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Table 4 Convictions at Baseline. Percent reporting any convictions in lifetime and mean number of times convicted by type of offense

From: Criminal justice measures for economic data harmonization in substance use disorder research

Crime

BRIGHT 1 (n = 2405)

BRIGHT 2 (n = 100)

Percent reporting any conviction

Mean number of times convicted if reporting 1+ conviction

Percent reporting any conviction

Mean number of times convicted if reporting 1+ conviction

Property Offenses

 Fencing (buying or selling stolen property)

8.0%

1.9

1.0%

 Burglary/attempted burglary/breaking and entering (home, auto, business)

19.0%

2.2

24.0%

1.0

 Larceny and shoplifting

28.0%

3.4

38.0%

7.1

 Vandalism/property damage/tagging

10.0%

1.5

11.0%

0.8

 Arson (started a fire)

1.0%

1.0

3.0%

0.0

 Auto theft

15.0%

2.0

17.0%

0.4

 Car jacking

1.0%

1.3

0.0%

Public Order Offenses

 Prostitution or pimping

4.0%

4.1

9.0%

1.0

 Probation/parole violations

42.0%

2.8

51.0%

3.4

 Trespass of real property

10.0%

1.6

12.0%

1.4

 Disorderly conduct

16.5%

2.5

7.0%

0.5

 Drug charges (not drug dealing)

58.6%

3.0

59.0%

3.6

 Drug dealing

40.2%

3.2

55.0%

2.6

 Driving under the influence

9.6%

1.9

8.0%

1.1

Violent Offenses

 Robbery/attempted robbery/mugging

19.0%

1.6

18.0%

2.6

 Assault/aggravated assault/battery

36.0%

2.4

30.0%

1.0

 Homicide/manslaughter/attempted homicide

3.0%

1.0

2.0%

0.0

 Weapons offenses

17.8%

1.4

17.0%

1.0

 Sexual offenses (rape/aggravated assault/sex with a minor)

7.1%

1.0

3.0%

0.6

Enterprise Offenses

 Forgery

6.0%

1.8

8.0%

2.7

 Fraud (bad checks, credit card fraud, etc.)

6.0%

1.4

5.0%

0.4

  1. Note: sample size varies by offense (BRIGHT 2: N = 1–59), (BRIGHT 1: N = 26–1410)