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Cabarrus County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 591 people sentenced in Cabarrus County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 6 years, shorter than the statewide median of 7 years. 17% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is habitual felon.

591people in prison
6 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
17%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
26life sentences

Sentences by offense: Cabarrus 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.

OffensePeopleCabarrus median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Habitual Felon927.58.5
Trafficking Schedule I487.57.5
Murder Second Degree472321.5
Possession Of Firearm By Felon302.52.5
Trafficking Schedule Ii227.57.5
Robbery W/Dangerous Weapon207.57.5
Possess Schedule Ii191.51.5
Dwi Level 1 Aggravated142.52.5
Att First Deg Murder1317.519
Post Release Revocation1311
Fail To Register (Sex Offender1233
Stat Rape/Sex Offn >= 6 Yr122324.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black28348%
White24541%
Hispanic498.3%

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 Cabarrus 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.