Arrests
Total0number
Drug0arrests
Dispositions
Total0filings
Presumptive0probation0use
Prison
Stock0population
Admissions
Length0of0stay0
Probation0
Stock0population
Admissions
Length0of0stay
Data0Sources
Division0of0Criminal0Investigation
Reported0Crime0Incidents0and0Arrests,0CY02011H2015
Unified0Judicial0System
Court0Dispositions,0FY02014H2016
Probation0Population,0FY02014H2016
Probation0Admissions,0Releases,0and0Activity,0FY02014HJune016,02016
Department0of0Corrections
Prison0Population,0FY02014H2016
Prison0Admissions0and0Releases,0FY02014H2016
ARRESTS
Reported0incidents0of0crime0up09%0between020140and02015
Total*Reported*Crime*Incidents,*CY*2011;2015
80,0000
70,0000
60,0000
50,0000
21,4650
21,0580
20,5500
21,5340
41,9490
41,7980
44,0350
2012
2013
2014
19,0700
40,0000
30,0000
20,0000
37,2020
49,5490
10,0000
H
2011
Group0A
Source:0Division0of0Criminal0Investigation0
2015
Group0B
Arrests0up06%0between020140and02015
Total*Offender*Arrests,*CY*2011;2015
45,0000
40,0000
35,0000
30,0000
25,0000
21,5060
20,3770
21,5340
21,0580
14,5700
15,8870
15,4740
16,8010
18,5990
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
18,7700
20,0000
15,0000
10,0000
5,0000
H
Group0A
Source:0Division0of0Criminal0Investigation0
Group0B0
Arrests0for0drug0offenses0up020%0between020140and02015
Offender*Arrests*for*Drug*Offenses,*CY*2011;2015
9,0000
8,0000
1,2630
7,0000
1,1440
6,0000
1,0890
5,0000
4,0000
8400
6,8290
3,0000
2,0000
1,0220
3,9080
4,5840
5,0700
5,5890
1,0000
H
2011
2012
Drug/Narcotic0Violations0
Source:0Division0of0Criminal0Investigation0
2013
2014
2015
Drug0Equipment0Violations0
MethHrelated0arrests0up040%0between020140and02015
HIDTA*Meth*Task*Force*Arrests,*CY*2011;2015
2,5000
2,0000
6210
1,5000
3610
5320
1470
5000
H
8390
3030
1,0000
1280
1370
1370
2870
2011
2012
2350
Pennington0County0Task0Force
Source:0Division0of0Criminal0Investigation0
4730
4530
2013
Sioux0Falls0Task0Force
6240
6650
2014
2015
Rest0of0State
Summary0
Number0of0reported0incidents0and0arrests0growing0since02011
Drug0arrests0continue0to0grow0in0both0number0and0proportion,0
accounting0for020%0of0all0arrests0in02015
Sizeable0increase0in0the0number0of0meth0taskforce0related0
arrests
DISPOSITIONS*
Felony0case0filings0up015%
Felony*Case*Filings,*FY*2014;2016
14,0000
12,0000
10,3920
10,0000
10,8020
9,4130
8,0000
6,0000
4,0000
2,0000
H
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2015
2016
10
Filings0in0Circuits020and070account0for051%0of0felony0filings
Felony*Filings*by*Circuit,*FY*2016*
Circuit07
2,2190
Circuit06
7800
Circuit05
8730
Circuit04
8140
Circuit03
1,4990
Circuit02
3,3290
Circuit01
1,2880
5000
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
1,0000
1,5000
2,0000
2,5000
3,0000
3,5000
11
Total0number0of0felony0charge0convictions0up020%
Felony*Charges*Resulting*in*Conviction,*FY*2014;2016
25,0000
20,0000
18,0130
18,6940
15,5850
15,0000
10,0000
5,0000
H
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2015
2016
12
Most0presumptive0probation0eligible0offenders0were0sent0
directly0to0supervision
Dispositions*of*Presumptive*Probation*Eligible*Offenders,*FY*
2014;2016
3,5000
3,0000
2,5000
2,0000
1,5000
2,2830
2,3590
1,5460
1,0000
5000
5080
5770
6900
2014
2015
2016
H
Sent0directly0to0prison
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
Sent0directly0to0supervision
13
Variation0across0circuits0in0the0number0of0presumptive0
probation0eligible0offenders0
Presumptive*Probation*Eligible*Offenders*by*Circuit,*FY*2016
Circuit07
139
Circuit06
75
Circuit05
66
Circuit04 30
Circuit03
468
131
262
220
107
Circuit02
358
203
Circuit01
551
70
369
100
200
Sent0directly0to0prison
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
300
400
500
600
Sent0directly0to0supervision
700
Other
800
900
1000
Sentence0Pending0
14
Variation0across0circuits0in0the0proportions0disposed0to0prison0
as0opposed0to0supervision
Dispositions*of*Presumptive*Probation*Eligible*Offenders*by*
Circuit,*FY*2016
Circuit07
22%
Circuit06
74%
32%
Circuit05
56%
20%
Circuit04
78%
11%
Circuit03
82%
21%
Circuit02
71%
23%
Circuit01
62%
15%
0%
10%
79%
20%
Sent0directly0to0prison
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
30%
40%
50%
Sent0directly0to0supervision
60%
70%
Other
80%
90%
100%
Sentence0Pending0
15
Growing0use0of0specialized0dockets0
Active*Participants*in*Specialized*Dockets,*FY*2014;2016
500
450
400
119
350
300
250
89
229
200
150
100
154
52
50
87
11
2014
2015
HOPE0Probation0
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
99
53
Drug0Court
2016
DUI0Court
16
Summary
Number0of0felony0filings0and0convictions0up0since02014
Statewide,0judges0are0sending0most0presumptive0probation0
eligible0offenders0to0probation,0but,0many0are0still0being0sent0
directly0to0prison0(number0and0proportion0vary0by0circuit)0
Growing0capacity0and0participation0in0specialized0dockets0
17
PRISON
18
How0We0Look0at0Prison0Populations0
19
Stock0population0declined0in020150but0grew05%0in02016
Stock*Prison*Population,*June*30
5,0000
4,5000
4,0000
3,6240
3,5570
2014
2015
3,7350
3,5000
3,0000
2,5000
2,0000
1,5000
1,0000
5000
H
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
20
Population0exceeds0performance0goal0in020160
Stock*Prison*Population,*June*30
4,0000
3,9000
3,8000
3,7000
3,6000
3,7350
3,6240
3,5000
3,5570
3,4000
3,3000
3,2000
3,1000
3,0000
2014
2015
SB0700Performance0Goal0
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Stock0Population0
21
Male0population0up02%,0female0population0up013%
Stock*Prison*Population*by*Gender,*June*30
4,0000
3,5000
3,1950
3,2510
3,1630
3,0000
2,5000
2,0000
1,5000
1,0000
4290
5000
4840
3940
H
2014
2015
Male
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Female
22
Majority0of0stock0population0are0serving0time0for0a0nonviolent0
admission
Stock*Prison*Population*by*Offense*Type,*June*30*
100%
90%
80%
70%
56%
60%
50%
44%
56%
54%
46%
44%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2014
2015
Violent
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Nonviolent0
23
Female0stock0population0overwhelmingly0nonviolent0
Male*Stock*Population,*June*30*
2016
Female*Stock*Population,*June*
30*2016
16%
48%
52%
84%
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
24
Admissions0declined0in020150but0rebounded0in02016
Admissions,*FY*2014;2016*
2,5000
2,0210
2,0000
1,8220
1,6620
1,5000
1,0000
5000
H
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
2016
25
Admissions0decline0in020150driven0by0decline0in0parole0
violation0admissions
Prison*Admissions*by*Admission*Type,*FY*2014;2016
2,5000
2,0000
6150
1,5000
1,0000
7180
5550
5840
4200
4260
6840
6810
2014
2015
5000
8220
H
New0Commitment
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
Probation0Violation
2016
Parole0Violation0
26
Growing0proportion0of0admissions0are0for0new0commitments0and0
probation0violations
Admissions*by*Type,*FY*2014
Admissions*by*Type,*FY*2016
23%
29%
30%
39%
38%
41%
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
27
New0commitments0and0probation0violation0admissions0flat0in0
2015,0all0admissions0grew0in02016
Male*Prison*Admissions*by*Type,*FY*2014;2016
8000
6750
7000
6000
5950
6020
5920
5020
5000
4570
4090
4000
3120
3120
3000
2000
1000
H
New0Commitment
Probation0Violation
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
Parole0Violation0
2016
28
New0commitments0and0probation0violation0admissions0flat0in0
2015,0all0admissions0grew0in02016
Female*Prison*Admissions,*FY*2014;2016
200
175
180
160
147
140
120
100
108
89
116
114
113
98
89
80
60
40
20
0
New0Commitment
Probation0Violation
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
Parole0Violation0
2016
29
Variation0across0circuits0in0number0of0admissions
Number*of*Admissions*by*Circuit,*FY*2016
Circuit07
152
Circuit06
60
Circuit05
233
14 22
123
Circuit04
58
Circuit03
31
85
Circuit02
101
36
132
46
54
200
Circuit01
86
179
118
74
100
142
79
200
New0Commitment
300
Probation0Violation
400
500
600
Parole0Violation0
30
Variation0across0circuits0in0the0proportion0of0admission0types
Proportion*of*Admissions*by*Circuit,*FY*2016*
Circuit07
27%
41%
Circuit06
32%
63%
Circuit05
15%
40%
Circuit04
28%
46%
Circuit03
33%
25%
57%
Circuit02
10%
20%
31%
31%
30%
New0Commitment
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
23%
26%
36%
0%
29%
20%
43%
Circuit01
23%
40%
50%
33%
60%
Probation0Violation
70%
80%
90%
100%
Parole0Violation0
31
New0commitment0admissions0up020%
New*Commitment*Admissions,*FY*2014;2016
1,0000
8220
8000
6840
6810
2014
2015
6000
4000
2000
H
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
32
Both0male0and0female0new0commitment0admissions0stable0
2015,0grew0in02016
New*Commitment*Admissions*by*Gender,**FY*2014;2016
9000
8000
1470
7000
6000
890
890
5950
5920
2014
2015
5000
4000
3000
6750
2000
1000
H
Male
2016
Female0
33
Largest0proportion0of0admissions0are0for0drug0offenses
New*Commitment*Admissions*by*Offense*Type,*FY*2014;2016
100%
90%
27%
27%
25%
35%
35%
41%
22%
22%
19%
16%
16%
15%
2014
2015
2016
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Property
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
Public0Order
Drug
Person0
34
Top0three0offenses0of0new0commitment0admissions0are0drug0
offenses
Offense
2014*N
2016*N
Difference*
1.
203
239
17.7%
2.
42
136
223.8%
3.
Distribution of0CS0Sched0I0&0II
63
95
50.8%
4.
Aggravated0Assault
60
72
20.0%
5.
DWI03rd
49
49
0.0%
6.
Burglary 3rd
36
40
11.1%
7.
Forgery
21
32
52.4%
8.
Sex0Contact0w/0Child0<16
31
31
0.0%
9.
DWI06th
15
30
100.0%
10.0
Simple0Assault0on0Law0Enforcement
18
29
61.1%
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
35
On0average,0new0commitment0admissions0spend0roughly0the0
same0amount0of0time0in0prison0
Average*Length*of*Stay*for*New*Commitments,*FY*2014;2016
40.00
35.00
30.00
Months*
25.00
28.16
25.38
24.64
20.00
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
2016
36
Probation0violation0admissions0up039%
Probation*Violation*Admissions,*FY*2014;2016
9000
8000
7000
5840
6000
5000
4200
4260
2014
2015
4000
3000
2000
1000
H
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
37
Both0male0and0female0probation0violation0admissions0stable0
2015,0grew0in02016
Probation*Violation*Admissions*by*Gender,*FY*2014;2016
7000
6000
5000
4000
1750
1140
1080
3000
4090
2000
3120
3120
2014
2015
1000
H
Male
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Female0
38
Underlying0offense0of0probation0violation0admissions0
overwhelmingly0nonviolent0
Probation*Violation*Admissions*by*Underlying*Offense*Type,*FY*
2014;2016
100%
92%
92%
91%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
9%
8%
8%
0%
2014
2015
Violent0
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Nonviolent0
39
Most0probation0violations0are0for0technical0violations0of0
supervision0
Probation*Admissions*by*Violation*Type,*FY*2016
24%
76%
Technical0Violation0
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
New0Crime
40
Average0length0of0stay0for0probation0violation0up083%
Average*Length*of*Stay*for*Probation*Violation,*FY*2014;2016*
12.00
10.00
7.94
Months*
8.00
6.90
6.00
4.33
4.00
2.00
0.00
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
2016
41
Parole0violation0admissions0down0in02015,0up00again0in02016
Parole*Violation*Admissions,*FY*2014;2016*
1,0000
9000
8000
7180
7000
6150
5550
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
H
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2015
2016
42
Both0male0and0female0parole0admissions0declined0in020150
and0increased0in020160
Parole*Violation*Admissions*by*Gender,*FY*2014;2016
8000
7000
1160
6000
1130
980
5000
4000
3000
6020
4570
2000
5020
1000
H
2014
2015
Male
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
2016
Female0
43
Most0parole0violations0are0technical0violations0of0supervision0
Parole*Admission*by*Violation*Type,*FY*2016
11%
89%
Technical0Violation0
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
New0Crime
44
Average0length0of0stay0for0parole0violation0up015%
Average*Length*of*Stay*for*Parole*Violation,*FY*2014;2016
25.00
20.00
18.47
18.66
2015
2016
Months*
16.20
15.00
10.00
5.00
0.00
2014
Source:0Department0of0Corrections0
45
Summary
Both0the0prison0population0and0prison0admissions0declined0in0
2015,0increased0in02016
Comparable0trends0across0genders0
Both0new0commitments0and0probation0violation0admissions0flat02014H
20150but0rose02015H20160
Parole0violation0admissions0declined02014H2015,0accounting0for0all0
decline0in0admission0that0year,0but0rose02015H2016
Most0new0commitment0admissions0for0nonviolent0offenses
Drug0offenses0account0for0largest0number0and0growing0proportion,0
comprise041%0of0admission0in02016
Top0three0admissions0are0possession,0distribution,0and0unauthorized0
ingestion
46
Summary,0contd
On0average,0new0commitment0admissions0spending0about0
two0years0in0prison
Most0probation0and0parole0violation0admissions0are0for0
technical0violations0of0supervision0conditions0
Length0of0stay0for0probation0violation0admissions0has0almost0
doubled0while0length0of0stay0for0parole0violation0admissions0
has0increased015%
47
PROBATION
48
Felony0probation0population0up033%
Felony*Probation*Population*Snapshot,*July*1
7,0000
6,0440
6,0000
5,0000
5,5160
4,5360
4,0000
3,0000
2,0000
1,0000
H
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2015
2016
49
Felony0probation0admissions0grew0in02015,0stabilized0in02016
Felony*Probation*Admissions,*FY*2014;2016
3,5000
3,0000
2,5000
2,9590
2,9580
2015
2016
2,1940
2,0000
1,5000
1,0000
5000
H
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
50
Most0admissions0are0male,0but0increasing0number0and0
proportion0of0female0offenders
Felony*Probation*Admission*by*Gender,*FY*2014;2016
2,5000
2,0710
2,0160
2,0000
1,5460
1,5000
1,0000
9290
8820
6410
5000
H
2014
2015
Male
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2016
Female
51
Continued0growth0in0number0of0drug0admissions0
Probation*Admissions*by*Offense*Type,*FY*2014;2016
4,0000
3,5000
3,0000
2020
2030
2,5000
2,0000
1,5000
1610
1,4080
9540
1,0000
5000
H
1,6110
9020
7590
7680
3200
4470
3740
2014
2015
2016
Property
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
Public0Order
Drug
Person0
52
Top020160drug0admissions0are0for0possession0and0ingestion
Offense
2014 N
1.
Possession0Controlled Substance0in0
Schedules0I0or0II
230
802
248.7%
2.
Unauthorized0Ingestion of0Controlled0
Drug/Substance0in0Schedules0I0or0II
156
571
266.0%
3.
Possession0Controlled Substance0in0
Schedules0III0or0IV
11
48
336.4%
4.
Poss Marijuana0More02oz0Less0OneH
Half0Pound
23
28
21.7%
5.
32
26
H18.8%
6.
16
433.3%
7.
15
7.1%
8.
Unauthorized0Ingestion of0Controlled0
Drug/Substance0in0Schedules0III0or0IV
10
13
30.0%
9.
Poss Marijuana0lb0less0than0One0
Pound
12
300.0%
10.
Possess00One0to0Ten0Pounds
Marijuana
19
10
H47.4%
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2016*N
Difference
53
Growing0use0of0both0sanctions0and0incentives0to0change0
probationer0behavior00
Use*of*Sanctions*and*Incentives,*FY*2014;2016
7,0000
6,2570
6,0000
5,0050
5,0000
4,0000
3,0180
3,0000
2,6670
2,0000
1,0000
1,0150
1150
H
2014
2015
Sanctions
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2016
Incentives0
54
Most0probationers0discharged0successfully0from0supervision
Completion*Rate*by*Type*of*Discharge*of*FY*2014*Probationers
44%
56%
Successful0Completion
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
Revoked
55
Time0to0successful0discharge0up019%0
Months*to*Successful*Discharge,*FY*2014;2016*
25
20.25
20
Months*
17.00
16.04
15
10
0
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2015
2016
56
Time0to0unsuccessful0discharge0up028%
Months*to*Unsuccessful*Discharge,*FY*2014;2016*
18
15.58
16
14
13.95
12.19
Months
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
2014
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
2015
2016
57
Of0those0disposed0to0presumptive0probation0in0FY02014,0
most0successfully0completed0supervision0
Completion*Rate*by*Type*of*Discharge*of*FY*2014*Presumptive*
Probationers
24%
2%
74%
Successfully0Terminated
Revoked,0sent0to0county0jail
Revoked,0sent0to0penitentiary0
58
Successful0completion0rates0vary0by0circuit
Completion*Rate*by*Type*of*Discharge*by*County*of*FY*2014*
Presumptive*Probationers
Circuit07
63%
35%
Circuit06
63%
37%
Circuit05
88%
Circuit04
11%
78%
Circuit03
20%
88%
Circuit02
10%
93%
Circuit01
3%
75%
0%
10%
20%
Successfully0terminated
Source:0Unified0Judicial0System
30%
40%
25%
50%
60%
Revoked,0sent0to0county0jail
70%
80%
90%
100%
Revoked,0sent0to0penitentiary0
59
Summary
Probation0population0steadily0grown0in0size0since02014
Probation0admissions0increased0in02015,0flattened0in0201600
Approximately093%0of0probation0admissions0annually0are0for0
nonviolent0offenses
Largest0number0and0proportion0of0admissions0for0drug0offenses0 has0
continued0to0grow0each0year0reaching054%0of0admission0in02016
Most0probationers,0both0those0convicted0of0presumptive0
probation0eligible0offenses0and0those0convicted0of0other0
offenses,0successfully0complete0supervision,0
Probationers0are0staying0longer0on0probation,0regardless0of0
discharge0type0
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REVIEW*
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Key0Takeaways0
Total0arrests,0felony0filings,0and0felony0convictions0are0up
Both0the0prison0and0probation0populations0have0increased0in0
size,0driven0by0an0increase0in0admissions0for0drug0offenses
In0prison0population,0new0commitment0length0of0stay0has0
remained0stable,0but0probation0and0parole0violators0are0
serving0longer0terms0in0prison0after0revocation
Probationers0are0spending0longer0on0supervision0prior0to0
discharge0regardless0of0discharge0type
Total0system0growth0continues0to0grow0 absorbed0by0
probation0in0year0one0and0prison0in0year0two.0
Total0prison0admissions0and0the0stock0population0declined0in02015,0but0
grew0in02016.0Probation0admissions0grew0in02015,0but0remained0flat0in0
20160while0population0grew0all0three0years.0
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Total0correctional0population0continuing0to0grow
Correctional*Population*Snapshot,*2014;2016
14,0000
12,0000
10,0000
8,0000
6,0000
6,9210
5,9480
8,0420
4,0000
2,0000
3,6240
3,5570
3,7350
2014
2015
2016
H
Prison0Population0
Sources:0Unified0Judicial0Systemj0
Department0of0Corrections0
Probation0Population
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