1

Of all criminal cases that go to trial and end in a verdict in the United States, what percentage result in a conviction for at least one of the offenses being prosecuted?

Improve this question
1
  • By "go to trial" I assume you exclude plea bargains?
    – cpast
    May 30, 2016 at 14:43

1 Answer 1

Reset to default
1

68%. Per the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=qa&iid=403

What is the probability of conviction for felony defendants?

Among felony defendants whose cases were adjudicated within the one-year tracking period (89% of cases), 68% were convicted. This includes a 59% felony conviction rate with the remainder receiving misdemeanor convictions. Felony conviction rates were highest for defendants originally charged with motor vehicle theft (74%), a driving-related offense (73%), murder (70%), burglary (69%), or drug trafficking (67%). They were lowest for defendants originally charged with assault (45%).

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .