C. PRISON POPULATION

2. Population by Crime Type

On June 30, 1996, the prison population consisted of the following Crime Types:

• Violent crimes accounted for 14,254 (46%), nearly a majority of the population.

- the largest population in this crime category was Robbery which totaled 4,425 and accounted for 31% of all violent crimes.

• Property crimes accounted for 8,881 (29%) of the year-end population.

- the largest population in this crime type was Breaking/Entering with a total of 3,856 and accounted for 44% of property crimes.

• Public Order crimes, including non-trafficking drug crimes and driving while impaired, accounted for 7,518 (24%) of the population.

- the largest population in this crime type was non-trafficking drug crimes with a total of 3,766 and accounted for 50% of public order crimes.

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NC Dept. of Correction.
Research & Planning.
Revised: October 07, 2002.