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Carteret County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 228 people sentenced in Carteret County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 6.5 years, shorter than the statewide median of 7 years. 15% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is habitual felon.

228people in prison
6.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
15%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
13life sentences

Sentences by offense: Carteret 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.

OffensePeopleCarteret median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Habitual Felon289.58.5
Trafficking Schedule I22107.5
Trafficking Schedule Ii207.57.5
Other Felon1487
Murder Second Degree102521.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White16070%
Black5122%
Hispanic114.8%

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 Carteret 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.