Corrections Annual Report - Volusia County Government

P AG E 12V OLUSI A COUNTY DIVISION OF CORRE CTIONSOffense at admissionIn 2011, drug offenses represented thegreatest number of bookings followed bytraffic and assault. Almost half of allarrests are for one of three offenses—traffic, assault, or drugs.least 1,000 bookings) listed in Table 9.Traffic and drug offenses account forabout 37 percent of all arrests whilearrests for assault remained about sameas it was in 2010.Almost 90 percent of all arrests are forone of the 10 most common offenses (atFigure 15. Assault, drug, and traffic bookings, 2007-2011Drug offensesrepresented thegreatest number andproportion ofbookings in 2011,closely followed bytraffic and assault.252015105200720082009201020110Assault Dangerous drugs Traffic49.5 percent of alladmissions are forone of threeoffenses: traffic,assault, or drugs.Table 9. Trends in the 10 most common offenses charged (at least 1,000) atadmission, 2010-20112010 2011Number % Number %Total, all offenses 47,277 100 46,552 100Assault 6,178 13.1% 5,874 12.6%Burglary 2,342 5.0% 2,731 5.9%Dangerous drugs 9,643 20.4% 8,994 19.3%Fraud 2,735 5.8% 2,345 5.0%Municipal ord violation a 1,262 2.7% 1,317 2.8%Invasion of privacy b 1,429 3.0% 1,499 3.2%Larceny 4,537 9.6% 5,000 10.7%Obstructing police 2,801 5.9% 2,664 5.7%Public peace 1,008 2.1% 1,152 2.5%Traffic 8,988 19.0% 8,205 17.6%Other 6,354 13.4% 6,771 14.5%a Includes municipal and county ordinances, drinking in public, obstruction of sidewalk, and violations ofhousing codes.b Includes entry with a weapon, driving on closed beach, possession of a police monitor, and entering andleaving management area without authorization.2011 ANNUAL REPORT