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serious current offense of jail inmates, by sex, 2002 (vertical
bar chart): Violent offenses:* female, 17.1%; male, 26.5%. Property
offenses:** female, 32.4%; male, 23.3%. Drug offenses: female, 29.2%;
male, 24.1%. Public-order offenses:*** female, 20.8%; male, 25.5%.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Sourcebook of criminal justice statistics online. Available from: http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook *Includes murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, and assault. **Includes burglary, theft, and fraud. ***Includes weapons violations, obstruction of justice, driving while intoxicated, and parole violations.
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