell below this figure, and the percentages for the
remaining years were somewhat higher.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose oases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of whlcji convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, together
with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositiona for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
T&ble 1. DEFENDANTS DISKSED OF AM) DEFENDANTS CONYICIED, FOR TAJOR OFFENSES, VrETH RATE EER 100,000 OF 1HE POPULATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 69 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, 68 counties, 97.9 percent; 1941 and
1940, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1939, 65 counties, 94.4 percent; 1938, 52 counties, 76.8 percent]
NUMBER
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POPULATION
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, ete.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Other major offenses.
DEFEriDAinS CONVICTED
Total
Murder ■
;,'anslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other ma Jor offenses
6
11
7
35
102
18
27
B
32
18
23
2
2
15
11
47
134
19
35
6
63
23
27
4
7
9
15
7C
151
23
48
5
81
22
35
3
6
11
11
81
156
17
37
11
69
26
40
4
5
12
74
151
50
21
37
-
0.3
1.0
0.3
1.9
2.5
1.2
1.8
6.1
7.7
17.7
22.0
3.1
3.1
4.7
5.7
1.4
1.0
5.6
10.3
3.1
3.8
4.0
4.4
0.6
0.5
-
1.1
1.0
0.8
1.4
1.8
1.0
2.3
1.8
2.4
12.1
13.3
14.9
23.5
25.6
30.3
3.6
2.S
1.8
7.5
6.1
4.2
0.8
1.8
1.6
12.6
11.3
10.0
3.4
4.3
4.2
5.4
6.6
7.4
3
10
5
31
87
14
20
8
28
12
IB
2
2
14
10
40
121
16
23
5
60
19
22
2
3
7
10
74
139
20
37
3
78
15
28
11
6
71
147
17
32
11
64
19
30
2
3
10
65
132
9
48
18
28
-
0.3
0.5
0.3
1.7
2.3
0.9
1.6
5.4
6.6
5.1
19.9
2.4
2.6
3.5
3.8
1.4
o.e
4.9
9.8
2.1
3.1
3.1
3.6
0.3
0.5
_
0.5
0.7
0.4
1.1
1.8
0.6
1.6
1.0
2.0
U.5
11.7
13.0
21.6
24.2
26.5
3.1
2.8
1.8
5.8
5.3
3.6
0.5
1.8
1.6
12.1
10.5
9.6
2.3
3.1
3.6
4.4
4.9
5.6
Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting.
^ Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published which were
based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940,
* Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
»-35608
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS--SOUTH DAKOTA
PMCEDLTiKL 01TTC0I.:E FOR DEFETiAKTS DISPOSED CF FOR I'AJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
FHOCEDURAL OUTCOKE
1942
1941
. 1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Numbar
Percent
287
100.0
384
100,0
478
100.0
468
100.0
392
Disposed of without conviction
51
38
1
12
236
215
17.8
13.2
0.3
4.2
82.2
75.3
1.7
5.2
50
37
10
3
334
311
10
13
13.0
9.6
2.6
0.8
87.0
81.0
2.6
3.4
62
44
1
11
6
416
387
17
12
0.2
2,3
1.3
87.0
81.0
3.6
2.5
53
38
13
- -E ,
415
374
22
19
11.3
8.1
2.8
0.4
88.7
79.9
4.7
4.1
51
35
2
13
1
341
305
26
10
13.0
87.0
Found Rullty by court ( Jury waived}
6.6
Table 3. TYPE OF SENTENCE I^TOSED ON DEFErJDANTS OOt.TICTED OF TAJOR GFFEI'rSF^: 1936 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendante convicted and sentenced..
236
100.0
334
100.0
416
100.0
415
100.0
341
100.0
151
44
37
4
64.0
18.6
15.7
1.7
2
■ 202
68
53
7
2
0.6
60.5
20.4
15.9
2.1
0.6
246
95
60
11
4
59.1
22.8
14.4
2.6
1.0
231
87
79
7
11
65.7
21.0
19.0
1.7
2.7
191
68
69
7
6
56.0
19.9
Institution for juvenile delinquents only.
1.8
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN CIRCUIT COtTOTS OF DEFE-'.TVJ.TS FOR AXL OFFENSES: 1942
PROCEDUHAL OUTCOI.^ FOR TOTAL DEFE:.T1ANTS
SK.TErCS FOR ITIOSE GornricTSD
Total
defe.idants
disposed
of
Disposed of '.rtthout conviction
Gor.Tlcted apd sentenced
Total
Death
nen-
alty
Prison
or
refoma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
jail or
work-
bouse
Fine
or
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
OFFETEE
Total
Dis-
missed
Acquitted--
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
KuiJty
Found
^ilty —
Other
sen-
By
court^
By
Jury
By
courts
By
]ury
tence
468
62
46
1
15
-
406
376
10
20
406
_
164
107
82
53
.
287
51
38
1
12
-
236
216
5
15
236
-
151
44
37
4
_
~
6
11
7
35
102
18
27
8
32
18
11
4
8
]
1
4
2
181
3
1
2
4
15
4
7
4
G
2
3
1
2
11
2
1
4
13
4
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
3
-
3
10
5
31
87
14
20
8
26
12
9
4
5
1
4
170
3
8
4
31
77
13
18
8
27
10
9
3
5
1
4
160
5
'_
5
2
1
5
1
2
1
2
1
5
3
10
5
31
87
14
20
B
28
12
9
-
4
5
170
-
2
8
4
20
56
6
13
3
16
11
7
2
4
1
3
IS
1
1
1
6
17
3
4
3
6
1
1
-
63
1
4
14
6
2
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
«
1
1
1
1
-
-
49
-
~
"
"
~
Lireeny, except auto theft.
_
Enbezzlement ind fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
etc
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rare
-
Co.-i-'.arclalized vice
-
Violating drug laws
Cirrylrp;, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
Abortion
;
"
Blackmll and extortion..
Eacaro find J^il break....
-
Minor offenses^
-
^ Jury waived,
* T'ls ffronr Includes minor assault;
usually tried In minor courts.
3-3660e
nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally elasslfied aa mlsdoneanorB which are
November 12, 1943
U. S. DEPAETMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 10
JUDICIAL CEIMINAl STATISTICS: 1942
UTAH
A total of 362 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of Utah during the cal-
endar year 1942, according to reports received from the
clerics of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of these
362 defendants, 254, or 70,2 percent, ware convicted and
sentenced; and 133, or 52.4 percent, of the defendants
convicted and sentenced were sent to a State prison or
reformatory. Of the 270 defendants disposed of for major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
ceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 192, or 71.1 percent, were
convicted; and of the 53 persons disposed of for major
crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter, aggra-
vated assault, and rape) 37, or 69.8 percent were con-
victed.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population increased from 71.8
in 1938 to 76.5 in 1939, and then decreased steadily to
65.4 In 1942. The rate for defendants convicted of ma-
jor offenses followed the same general trend, increasing
from 52.7 in 1938 to 63.7 in 1939, and declining to 45-9
in 1942. More defendants were disposed of for burglary
than for any other offense during 1942, with forgery and
counterfeiting following in second place, and the two
offense groups together accounting for 42.5 percent of
all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 77.7 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 73.4 percent of the defendants were convicted; in
1939, 83.4 percent; in 1940, 81.2 percent; In 1941, 79.5
percent; and in 1942, 70.2 percent. In 1942, 47.2 per-
cent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty, and
21.0 percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 48.8 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1939, 1940,
and 1941 fell below this figure, and the percentages for
I93B and 1942 were somewhat higher. Of all defendants
convicted of major offenses during the pasts years, 40.2
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony Jurisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case of con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedxiral outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 shows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged in 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Tatle 1. DEFENIIAWIS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENCAKTS CONVICTED, FOR UAJOB OFFENSES, WITH HATE PER 100,000 07 THE POPOIATTON: 1938 TO 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The number of reporting counties out of the 29 counties of the State and
the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are as follows: 1942, all counties, 100.0 percent; 1941, 27
coiintlos, 96.2 percent; 1940, 28 counties, 97.1 percent; 1939 and 1938, all counties, 100.0 percent]
NUMBER
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE
POPDIATIO^
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1942^
1941^
1940=
1939*
1938*
defenhamts disposed of
Total
362
352
394
415
383
65.4
66.3
73.7
76.5
71.8
Murder
6
12
29
22
88
56
1
26
4
66
IS
39
254
5
11
28
13
104
46
4
21
8
68
19
25
280
7
13
28
11
134
62
7
19
9
52
IS
39
320
8
7
24
16
153
60
2S
8
4
47
23
42
346
6
18
25
12
120
49
11
21
2
57
16
46
281
1.1
2.2
5.2
4.0
15.9
10.1
0.2
4.7
0.7
11.9
2.3
7.0
45.9
0.9
2.1
5.3
2.4
19.6
8.7-
0.8
4.0
1.5
12.8
3.6
4.7
52.7
1.3
2.4
5.2
2.1
25.1
11.6
1.3
3.6
1.7
9.7
2.4
7.3
59.9
1.5
1.3
4.4
2.9
28.2
11.1
4.2
1.5
0.7
8.7
4.2
7.7
63.7
1.1
3.4
4.7
2.2
22.5
9.2
2.1
3.9
Stolen property, receiving, etc
0.4
10.7
3.0
8.6
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total
52.7
Murder
6
■ 5
21
15
64
34
1
22
3
47
11
25
2
9
22
9
84
37
3
11
4
63
16
20
4
9
19
5
114
58
6
17
6 ■
49
8
25
6
5
19
11
135
49
23
6
3
42
21
26
3
7
16
9
104
33
6
12
1
47
10
S3
1.1
0.9
3.8
2.7
11.6
6.1
0.2
4.0
0.5
8.5
2.0
4.5
0.4
1.7
4.1
1.7
15.8
7.0
0.6
2.1
0.8
11.9
3.0
3.8
0.7
1.7
S.6
0.9
21.3
10.9
1.1
3.2
1.1
9.2
1.5
4.7
1.1
0.9
3.5
2.0
24.9
9.0
4.2
1.1
0.6
7.7
3.9
4.8
0.6
1.3
3.0
1.7
19.5
6.2
1.1
2.2
0.2
8.8
1.9
6.2
^ Baaed on eetlmate of ciTilian population of the State.
^ Based on eetlnate of civilian population for oountiee reporting,
which were based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Baaed on Popxilation aenaus of 1940 for counties reporting.
* Baaed on estimate of total population of the State.
Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
3-36363
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— UTAH
Tbbls 2. PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOB USFEUDANTS DISPOSED OF TOR MAJOR 07FK1CES: 1938 TO 1942
194Z
1911
1940
1939
1938
Kunb.r
Psresnt
NuBbor
Psroent
Kumbor
Poroont
HDDbsr
Poreant
Kumbor
Paroeot
362
100. 0
852
100.0
394
100.0
415
100.0
383
Dlspoaod of without oonTlctlon
IDS
69
1
87
11
25«
171
76
S9.8
19.1
0.3
7.6
3.0
70.8
47. £
1.9
El.O
72
27
6
SI
e
260
1B9
B
63
20.6
7.7
1.7
8.8
8.S
79. S
53.7
2.3
23.6
74
37
4
33
320
251
7
62
ie.8
9.4
1.0
8.4
B1.2
63.7
1.8
15.7
69
36
7
23
3
346
267
12
77
16.6
8.7
1.7
5.5
0.7
83.4
61.9
2.9
ie.6
102
41
14
46
2
281
208
U
60
26.1
round guilty by court (Jury waiyed)
3.4
Table 3. ITK OF SEmENOS IMPOSED ON DEFSNTIAIITS COmnciKD 07 MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Mumbor
Poreent
Huabor
Poroent
ltob.r
Poroont
Kumbor
Porcont
Kumbor
Poroont
D«fondaiitB convletad and eentenoed..
254
100.0
280
100.0
320
100.0
346
100.0
281
100.0
1
133
85
IS
15
1
1
0.4
52.4
33. 5
7.1
5.9
0.4
0.4
2
131
126
18
2
1
0.7
46.8
45.0
6.4
0.7
0.4
2
151
1^2
S3
9
3
0.6
47.2
38.1
10.3
2.8
0.9
156
159
23
6
2
45.1
46.0
6.6
1.7
0.6
1
151
104
21
1
3
37.0
In^tltutloQ for JuTenilo dallnqaents only.
1.1
Table 4. DISPOSITION IK DISTRICT COTJRTS OF DEFEHIIANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 194£
PROCEDDRAL OUTCOME POH TOTAL nEPEKDAWTS
aiHlSBCS FOB THOSE CONVICTSD
Total
dofendante
disposed
of
Dlspoaod of without oonvlotlon
ConTlotod and aontonood
Total
Doath
pen-
alty
Prleon
or
rofomia-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
aentenca
Local
Jail or
worli-
houae
Pine
or
costa
only
Inatl-
tutlon
for
JUTonlle
delin-
quents
only
UVTENtUI
Total
Dls-
mlBsed
Aoqulttod—
Other
no-
pon-
alty
Total
Plaadod
guilty
Pound
gullty—
Other
sen-
By
court^
By
Jury
court*
By
Jury
581
195
112
3
40
40
386
267
17
102
386
1
142
118
54
69
1
Major offeoaea
362
108
69
1
27
11
254
171
7
76
254
1
133
85
18
16
1
1
ItuFder
6
12
29
22
68
66
1
26
4
66
".
20
4
6
9
4
3
2
219
7
8
24
22
19
87
2
2
4
15
15
4
1
15
2
5
2
2
1
1
43
1
2
5
2
3
9
5
2
1
13
4
2
2
1
2
1
1
29
6
5
21
15
64
34
1
22
3
47
11
14
4
2
5
2
2
1
132
1
3
12
3
44
26
1
15
2
40
5
11
2
1
5
2
2
1
96
1
3
2
1
5
2
9
11
17
e
7
1
5
5
3
2
1
26
6
5
21
15
64
34
1
22
3
47
11
14
4
2
5
2
2
1
132
1
5
1
13
9
30
16
1
12
1
23
9
8
1
1
3
1
1
1
9
1
7
1
30
11
7
20
1
4
1
2
1
1
33
3
2
1
5
■1
3
1
2
36
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
54
1
•
~
"
"
Laroeny, eicept auto theft.
-
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, reoelvlng.
1
Forgery and oountorfelting.
-
CCMierolalitod rtoe
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons
Other major offenees
-
"
*
Blaekaall and extortion..
Ssoape and Jail break....
-
"
Ulnor offenses^
-
^ Jury waived.
This group Include* minor assault; nonaupport; rtolating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally olaoelfled as nlademoanors whioh axe
usually tried la minor aourta.
January 15, 1944
U. S. DEPAETltENT Or OOIfilERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
JUmCIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
Series J-11, No. 17
VERMONT
A total of 410 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the reporting trial courts of Veraont during
the calendar year 1942, according to reports received
from the clerks of court by the Bureau of the Census.
Of these 410 defendants, 255, or 62.2 percent, were con-
victed and sentenced; 98, or 38.4 percent, of the de-
fendants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State
prison or reformatory; and 77, or 30.2 percent, were
placed on probation or given a suspended sentence. Of
the 308 defendants disposed of for major crimes against
property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny, autotheft,
embezzlement, fraud, stolen property, forgery, and coun-
terfeiting) 189, or 61.4 percent, were convicted; and of
the 26 persons disposed of for major crimes against the
person (murder, manslaughter, aggravated assault, and
rape) 16, or dI.5 percent, were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population has decreased from
236.7 in 1938 to 150.I in 1942. The rate for defendants
convicted followed the same general trend, decreasing
from 184.4 in 1938 to 97.1 in 1942. More defendants
were disposed of for larceny than for any other offense
during 1942, with burglary following in second place,
and the two offense groups accounting for 59.0 percent
of all major offense dispositions. (See table 1.)
During the past 5 years, 73.9 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. With
the exception of a slight increase in 1940, the percent-
age convicted decreased from 77.9 in 1938 to 62.2 in
1942. In 1942, 51.5 percent of all defendants entered
a plea of guilty, whereas only 3.4 percent were found
guilty by jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 38.0 percent were sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1941, 1940,
and 1938 fell below this amount, while those for 1942
and 1939 were somev;hat higher. Of all defendants con-
victed of major offenses during the past 5 years, 27.8
percent were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
Under Vermont law municipal courts exercise felony
jurisdiction concurrently with the county court in 11 of
the 14 counties of the State. In 1942, reports on crim-
inal disposition were received from the county courts
in 13 counties containing '98 .9 percent of the 1940 popu-
lation of the State and from all municipal courts in 7
counties and one of the two municipal courts in each
of two counties. The jurisdiction of these municipal
courts represents 75.9 percent of the 1940 population
Ifeble 1. DEFEtTOAKTS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENDANTS CONVICTED, FOR liAJOD OFFENSES, WITH RATE PER 100,000 OF THE POFUIATION: 193B TO 1942
[see text for coverage J
NDMHEH
RATE PER 100,000 OF THE
POFUIATION
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
19421
1941^
1940^
1939=
1938=
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total
410
533
418
425
434
156.1
188.3
205.6
221.7
236.7
1
2
7
7
33
209
16
20
11
12
16
76
255
9
6
3
84
219
18
37
2
23
22
110
395
3
1
3
2
82
151
14
31
12
13
22
84
325
2
3
14
74
162
14
30
3
23
19
81
328
4
1
2
5
40
196
15
19
4
10
23
115
338
0.4
0.8
2.7
2.7
12.6
79.6
6.1
7.6
4.2
4.6
6.1
28.9
97.:
3.2
2.1
1.1
29.7
77.4
6.4
13.1
0.7
8.1
7.8
38.9
139.6
1.5
0.5
1.5
1.0
40.3
74.3
6.9
15.2
5.9
6.4
10.8
41.3
159.8
1.0
1.6
7.3
38.6
84.5
7.3
15.7
1.6
12.0
9.9
42.3
171.1
2.2
0.5
1.1
2.7
21.8
106.9
8.2
10.4
2.2
5.5
12.5
62.7
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total
184.4
1
2
4
19
125
10
14
e
11
11
50
5
5
68
166
11
25
1
22
9
83
2
2
1
66
120
14
21
7
11
13
68
1
3
14
67
119
14
24
2
16
11
57
1
1
5
35
150
13
16
2
7
18
90
0.4
0.8
1.5
7.3
47.6
3.8
5.3
3.0
4.2
4.2
19.0
1.8
1.8
24.0
58.7
3.9
8.8
0.4
7.8
3.2
29.3
1.0
1.0
0.5
32.5
59.0
6.9
10.3
3.4
5.4
6.4
S3. 4
0.5
1.6
7.3
35.0
62.1
7.3
12.5
1.0
8.3
5.7
29.7
0.5
0.5
2.7
19.1
81.8
Auto theft
7.1
8.7
1.1
3.8
9.8
49.1
^ Based on estimate of clTTllian population covered by the reports.
^ Based on estimate of total population covered by the reports.
(over)
JUDICIAL CRn«INAL STATISTICS— VEFiMONT
Of all counties In which municipal courts have Jurisdiction.
It Is estimated that the reporting courts account for 76.3
percent of all of the Judicial criminal proceedings In the
State .
Reports were received from county courts In 12 counties
In 1941, 11 counties In 1940, 12 counties In 1939, and 11
counties In 1938. Of the 11 counties with municipal courts
having felony Jurisdiction, all municipal courts reported in
9 counties in 1941, 6 counties in 1940, 4 counties in 1939,
and 4 counties in 1938. One of the two municipal courts re-
ported in 1 county In 1941, 1 county In 1940, in each of 3
counties in 1939, and in each of 2 counties in 1938. It Is
estimated that reporting courts accounted for 81.0 percent
of all of the Judicial criminal proceedings In the State In
1941, 56.6 in 1940, 53.6 in 1939, and 51.5 In 1938.
The statistics presented In this report are for those
persons actually brought before a court having felony Juris-
diction, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than one
offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most serious
offense of which charged, and in the case of conviction, to
the most serious offense of which convicted. The number of
defendants disposed of for selected major offenses and also
the number convicted, during the calendar year 1942 and the
preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, together with
the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2 shows the
procedural outcome of dispositions for major offenses during
the past 5 years, while table 3 shows the type of sentence
Imposed on defendants who were convicted. Detailed data on
procedural outcome and sentence or treatment of all defend-
ants charged in 1942 are presented by offense in table 4.
li
ole 2. PROCEEURAL OffTCOL
E FOR aEFENDAms DISPOSEt
OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES:
1938 ID 1942
FHOCEDORAi OOTOOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
410
100.0
533
100.0
418
100.0
426
100.0
434
Disposed of without coortction
155
139
6
10
255
211
30
14
37. B
33.9
1.5
2.4
62.2
51.5
7.3
3.4
138
79
5
54
395
380
4
11
26.9
14.8
0.9
10.1
74.1
71.3
0.3
2.1
93
71
1
10
11
325
314
2
9
22.2
17.0
0.2
2.4
2.6
77.8
75.1
0.5
2.2
97
79
1
11
6
328
311
1
16
22.6
18.6
0.2
2.6
1.4
77.2
73.2
0.2
3.8
96
86
1
2
7
338
317
1
20
22.1
1.6
73.0
0.2
4.6
Found guilty by Qourt ( Jury waived)
Tab
le 3. TYPE
OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF MUOR OFFENSES:
1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced..
255
100.0
395
100.0
325
100,0
328
100.0
338
100.0
98
77
35
40
4
1
38.4
30.2
13.7
15.7
1.6
0.4
147
105
72
50
20
1
37.2
26.6
18.2
12.7
5.1
0.3
1
116
91
66
37
14
0.3
35.7
28.0
20.3
11.4
4.3
134
97
53
30
13
1
40.9
29.6
16.2
9.1
4.0
0.3
123
67
83
34
6
37.9
25.7
24.6
10.1
1.8
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
"
Table 4, DISPOSITION IN TRIAL COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR .UX OFFENSES: 1942
PROCSKJRAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENTtANTB
Total
defendants
disposed
Disposed of without conviction
By By
court-'- Jury
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty —
By By
court-'- Jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE COIJVICTED
Death
pen-
alty
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Local
Jell or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
ill offenses.
3,034
Biajor offenses.
Uurder.. ,
Manslau^ter
Robbery ,
Aggravated assault.,
Burglary ,
Larceny, except auto theft.
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving,
etc
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Rape
Commercialized vice
Other eez offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons....
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy
Blackmail and extortion..
Escape and Jail break....
Kidnaping
Perjury
209
16
20
125
10
11
11
3
2
33
25
2
1
12
U
tUnor offenses^.
1
;,779
1
2.314
■'■ Jury waived.
^ This group includes minor assault;
usually tried in minor courts,
^30084
nonsupport; Tiolatlag liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as misdemeanors which are
July 15. 1944
U. S. DEPaHTiuEl^T CF COj-CEIiCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
ueries J-11, Ko. 21*.
JUMCIAL CniuUI.VvL :3TATI1;TIC::
19^2
WASHINGTON
^ Lotal of 1,187 defendants were disposed of for major
offenses in the superior courts of '■'/ashington during the
calendar year 1942, accordine to reports received fron
the clerKs of court by the bureau of the Census. Of these
1,187 dex'endants, 896, or 75.5 percent, were convicted
and sentenced; and /|.93iOr 55.0 percent, of the defendants
convicced and sentenced vjere sent to a prison or reforma-
tory. Of the £SS defendants charged with major crimes
fii^ainst property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, larceny,
auto theft, erdoezzlenent , fraud, stolen property, for-
gery,and counterfeiting) 6S1, or 7o.7 percent, v/ere con-
victed; and of the 140 persons charged v;ith najor crines
against the person (uurder, iuenslau.\5hter, ag^rravated as-
sault, and rape) 105, or 75.0 percent, were convicted.
The nuiTiberof defendants disposed of for uajor offenses
per 100,000 of the population decreased from 97.5in 1938
to 70.0 in 1942. The rate for defendants convicted de-
creased from 80.9 in 1938 to 52.8 in 1942. I.Iore defend-
ants were disposed of for larceny than for any other of-
fense during 1942,'.viT:h burglary follov/ing in second place,
and the two offense groups together accounting for 49-3
percent of all major offense cisposi Lions. (See table 1.)
Luring the past 5 years, 83.0 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major offenses were convicted. This
percentatre was 8^.9 in 1938, 84-3 in 1939, 64.6 in 1940,
8'j.4 in 1941, and 75.5 in 1942. In I'l:..'.., -y-.'-U percent of
all defendants entered a plea of guilty, whereas only
5.9 percent v/ere found guilty by jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of :.ic-.jor offenses during
the past 5 years, 57.6 percent v/ere sentenced to 3 prison
or reformatory. The percentage for 1938 vras higher than
this ri?Ture, and the percentages for the rem-r-.ining years
v;ere sonev;hat lower. Of all defendants convicted of
::iajor offenses durinr- these- 5 year,^;, 26.? percent v/ere
placed on probation or riven a suspended sentence.
:'r.r those persons
f t-lon" v-risdic-
ti".e court during
■"Sd v.'ith riDre then
i.-ned to t;.e nost
1 the cer.e cf ccn-
The statistics presented h'-r^- irt
actually brouff;ht before a court r.-.v". n-
tion, whose cases were .■'isposed :f jy
the calendar year. A defendant cr..r;
one offense, if not convicted, v/es asf
serious offense of which charqnd, and ii
viction, to the most serious offense of v/hich convicted.
The number of defendants disrobed 3f for select-^d major
offenses and also the nur-bsr convicted, durin-o; the crl-
e:idar year l'-;^42 '\:j' ihe nrecedin/' k years, are presented
in table 1, to, -ether -.'ith.the r-:;te per 100,000 of ^he
population. Table 2 shov;s the prooedur^il outcome of
dlsposi tlc-.s for i.iajor offenses durl.n<-2 the past 5 years,
while liable 3 sho\;s the type of sentence i-ioosed on de-
fendants who .vere convicted. Detr.iic-'''. data on procedural
out cone and sentence or trea : lent cf all defend-: '.its
■■: \:.v-ct i: 19-%- rre irccented by offense in tabl2 L.
Table 1 .— DEFE>!DAIiITS DISPOSED OF AI-T) DEFE^:DJ^KTS CONVICTED, FOR MAJOR OFFFNSES, WITH RATE PKR IOC. 000 OF THE PCFirLilTON: 1936 TC' 1942
[statistics are based on reports from a varying number of counties. The nimber of reporting counties out of the 39 counties of the State
and the percent of the 1940 population of the State in these reporting counties are es follows: 1942, 36 counties, 96.9 percent; 1941,
36 counties, 95.7 percent; 1940, 1939, and 1936, all counties, 100. 0 percent]
OFFENSE
NU;.B£R
Ri\TE
PER 100,000 OF THE
PCFIUTIOI
1942
1941
1940
1939
1936
1942'-
1941'-
1940^
1939^
1936^
DEFENDANTS DISKSED OF
Total
1,187
1,334
1,564
1,614
1,637
70.0
80.2
91.2
94.6
97.5
15
33
44
58
227
358
121
14
9
115
34
159
896
13
49
76
36
257
366
169
28
22
119
31
168
1,152
16
42
76
55
324
476
122
51
19
187
48
168
1,343
13
29
88
45
377
507
124
10
10
161
22
228
1,360
32
44
83
66
361
456
97
30
13
205
45
205
l,35y
0.9
1.9
2.6
3.4
13.4
21.1
7.1
0.8
0.5
6.8
2.0
9.4
52.8
0.8
2.9
4.6
2.2
15.5
22.0
10.2
1.7
1.3
7.2
1.9
10.1
69.3
0.9
2.4
4.4
3.2
18.7
C7.4
7.0
2.9
1.1
10.8
2.8
9.7
77.4
0.£
1.7
5.2
2.6
22.1
29.7
7.3
0.6
O.b
9.4
1.3
13.4
79.7
1.9
2.6
Robbery
4.9
4.0
21.5
27.2
5.6
1.8
0.8
12.2
2.7
12.2
DEFENDA^rrS COtnriCTED
Tbtal
ec.9
11
22
39
45
188
257
85
8
4
100
27
110
11
35
61
32
236
307
154
23
16
112
24
141
10
26
66
44
300
40 i
108
31
14
174
37
132
7
17
71
33
349
418
110
5
9
146
16
179
19
28
70
53
323
383
82
11
10
178
30
170
0.6
1.3
2.3
2.7
11.1
15.2
5.0
0.5
0.2
5.9
1.6
6.5
0.7
2.1
3.7
1.9
14.2
16.5
9.3
1.4
1.0
6.7
1.4
8.5
0.6
1.5
3.8
2.5
17.3
23.1
6.2
1.6
0.8
10.0
2.1
7.6
0.4
1.0
4.2
2.0
20.5
24.5
6.4
0.3
0.5
6.5
0.9
10.5
1.1
Manslaughter ,
1.7
3.2
19.2
Larceny, exceot auto theft
22.8
4.9
Embezzlement and fraud
0.7
o.e
Forgery and counterfeiting
1G.6
Race
1.3
Other major offenses
10.1
^ Based on estimate of civilian population for counties reporting. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, from rates previously published
which were based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940.
^ Based on estimate of total population of the State.
3-301?6
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS--WASHINGTON
Table 2 ,- PROCEDURAL OUTCOIiE FOR DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
fROCEDUHAL OUTCOlffi
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
fJujnber
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Nuffiber
Percent
Number
Percent
1,187
100.0
1,334
100.0
1,584
100.0
1,614
100.0
1,637
100.0
291
196
2
42
51
896
824
70
24.5
16.5
0.2
3.5
4.3
75.5
69.4
0.2
5.9
182
140
1
39
2
1,152
1,022
35
95
13.6
10.5
0.1
2.9
0.1
86.4
76.6
2.6
7.1
241
186
1
40
14
1,343
1,234
2
107
15.2
11.7
0.1
2.5
0.9
84,8
77.9
0.1
6.8
254
177
1
58
18
1,360
1,236
4
121
15.7
11.0
0.1
3.6
1.1
84. 3
76.5
0.2
7.5
280
200
6
58
16
1,357
1,206
19
132
17.1
3.5
Found guilty by court [Jury waived)
1.2
Tbble 3.— TYPE OF SENTSHCE IMOSSD OK DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF IIAJOH OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
SEI,T2IJCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendants convicted and sentenced...
696
100. 0
1,152
100.0
1,343
100.0
1,360
100.0
1,357
100.0
2
493
239
142
11
6
3
0.2
55.0
26.7
15.8
1.2
0.7
0.3
1
628
369
139
13
2
0.1
54.5
32.0
12.1
1.1
0.2
4
766
381
182
10
0.3
57.0
28.4
13.6
0.7
2
776
356
203
12
9
2
0.1
57.1
26.2
14.9
0.9
0.7
0.1
4
853
288
198
7
7
0.3
21.2
14.6
0.5
Institution for Juvenile delinquecta only..
0.5
Table 4. — DISPOSITION IN SllPi::RI0R COURTS OF DEFEHDAMS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
Total
defendants
disposed
PROCEDURAL OUTCOVI FOR TOTAL DKFENDANTS
Disposed of without conviction
Dis-
missed
By By
court^ Jury
pen-
ilty
Convicted and sentenced
Pleaded
guilty
By
court ^
FoiiQd
guilty—
By
Jury
SSNTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Death
penalty
reforma-
tory
suspended
sentence
Local
Jail or
work-
house
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
Other
sen-
tence
All offenses
Major offenses
Murd er
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
iJnbezzlement and fraud....
Stolen property, receiving
etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Commercialized vice ,
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy
Blackmail and extortion.
Escape and Jail break...
Kidnaping
Perjury
Minor offenses^
358
121
1.128
22
18
39
35
45
36
88
175
^ Jury waived.
^ This group includes minor assault; nonsupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally classified as misdemeanors which are
usually tried in minor courts.
March 4, 194V
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMCERCE
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Series J-11, No. 22
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS : 1942
WISCONSIN
A total of 2,247 defendants were disposed of for ma-
jor offenses in the reporting courts of ■Wisconsin during
the calendar year 1942, aooordtOg tp reports received
from the clerks of court by tlM Bureau of the Census.
Of these 2,247 defendants, 1,826, or, 81. J percent, were
convicted and sentenced; 726, or 39.8 percent, of the
defendants convicted and sentenced were placed on pro-
bation or given a suspended sentence; and 700, or 38.3
percent, were sentenced to a State prison or reforma-
tory. Of the 1,494 defendants disposed of for major
crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary, lar-
ceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen property,
forgery, and counterfeiting) 1,234, or 82.6 percent,
were convicted; and of the 267 persons disposed of for
major crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter,
aggravated assault, and rape) 176, or 65.9 percent, were
convicted.
Of 'the defendants disposed of for major offenses dur-
ing 1942, more defendants were disposed of for larceny
than for any other offense, with burglary following in
second place, ' and the two offense groups accounting for
35.9 percent of all major offense dispositions. (See
table 1.)
During the past five years, 83.8 percent of all de-
fendants disposed of for major crimes were convicted.
The percentage convicted decreased from 86.2 percent in
1938 to 81.3 percent in 1942. In 1942, 68.4 percent of
all defendants entered a plea of guilty whereas only 1.8
percent were found guilty by Jury. (See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past five years, 40.3 percent were placed on proba-
tion or given a suspended sentence. The percentages for
1938, 1940, and 1942 fell below this amount, while those
for 1939 and 1941 were somewhat higher. Of all defend-
ants convicted of major offenses during the past five
years, 34.2- percent v/ere sentenced to a State prison or
reformatory.
Under Wisconsin law, county, municipal, and superior
courts In some counties exercise varying degrees of
criminal Jurisdiction concurrently with the circuit
court. Not all courts which exercise original felony
Jurisdiction in these counties have submitted a report
on criminal dispositions during the past five years.
Reports from one or more courts were received from each
of 66 of the 71 counties of the State in 1942, from 67
counties in 1941 and 1940, from 62 counties in 1939, and
from 63 counties in 1938. It is estlraated that the re-
porting courts account for not less than 72 percent of
all of the judicial criminal proceedings in the State in
1942; 87 percent, in 1941; 90 percent, in 1940; 83 per-
cent, in 1939; and 87 percent, in 1938.
The statistics presented in this report are for those
persons actually brought before a court having felony
jurisdiction, whose cases were disposed of by the court
during the calendar year. A defendant charged with more
than one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the
most serious offense of which charged, and in the case
of conviction, to the most serious offense of which con-
victed. The number of defendants disposed of for se-
lected major offenses and also the number convicted,
during the calendar year 1942 and the preceding four
years, are presented In table 1. Table 2 shows the pro-
cedural outcome of dispositions for major offenses dur-
ing the past five years, while table 3 shows the type of
sentence imposed on defendants who were convicted. De-
tailed data on procedural outcome and sentence or treat-
ment of all defendants charged in 1942 are presented by
offense in' table 4.
Table 1. DEFENDAinS DISPOSED OF AND DEFENDANTS CONVICTED FOR MAJOR OFFENSES:
[see text for coverage]
1938 TO 1942
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
1941
1940
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
1942
1940
1939
Total ,
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
3-30888
2,247
2,710
3,192
1,826
19
25
75
87
357
450
201
160
SB
213
136
486
18
50
101
124
350
547
244
245
21
319
186
505
19
34
104
98
476
761
233
416
57
SOS
195
491
12
32
87
134
529
810
229
366
52
258
186
530
23
41
95
169
533
860-
227
363
45
294
198
582
12
14
64
72
307
370
176
96
29
190
78
416
14
37
85
110
317
474
209
173
19
242
142
410
15
23
91
83
427
681
194
268
47
273
147
415
2,719
11
28
81
101
486
726
199
227
39
241
157
423
20
34
87
137
499
757
193
281
36
267
160
487
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— WISCONSIN
teble 2. PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR DEFENDAJJTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
PROCEDUHAL OUTCOME
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
percent
Def eadaiits dlspoaed of
2,247
100.0
2,710
100.0
3,192
100.0
3,225
100.0
3,430
100.0
Disposed of without eonrtctloa
Dtamlsaed
4£1
311
11
25
74
1,826
1,536
246
40
18.7
13.8
0.5
1.1
3.3
61. 3
68.4
11.0
1.6
478
330
18
32
98
2,232
1,690
274
68
17.6
12.2
0.7
1.2
3.6
82.4
69.7
10.1
2.S
526
409
16
16
65
2,664
2,378
217
69
16.5
12.6
0.6
0.5
2.7
63.5
74.5
6.6
2.2
506
38S
47
27
44
2,719
2,373
277
69
15.7
12.0
1.5
0.6
1.4
64.3
73.6
8.6
2.1
472
335
71
34
32
2,958
2,585
290
63
13.8
9.8
2.1
1.0
0.9
86.2
75.4
8.5
2.4
Convicted and sentenced
7ound guilty by court ( Jury waived)
TrPE OF SENTENCE IKPOSED ON DEFENDANTS CONVICTED OF f.IAJOR OFFErSES:
[Death p^iialty oot applloable In Wisconsin]
1938 TO 1942
SENTENCE
1942
1941
1940
1939
1936
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendaata coavicted and esntencedi,.
1,826
100.0
2,232
100.0
2,664
100.0
2,719
100.0
2,958
100.0
700
726
181
201
14
4
36.3
39.6
9.9
11.0
0.6
0.2
699
911
246
140
25
11
40.3
40.8
11.0
6.3
. 1.1
0.5
917
1,052
364
283
36
12
34.4
39.5
13.7
10.6
1.4
0.5
830
1,154
431
264
36
4
30.5
42.4
15.9
9.7
1.3
0.1
699
1,158
561
315
25
30.4
39.1
19.0
10.6
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
0.8
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN REPORTING COURTS OF DEFENDAJITS FOR ALL OFFENSES
[Death penalty not applicable in iVlsconsin]
All offenaee
Uajor offenses
Murder
Manslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezzlement and fraud....
Stolen property, reeeivlng
etc
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Ccamnerclalized vice
Other sex offenses
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., weapons...
Other major offenses
Abortion
Arson
Bigamy
Blacloiiall and extortion.
Escape and Jail break...
Kidnaping
Perjury
Minor offenses^
PROCEDURAL OUTCOME FOR TOTAL DEFENDANTS
Total
defendants
disposed
Disposed of without conviction
19
7
25
11
75
11
87
15
357
50
450
60
201
23
160
64
36
9
213
23
136
58
62
6
361
56
1
-
20
2
42
6
2
1
U
2
Dis-
missed
By By
court^ Jury
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Convicted and sentenced
1,826
64
72
307
370
178
76
56
305
1
19
5
3,929
Pleaded
guilty
322
154
61
41
235
Found
guilty—
court
By
Jury
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
1,826
370
178
96
56
305
reforma-
tory
11
6
49
34
149
73
75
16
suspended
sentence
168
81
51
102
3
Local
Jail or
work-
house
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
Juvenile
delin-
quents
only
5
39
50
50
1
-
1
9
1
2,835
Other
8sn-
tenofl
■"■ Jurv ■;?9ived.
^ Tbi.B group includes minor assault;
usually tried in minor oourta.
nooBupport; violating liq^uor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenses generally olasslflad as mladoneanors which are
November 11, 1943
U. S. DEPAHTMEIJT 07 COMMERCE
Bureau of ihe Census
Waohlngton
Series J-11, No. 9
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS: 1942
VfYDMING
A total of 186 defendants v/ore disposed of for major
offenses in the district courts of Wyoming during the
calendar year 1942, according to reports reoeived from
the clerics of court by the Bureau of the Census. Of
these 1S6 defendants, 139, or 74.7 percent, were convicted
and sentenced; and 89, or 64.0 percent, of the defend-
ants convicted and sentenced were sent to a State prison
or reformatory. Of the 141 defendants disposed of for
major crimes against property in 1942 (robbery, burglary,
larceny, auto theft, embezzlement, fraud, stolen prop-
erty, forgery, and counterfeiting) 110, or 78.0 percent,
were convicted; and of the 33 persons disposed of for
major crimes against the person (murder, manslaughter,
aggravated assault, and rape) 22 were convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for major of-
fenses per 100,000 of the population showed a downward
trend from 138.0 in 1938 to 80.2 in 1942, although there
was an increase to 155-5 in 1939. The rate for defend-
ants convicted of major offenses followed the same gen-
eral trend, increasing from 107.5 in 1938 to 129.7 in
1939, decreasing to 99.7 in 1940, increasing to 102.9 in
1941, and then dropping to 59.9 in 1942. More defend-
ants were disposed of for larceny than for any other
offense during 1942, with forgery and counterfeiting
following in second place and the two offense groups to-
gether accounting for 44.6 percent of the major offense
dispositions.
During the past 5 years, 80.0 percent of all defend-
ants disposed of for major crimes were convicted. In
1938, 77.9 percent of the defendants were convicted;
in 1939, 83.4 percent; in 1940, 77.6 percent; in 1941,
83.6 percent; and in 1942, 74.7 percent. In 1942, 72.0
percent of all defendants entered a plea of guilty,
whereas only 1.6 percent were found guilty by Jury.
(See table 2.)
Of all defendants convicted of major offenses during
the past 5 years, 60.1 percent \rero sentenced to a State
prison or reformatory. The percentages for 1940 and
1941 fell below this figure, while those for 1938, 1939,
and 1942 were somewhat higher. Only 27.2 percent of all
defendants convicted of major offenses during the past
5 years were placed on probation or given a suspended
sentence.
The statistics presented here are for those persons
actually brought before a court having felony jtjisdic-
tion, whose cases were disposed of by the court during
the calendar year. A defendant charged with more than
one offense, if not convicted, was assigned to the most
serious offense of which charged, and in the case cf con-
viction, to the most serious offense of which convicted.
The number of defendants disposed of for selected major
offenses and also the number convicted, during 1942 and
the preceding 4 years, are presented in table 1, togeth-
er with the rate per 100,000 of the population. Table 2
shows the procedural outcome of dispositions for major
offenses during the past 5 years, while table 3 :,hows
the type of sentence imposed on defendants who were con-
victed. Detailed data on procedural outcome and sen-
tence or treatment of all defendants charged In 1942 are
presented by offense in table 4.
Table 1. DKrENDANTS DISPOSED OF AMD nEFEHMNTS CONVICTED, TOR MAJOR OFFENSES, WITH HATE PEK 100,000 OF THE MFULATION: 1938 TO 1942
[statiatios for all years except 1938 based on reports for all of the 23 counties cf the State. Statistics for 1938 baaed on reports from
21 counties which contained 93.8 percent of the 1940 population of the State]
RATE EER 100,000 OF THE POPdlATION
1941-^
1940 "^
1939^
DEFENDANTS DISPOSED OF
Total.
Uurder
Uanslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
fiobezzlement and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
DEFENDANTS CONVICTED
Total.
Murder
Uanslaughter
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny, except auto theft
Auto theft
Embezxleiaent and fraud
Stolen property, receiving, etc.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rape
Other major offenses
7
8
13
10
14
51
14
8
9
32
8
12
5
4
12
9
10
42
10
e
6
24
4
7
5
2
15
10
57
85
22
10
7
64
9
5
4
2
13
7
50
76
IS
6
7
59
3
5
3.2
123.2
128.4
4
5
15
10
72
82
20
28
6
60
4
7
17
17
98
92
29
22
9
70
17
3
1
6
15
64
82
19
SO
8
50
14
22
3.0
3.4
5.6
4.3
6.0
22.0
6.0
3.4
3.9
13.8
3.4
5.2
59.9
2.1
0.8
6.3
4.2
24.0
35.9
9.S
4.2
3.0
27.0
3.8
2.5
102.9
1.6
2.0
6.0
4.0
28.7
32.7
8.0
11.2
2,4
23.9
3.2
4.8
99.7
2
3
13
7
65
65
18
13
5
50
4
10
1
4
16
13
91
77
26
16
5
61
9
2
1
4
10
60
62
19
21
6
43
4
11
2.2
1.7
5.2
3.9
4.3
18.1
4.3
2.6
2.6
10. S
1.7
3.0
1.7
0.8
5.5
3.0
21.1
31.6
5.5
2.5
3.0
24.9
1.3
2.1
0.8
1.2
5.2
2.8
25.9
25.9
5.2
5.2
2.0
19.9
1.6
4.0
155.5
1.6
2.8
6.9
6.9
39.6
37.2
11.7
8.9
3.6
28. S
6.9
1.3
129.7
0.4
1.6
6.5
5.3
36.8
31.1
10.5
6.5
2.0
24.6
3.6
0.8
138.0
2.6
0.4
2.6
6.5
27.9
35.7
8.3
13.1
3.. 5
21.8
f..l
2.6
1.7
4.4
26.1
27.0
8.3
9.1
2.6
18.7
1.7
4.8
Based on estimate of civilian population of the State. Rates for 1941 differ, therefore, fromratos prevloualy published which wore
based on the Population census of 1940.
^ Based on Population census of 1940.
^ Baaed on estlnate of total population of the state.
* Based on estimate of total population for counties reporting.
JUDICIAL CRIMINAL STATISTICS— WYOMING
Ifeble 2. PHOCEIXJRAL OUTCOME FOR DEFENHAHTS DISPOSED OF FOR MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
PROOKHJHAl ODTCOMB
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
mmber
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number Percent
186
100.0
292
100.0
322
100.0
385
100.0
317
100.0
Dlsposftd of without oooTlotlon
47
36
5
6
139
134
Z
9
S5.3
19.4
2.7
3.2
74.7
72.0
1.1
1.6
46
36
9
3
244
2S8
1
5
16.4
12.3
3.1
1.0
83.5
81.5
0.3
1.7
72
63
7
2
250
237
6
7
22.4
19.6
2.2
0.6
77.5
73.5
1.9
2.2
64
54
9
1
321
311
10
16.6
14.0
2.3
0.3
83.4
80.8
2.5
70
63
5
11
1
247
233
8
5
22.1
16.7
1.6
3.5
0.3
77.9
73.5
2.5
1.9
Found guilty by court ( Jury valvod)
Table 3, TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED ON DEFET-TJANTS CONVICTED OF MAJOR OFFENSES: 1938 TO 1942
SENTENCI
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Defendents convicted and sentenced..
139
100.0
244
100.0
250
100.0
321
100.0
247
100.0
8;
34
8
4
4
64.0
24.5
5.8
2.9
2.9
135
85
13
1
10
55.3
34.8
5.3
0.4
4.1
147
78
8
4
13
58.8
31.2
3.2
1.5
5.2
196
89
10
6
20
61.1
27.7
3.1
1.9
6.2
1
155
41
13
6
31
0.4
Institution for Juvenile delinquents only.
12.6
Table 4. DISPOSITION IN DISTRICT COURTS OF DEFENDANTS FOR ALL OFFENSES: 1942
PROCEUmUL OnrCOME FOS TOTAL DEFENDAmS
SENTENCE FOR THOSE CONVICTED
Total
defendants
diapoaed
of
Disposed of without conviction
Convicted and sentenced
Total
Death
penalty
Prtson
or
reforma-
tory
Probation
or
suspended
sentence
Local
jail or
work-
house
Fine
OP
costs
only
Insti-
tution
for
JuTenlle
delin-
quents
only
OTTEMSB
Ttttal
Die-
mlseed
Acquitted —
Other
no-
pen-
alty
Total
Pleaded
guilty
Found
guilty—
Other
sen-
tence
By
court^
By
Jury
By
court^
By
Jury
248
61
48
.
5
8
187
166
18
3
187
.
9Z
55
8
IS
20
186
47
36
-
5
6
139
134
2
3
139
-
89
34
8
4
4
7
8
13
10
14
51
14
8
9
32
8
6
6
2
3
1
62
2
4
1
1
4
9
4
2
3
8
4
1
4
1
3
14
2
3
1
1
4
7
4
1
4
4
1
4
1
3
12
1
2
2
1
1
4
2
5 .
4
12
9
10
42
10
6
6
24
4
5
2
1
1
48
3
4
12
8
10
41
10
6
6
24
4
4
2
1
1
32
1
1
16
2
1
5
4
12
9
10
42
10
6
6
24
4
5
2
1
1
48
-
4
4
10
4
7
22
6
4
£
17
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
3
13
2
1
4
7
2
1
21
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
8
1
3
16
larceny, eioept auto theft.
-
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolon property, receiving,
etc
-
Forgery and counterfeiting.
-
Comneroialized vice
-
Violating drug laws
Carrying, etc., woapooB....
Other major offenses
Abortion
-
Blackmail and extortion. .
Escape and Jail break....
Kidnaping
-
Uinor offenses^
-
^ Jury waiTBd.
^ Thla group Inoludea minor assault; nonaupport; violating liquor, gambling, or driving laws; and all other offenaaa generally claasifled as mlsdemeanora which are
usually tried. In minor oourta.
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