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Robeson County, North Carolina sentencing data

In the latest North Carolina Department of Adult Correction public release loaded into Justice Audit, 429 people sentenced in Robeson County were held in North Carolina state prisons. Their median sentence is 10 years, longer than the statewide median of 7 years. 39% are serving 20 years or more, compared with 24% statewide. The most common offense is murder second degree.

429people in prison
10 yearsmedian sentence (state: 7 years)
39%serving 20+ years (state: 24%)
82life sentences

Sentences by offense: Robeson 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.

OffensePeopleRobeson median (yrs)North Carolina median (yrs)
Murder Second Degree1192021.5
Robbery W/Dangerous Weapon257.57.5
Manslaughter1988.5
Awdwwitkisi188.58.5
Awdwisi1244

Race

GroupPeopleShare
Indigenous20548%
Black15035%
White4310%
Other204.7%
Hispanic112.6%

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 Robeson 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.