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Pitt County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 648 people sentenced in Pitt County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 4.5 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 murder second degree.

648people in prison
4.5 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
17%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
40life sentences

Sentences by offense: Pitt 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.

OffensePeoplePitt median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Murder Second Degree5923.521.5
Habitual Felon559.58.5
Possession Of Firearm By Felon462.52.5
Trafficking Schedule Ii4147.5
Robbery W/Dangerous Weapon378.57.5
Awdwisi1744
Awdwwitkisi169.58.5
Possess Wits Schedule Ii1522
Trafficking Schedule I157.57.5
Post Release Revocation1411
Awdwwitk123.53.5
Common Law Robbery112.52

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Black52080%
White10416%
Hispanic223.4%

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 Pitt 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.