Prison Sentences by Length:  1992 - 1998

Criminal Enforcement	Defendants Sentenced (Number)
	Fiscal Year
	92	93	94	95	96	97	98
All ATF Federal Convictions
Not reported	119	73	67	67	82	86	47
No prison time	587	517	410	345	346	309	330
Less than 5 yrs	2,089	2,086	1,783	1,599	1,429	1,193	1,364
5 yrs or more	1,484	1,895	1,868	1,779	1,720	1,213	1,213
Total	4,279	4,571	4,128	3,790	3,577	2,801	2,954
ATF Federal Weapons Convictions*
Not reported	80	51	36	37	43	44	24
No prison time	415	352	277	209	195	168	204
Less than 5 yrs	1,617	1,504	1,247	1,095	972	784	1,025
5 yrs or more	884	1,120	1,054	994	921	696	675
Total	2,996	3,027	2,614	2,335	2,131	1,692	1,928

 * Includes: 18 USC 921- 930, 18 USC 1715, 26 USC 5811 - 5812, 26 USC 5821 - 5822, 26 USC 5841 - 5842, 
    26 USC 5844 - 5845, 26 USC 5848, 26 USC 5871 - 5872.

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