Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms: 1992 - 1998


Criminal Enforcement
Fiscal Year   98  
vs.
92
92 93 94 95 96 97 98
# of referrals for prosecution 9,885 8,697 7,859 7,540 5,933 5,496 5,510   -44%  
# of referrals disposed of 8,322 8,920 8,195 7,676 6,826 5,243 5,359
# prosecuted 6,187 5,627 4,983 5,160 3,858 3,619 3,697   -40%  
% of referrals prosecuted 68 64 63 64 61 66 67
# convicted after prosecution 4,279 4,571 4,128 3,790 3,577 2,801 2,954   -31%  
% of those prosecuted found guilty 78 80 78 79 82 82 83
% of those convicted sentenced prison 84 87 88 89 88 86 87
median prison term (months) 30 41 48 52 57 48 46
average prison sentence (months) 65 83 96 91 92 84 73

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