Prison Sentences by Length: 1992 - 1998

(See numbers.)


  Criminal Enforcement  
Fiscal Year
    92         93         94         95         96         97         98    

All ATF Federal Convictions  
 
median prison term (months) 30 41 48 52 57 48 46
average prison sentence (months) 65 83 96 91 92 84 73

Prison sentence by length:  
 
Not reported 3% 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2%
No prison time 14% 11% 10% 9% 10% 11% 11%
Less than 5 yrs 49% 46% 43% 42% 40% 43% 46%
5 yrs or more 35% 41% 45% 47% 48% 43% 41%
      Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

ATF Federal Weapons Convictions*  
 
median prison term (months) 26 36 41 46 46 46 38
average prison sentence (months) 59 70 75 81 81 78 63

Prison sentence by length:  
 
Not reported 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 3% 1%
No prison time 14% 12% 11% 9% 9% 10% 11%
Less than 5 yrs 54% 50% 48% 47% 46% 46% 53%
5 yrs or more 30% 37% 40% 43% 43% 41% 35%
      Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

* Includes: 18 USC 921- 930, 18 USC 1715, 26 USC 5811 - 5812, 26 USC 5821 - 5822, 26 USC 5841 - 5842, 26 USC 5844 - 5845, 26 USC 5848, 26 USC 5871 - 5872.

Note: percents may not add to 100 because of rounding error.

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