Prosecution Rates on Federal Weapons Cases

  Fiscal Year
96
# prosecuted % of
referrals
prosecuted
rank: % of
referrals
prosecuted
judicial district
(abbreviated name)
3,935 66.2 -
U.S.
Cal, S 38 100.0 1
N. Y., E 91 97.8 2
Wisc, E 22 95.7 3
N. Y., S 87 92.6 4
Mich, W 11 91.7 5
Tenn, W 40 90.9 6
Ark, W 19 90.5 7
Cal, C 213 89.1 8
Texas, S 49 86.0 9
Virg, E 49 86.0 9
N Dakota 33 84.6 11
Kansas 60 84.5 12
Ark, E 61 82.4 13
Ill, C 17 81.0 14
W Virg, N 17 81.0 14
Virg, W 21 80.8 16
Ala, S 28 80.0 17
Mich, E 163 79.9 18
Penn, W 30 78.9 19
Ala, M 17 77.3 20
Okla, W 37 77.1 21
Idaho 10 76.9 22
La, E 43 76.8 23
Iowa, N 25 75.8 24
N Car, W 56 75.7 25
Wash, W 34 75.6 26
Nevada 40 74.1 27
Penn, M 19 73.1 28
Maryland 67 72.8 29
S Dakota 32 72.7 30
Texas, E 70 71.4 31
Cal, N 32 71.1 32
Ohio, N 49 71.0 33
Cal, E 29 70.7 34
Arizona 52 70.3 35
Wisc, W 7 70.0 36
S Car 113 69.8 37
Mo, W 57 69.5 38
Texas, W 104 69.3 39
Okla, E 9 69.2 40
Ga, N 114 68.7 41
Oregon 38 67.9 42
Montana 96 67.6 43
Fla, S 131 67.5 44
Mo, E 105 67.3 45
Wash, E 61 67.0 46
Conn 28 66.7 47
Utah 46 66.7 47
R. I. 15 65.2 49
Minnesota 33 64.7 50
Penn, E 63 64.3 51
Ken, E 37 62.7 52
N Car, E 32 62.7 52
Ohio, S 28 62.2 54
Ga, M 22 61.1 55
Ken, W 42 60.9 56
Fla, N 48 60.8 57
Hawaii 6 60.0 58
Tenn, M 16 59.3 59
Colorado 20 58.8 60
Nebraska 11 57.9 61
Iowa, S 24 57.1 62
Miss, S 25 56.8 63
Wyoming 21 56.8 63
Okla, N 27 56.3 65
D. C. 153 56.0 66
N. Y., W 21 53.8 67
Mass 60 52.2 68
Texas, N 52 51.5 69
N Car, M 46 50.0 70
Tenn, E 17 50.0 70
Fla, M 66 49.6 72
Maine 31 48.4 73
Ill, S 23 47.9 74
Delaware 18 46.2 75
New Hamp 16 45.7 76
N. J. 10 45.5 77
Ind, N 19 45.2 78
Ala, N 12 44.4 79
Ind, S 38 43.2 80
Vermont 15 42.9 81
La, W 17 42.5 82
Ga, S 13 41.9 83
Ill, N 18 40.9 84
La, M 4 40.0 85
Alaska 3 37.5 86
Miss, N 16 30.2 87
N Mexico 18 23.7 88
W Virg, S 26 21.8 89
N. Y., N 2 20.0 90

Data cover: fiscal year (96), district (all),
referral agency (all), lead charge (all), program category (weapons)

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