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Brunswick County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 386 people sentenced in Brunswick County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 6 years, shorter than the statewide median of 7 years. 25% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is habitual felon.

386people in prison
6 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
25%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
31life sentences

Sentences by offense: Brunswick County vs. North Carolina

Offenses with 10+ people. Median of the longest sentence from each person's most recent sentencing; life and death sentences not included.

OffensePeopleBrunswick median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Habitual Felon368.58.5
Trafficking Schedule Ii3337.5
Murder Second Degree2020.521.5
Possess Wits Schedule Ii161.52
Stat Rape Child<=15Def>6Yrs162323.5
Possess Schedule Ii141.51.5
Possession Of Firearm By Felon1422.5
Sex Exploit Minor 2Nd Degree137.57.5
Stat Rape/Sex Offn >= 6 Yr112824.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White24363%
Black10828%
Hispanic256.5%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

Other North Carolina counties

About this data

Source: North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public inmate records. People currently in state prison custody whose longest sentence was imposed in Brunswick County, one record per person, using the longest sentence from their most recent sentencing. Criminal history is not in the data, so differences between counties can reflect prior records as well as sentencing practice.