State Court Processing Statistics, 1990-2009: Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties

Originally known as the National Pretrial Reporting Program, the State Court Processing Statistics (SCPS) program tracks felony cases filed in May of a given year until final disposition or until one year has elapsed from the date of filing. This collection presents data on felony cases filed in approximately 40 of the nation's 75 most populous counties in even numbered years from 1990-2006 and 2009. These 75 counties account for more than a third of the United States population and approximately half of all reported crimes. The cases from these 40 jurisdictions are weighted to represent all felony filings during the month of May in the 75 most populous counties. Data were collected on arrest charges, demographic characteristics, criminal history, pretrial release and detention, adjudication, and sentencing.

原本称为国家预审报告计划，州法院处理统计（SCPS）项目追踪特定年份五月份提起的严重犯罪案件，直至案件最终判决或自案件提起之日起满一年。本数据集呈现了自1990年至2006年及2009年，在每两年一次的偶数年份，美国75个最人口密集的县中大约40个县的严重犯罪案件数据。这75个县占美国总人口的三分之一以上，以及所有报告犯罪案件的一半左右。这些40个司法管辖区内的案件被加权，以代表75个最人口密集县中五月份的所有严重犯罪案件。数据收集内容包括逮捕指控、人口统计学特征、犯罪历史、预审释放与拘留、审判和判决。