Criminal Prosecutions of Wildlife Violations, FY 1993 - 2004*

  Number Percent
Change
Seriousness Level of Offense Administration 840 -
Felony 1993-1996
1997-2000 867 3
2001-2004 694 -20
Misdemeanor 1993-1996 2,425 -
1997-2000 2,519 4
2001-2004 1,503 -40
Petty Offense** 1993-1996 n/a -
1997-1998 n/a -
1999-2000 868 n/a
2001-2004 1,361 n/a
Not Specified 1993-1996 12 -
1997-2000 7 -
2001-2004 2 -

*Note: last three quarters in FY 2004 are projected. See About the Data.
** Petty offenses were not regularly recorded prior to around FY 1999. Following are the annual counts:
FY 1999 (371), FY 2000 (497), FY 2001 (569), FY 2002 (266), FY 2003 (292), FY 2004 (projected 234).