Table 6.
Convicted Offenders Who Reported Drinking at the Time of Offense, by Offense Type
| Type of Offense | Current Offender Status (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Probation | Local Jail Inmate | State Prison Inmate | Federal Prison Inmate | |
| All offenses | 39.9 | 39.5 | 37.2 | 20.4 |
| Violent offense | 40.7 | 40.6 | 41.7 | 24.5 |
| Murder | * | 43.7 | 44.6 | 38.7 |
| Rape/sexual assault | 31.8 | 31.5 | 40.0 | 32.3 |
| Robbery | * | 37.6 | 37.4 | 18.0 |
| Assault | 45.5 | 45.4 | 45.1 | 46.0 |
| Property offense | 18.5 | 32.8 | 34.5 | 15.6 |
| Burglary | 38.5 | 38.2 | 37.2 | * |
| Larceny | 16.3 | 31.6 | 33.7 | * |
| Fraud | 9.7 | 21.6 | 25.2 | 10.4 |
| Drug offense | 16.3 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 19.8 |
| Possession | 14.4 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 21.3 |
| Trafficking | 16.2 | 28.4 | 25.5 | 19.4 |
| Public order offense** | 75.1 | 56.0 | 43.2 | 20.6 |
*
Too few cases for estimate to be made.
**
Offenders convicted of a public order offense, such as drinking and driving, weapons, and commercial vice (e.g., prostitution, gambling, or pornography), were the most likely to report alcohol use at the time of the offense.
SOURCE: Data for this table are drawn from the 1996 Survey of Adults on Probation, the 1996 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails, and the 1997 Surveys of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities.