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more_legal_areas bail_bondThere exists both federal and state bail bond statistics that shed light on the nature of bail bond orders throughout the United States. Bail bond laws are governed by federal and state criminal justice jurisdictions each providing their own bail bonds statistics. Bail bond statistics reveal the frequency at which different bond orders are declared and highlight specific characteristics and circumstances that dictate these judgments.
Bail bond orders are the set of terms and conditions decided by a judge in order to release a defendant from jail between the time of arrest and the time of his/her case judgment. Bail bonds usually involve some sort of collateral supplied by the defendant to ensure that s/he appears in later court proceedings and agrees to the conditions of release.
This collateral can come in the form of a cash bond, where all the bail money is posted up front; a property bond, where property equal in value to the bond is offered; and a surety bond issued by a bondsman who posts bond for a defendant in exchange for a non-refundable premium. In exchange for this premium or up-front fee, the bail bonds professional will post bail on a defendant''s behalf.
According to bail bond statistics, state bail bond premiums are normally ten percent of the total bond amount. Bail bond statistics show that federal bail bonds premiums are closer to fifteen percent of the bond. Immigration bail bond premiums are the highest, usually at fifteen to twenty percent. This is true, in part, because a bail bonds professional must obtain a special license in order to handle immigration bonds. Immigration bonds also involve special considerations as there are two special types of bond orders that may be granted in immigration cases.
State bail bond statistics from 2000, which surveyed the 75 largest counties in America for pretrial release and detention information, gives us a better picture of the types of bail bond orders that are established in state felony cases. The offences that are considered in these bail bond statistics are violent, property, drug, and public order offences.
According to these bail bond statistics, 32 percent of all offenders were granted financial release, 30 percent were awarded non-financial release, and the other 40 percent were wither held on bail or denied bail altogether. The highest instance of bail denial occurred in offences involving violence or theft, where the defendant is held until case disposition because they are deemed a potential threat to society if released before trial.
Federal bail bond statistics from 2001 allow insight into the percentage of defendants who are released or detained before a case disposition. These bail bond statistics show that 71 percent of all defendants are held in detention for at least some period of time before disposition and 53 percent of all defendants are denied bail completely. Forty-six percent of all defendants are allowed release from custody during the period prior to disposition. Similar to state bail bond statistics, federal defendants are released on personal recognizance (without collateral) in approximately 30 percent of all cases.