WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
AVERAGE COST PER CHARGE FOR FY 1999
(AVERAGE DESCENDING ORDER)
| AVERAGE | CRIMINAL CHARGE |
| $4,872.32 | MURDER |
| $3,478.87 | INVOL MANSLAUGHTER |
| $1,999.11 | PROHIBITION |
| $1,983.69 | SUPREME COURT APPEAL |
| $1,772.68 | KIDNAPPING |
| $1,585.90 | NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE |
| $1,562.26 | SEXUAL ASSAULT |
| $1,556.52 | INCEST |
| $1,330.46 | HABEAS CORPUS |
| $1,287.86 | AGGRAVATED ROBBERY |
| $1,193.18 | SEXUAL ABUSE |
| $1,193.16 | MALICIOUS ASSAULT |
| $1,091.45 | TERM PARENTAL RIGHTS |
| $999.71 | GUARDIAN CHILDREN |
| $995.66 | GUARDIAN ADULT |
| $995.23 | ABUSE & NEGLECT |
| $959.44 | EMBEZZLEMENT |
| $918.25 | VOL MANSLAUGHTER |
| $904.68 | ROBBERY |
| $890.13 | WANTON ENDANGERMENT |
| $885.43 | MAKE/USE EXPLOSIVES |
| $875.02 | MALICIOUS WOUNDING |
| $860.41 | ARSON |
| $833.60 | ATTEMPT |
| $819.31 | BURGLARY |
| $805.76 | CONSPIRACY |
| $804.49 | DUI W/ INJURY |
| $793.06 | MAGISTRATE APPEAL |
| $779.50 | ILLEGAL SALE ALCOHOL |
| $777.01 | GRAND LARCENY |
| $754.43 | HIT & RUN |
| $752.09 | DUI 3RD OFFENSE |
| $706.47 | BREAKING & ENTERING |
| $685.41 | FALSE PRETENSES |
| $674.68 | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES |
| $662.50 | INTIMIDATE WITNESS |
| $659.78 | ACCESSORY |
| $631.72 | AIDING & ABETTING |
| $618.58 | UNLAWFUL WOUNDING |
| $604.85 | JAIL ESCAPE |
| $595.55 | STALKING |
| $592.61 | FLEEING VEHICLE W/DUI |
| $587.95 | CRUELTY TO ANIMALS |
| $574.66 | PATERNITY |
| $551.90 | BIGAMY |
| $546.63 | OTHER |
| $537.90 | WELFARE FRAUD |
| $535.81 | FORGERY & UTTERING |
| $531.62 | COUNTERFEITING |
| $530.26 | FRAUD |
| $523.11 | REC/TRANS STOLEN PRO |
| $515.50 | HAZING |
| $515.07 | FALSE SWEARING |
| $490.02 | EXTRADITION |
| $457.92 | CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION |
| $450.36 | PAROLE/PROBATION |
| $450.25 | SOLICIT/PROSTITUTION |
| $449.20 | CONTEMPT |
| $437.27 | INDECENT EXPOSURE |
| $423.12 | PERJURY |
| $408.13 | SHOPLIFTING |
| $399.09 | DNR CHARGE |
| $392.43 | JUVENILE |
| $387.91 | FORFEITURE |
| $386.75 | HARASSMENT |
| $383.38 | LITTERING |
| $380.70 | DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY |
| $376.43 | SENTENCE REDUCTION |
| $374.94 | DISTURB THE PEACE |
| $374.31 | THEFT |
| $371.19 | FUGITIVE/JUSTICE |
| $368.78 | BOND REDUCTION |
| $368.22 | DEADLY WEAPON |
| $365.84 | CONCEAL A MINOR |
| $364.97 | HOME CONFINEMENT |
| $363.40 | FALSE INFORMATION |
| $355.65 | DUI 1ST OFFENSE |
| $343.02 | BRANDISHING WEAPON |
| $342.89 | VEHICLE INSP/REG |
| $340.61 | WITNESS |
| $339.79 | AUTO TAMPERING |
| $338.30 | JOYRIDING |
| $336.01 | SUSPEND/REV LICENSE |
| $334.62 | FAIL MAINTAIN CONTROL |
| $333.95 | OBSTRUCTION JUSTICE |
| $332.24 | ASSAULT & BATTERY |
| $330.79 | TRAFFIC CONT DEVICE |
| $328.41 | PEACE WARRANT |
| $326.80 | PERMITTING DUI |
| $324.70 | DUI 2ND OFFENSE |
| $324.13 | PETIT LARCENY |
| $323.19 | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE |
| $320.33 | UNLAWFUL DUMP |
| $318.27 | RECKLESS DRIVING |
| $314.73 | RESISTING ARREST |
| $312.58 | PERMIT UNAUTH/DRIVE |
| $310.36 | CONTRIBUTE DEL MINOR |
| $308.33 | ANIMAL CONTROL |
| $307.11 | TRESPASSING |
| $301.88 | FAILURE TO APPEAR |
| $297.89 | NO PROOF OF INS |
| $297.61 | SHOOT W/N 500 FEET |
| $295.31 | SCHOOL BUS VIOLATION |
| $286.03 | DISORDERLY CONDUCT |
| $285.69 | LEAVE SCENE ACCIDENT |
| $283.74 | PUBLIC INTOXICATION |
| $283.57 | NO OPERATORS |
| $274.00 | LOITERING |
| $267.40 | FAIL TO REG SEX OFFENDER |
| $264.50 | UNDER AGE DRINKING |
| $261.30 | OPEN CONTAINER |
| $256.51 | WORK RELEASE |
| $256.50 | FURLOUGH REQUEST |
| $252.19 | TRUANCY |
| $250.90 | HARBOR FUGITIVE |
| $248.89 | SPEEDING |
| $248.50 | BOMB THREAT |
| $223.00 | UNCASED GUN/VEHICLE |
| $205.17 | FAIL STOP/EMERGENCY |
| $193.50 | MANDAMUS |
| $99.48 | MENTAL HYGIENE |
| $526.92 | STATE AVERAGE |