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Edgecombe County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 212 people sentenced in Edgecombe County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 7.5 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 36% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is murder second degree.

212people in prison
7.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
36%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
44life sentences

Sentences by offense: Edgecombe 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.

OffensePeopleEdgecombe median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Murder Second Degree2924.521.5
Manslaughter1078.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black16779%
White3617%

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 Edgecombe 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.