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Martin County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 154 people sentenced in Martin County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 8 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 27% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is murder second degree.

154people in prison
8 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
27%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
12life sentences

Sentences by offense: Martin 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.

OffensePeopleMartin median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Murder Second Degree1721.521.5
Habitual Felon158.58.5
Possession Of Firearm By Felon1022.5

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black11373%
White3724%

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 Martin 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.