conviction rates
Guilty verdict percentages
Conviction rates measure the proportion of criminal cases that result in guilty verdicts or pleas, typically expressed as a percentage of prosecutions or arrests.
A high conviction rate may reflect effective prosecution, strong cases, or selective charging; a low rate may suggest weak evidence or aggressive prosecution of borderline cases.
The district attorney touted a 95% conviction rate.
- felonySerious criminal offense
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- district attorneyCounty's chief prosecuting officer
- public trustFaith in institutions
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