statistical summary of adult felony sentencing - Washington State ...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1<br />
• In FY11, the total number <strong>of</strong> <strong>felony</strong> sentences imposed in <strong>Washington</strong> increased 0.8%, from<br />
22,662 sentences in FY10 to 22,842 sentences in FY11.<br />
• Changes in the rate and number <strong>of</strong> sentences imposed between FY09 and FY10 are summarized<br />
as follows:<br />
-14.5 % Robbery (from 764 to 653) +4.7 % Drugs (from 5,986 to 6,269)<br />
-3.0 % Property (from 7,269 to 7,052) +13.4 % Manslaughter (from 82 to 93)<br />
+4.6 % Assaults (from 5,302 to 5,546) +28.7 % Murder (from 113 to 115)<br />
-6.8 % Sex (from 945 to 881)<br />
• In FY11, 13 <strong>of</strong>fenders were sentenced to life in prison as persistent <strong>of</strong>fenders under the<br />
“three strikes” provision <strong>of</strong> RCW 9.94A.030(37)(a). The 13 new persistent <strong>of</strong>fender<br />
sentences imposed in FY11 resulted in a decrease <strong>of</strong> 27.8 % from the 18 sentences in FY10.<br />
• The percentage <strong>of</strong> <strong>felony</strong> sentences that resulted in a prison sentence increased slightly from<br />
37.5% in FY10 to 37.6% in FY11.<br />
• The average prison sentence in FY11 was 43.6 months, up from 41.8 months in FY10. The<br />
average jail sentence length in FY11 was 3.2 months, which is same as in FY10. Overall, the<br />
average sentence length <strong>of</strong> all <strong>felony</strong> sentences increased from 17.5 months in FY10 to 18.2<br />
months in FY11.<br />
• In FY11, the number <strong>of</strong> sentences imposed for Violations <strong>of</strong> the Uniform Controlled<br />
Substances Act (VUCSA) increased by 4.8% from the previous year. The number <strong>of</strong><br />
sentences for “dealing” <strong>of</strong>fenses slightly increased by 0.8% and the number <strong>of</strong> sentences for<br />
“non-dealing” <strong>of</strong>fenses increased by 6.1%.<br />
• The number <strong>of</strong> First-time Offender Waivers (FTOW) granted increased from 1,469 in FY10<br />
to 1,538 in FY11, a 4.7% increase. Approximately 56.6% <strong>of</strong> the First Time Offender Waivers<br />
were below the standard range minimum, and 42.8% were within the standard range.<br />
• The number <strong>of</strong> Special Sex Offender Sentencing Alternative (SSOSA) sentences imposed by<br />
the court decreased from 131 in FY10 to 98 in FY11, a 25.2% decrease.<br />
• The number <strong>of</strong> Drug Offender Sentencing Alternative (DOSA) sentences imposed by the<br />
court decreased from 1,488 sentences in FY10 to 1,724 in FY11, an decrease <strong>of</strong> 15.9%.<br />
Among 1,724 DOSA sentences, there were 1,055 Prison-based DOSA and 669 Residential<br />
DOSA. These are all non-exceptional sentences.<br />
1 The numbers <strong>of</strong> sentences referenced in this report are as <strong>of</strong> November 29, 2011. These are subject to change as<br />
missing <strong>sentencing</strong> data becomes available.<br />
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