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Dare County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 78 people sentenced in Dare County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 7.5 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 26% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide.

78people in prison
7.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
26%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
8life sentences

Race

GroupPeopleShare
White4558%
Black2431%

Groups with fewer than 10 people are not shown.

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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 Dare 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.