WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES
AVERAGE COST BY PRIMARY CHARGE FOR FY 2000
(ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

      CLAIMS
CRIMINAL CHARGE AVERAGE TOTAL $ COUNT
ABUSE & NEGLECT $1,045.44 $2,840,470.58 2,717
ACCESSORY $1,761.53 $51,084.35 29
ADULT ABUSE $629.83 $1,889.49 3
AGGRAVATED ROBBERY $1,330.12 $215,480.23 162
AIDING & ABETTING $580.84 $12,197.55 21
ANIMAL CONTROL $212.20 $424.40 2
ARSON $768.40 $48,408.99 63
ASSAULT & BATTERY $382.20 $416,601.17 1,090
ATTEMPT $981.35 $71,638.64 73
AUTO TAMPERING $419.20 $5,449.61 13
BIGAMY $822.78 $822.78 1
BOMB THREAT $846.69 $3,386.75 4
BOND REDUCTION $287.57 $2,875.73 10
BRANDISHING WEAPON $413.03 $36,759.42 89
BREAKING & ENTERING $818.06 $266,685.99 326
BURGLARY $843.54 $248,001.61 294
CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATION $1,298.42 $2,596.83 2
CONCEAL A MINOR $442.75 $3,542.00 8
CONSPIRACY $757.22 $37,860.75 50
CONTEMPT $186.64 $10,265.10 55
CONTRIBUTE DEL MINOR $318.21 $29,911.69 94
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES $706.33 $591,905.86 838
COUNTERFEITING $1,454.50 $1,454.50 1
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS $418.50 $7,951.44 19
DEADLY WEAPON $371.28 $26,731.91 72
DEL CONTRABAND INMATE $583.57 $5,835.72 10
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY $321.07 $100,174.36 312
DISORDERLY CONDUCT $412.50 $10,312.49 25
DISTURB THE PEACE $452.68 $2,716.07 6
DNR CHARGE $394.40 $15,776.13 40
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE $323.67 $554,125.19 1,712
DUI 1ST OFFENSE $316.21 $257,395.01 814
DUI 2ND OFFENSE $436.35 $167,994.06 385
DUI 3RD OFFENSE $836.39 $233,352.64 279
DUI W/ INJURY $1,056.97 $32,766.00 31
EMBEZZLEMENT $894.66 $39,364.91 44
EXTRADITION $316.79 $11,721.15 37
FAIL MAINTAIN CONTROL $236.05 $1,888.42 8
FAIL PAY CHILD SUPPORT $849.93 $62,045.11 73
FAIL STOP/EMERGENCY $281.87 $1,409.37 5
FAIL TO REG SEX OFFENDER $741.55 $6,673.93 9
FAILURE TO APPEAR $352.57 $13,044.92 37
FALSE INFORMATION $308.42 $25,599.10 83
FALSE PRETENSES $567.51 $66,398.61 117
FALSE SWEARING $739.50 $1,479.00 2
FLEEING VEHICLE W/DUI $713.14 $37,083.46 52
FORFEITURE $693.50 $1,387.00 2
FORGERY & UTTERING $586.75 $244,674.73 417
FRAUD $613.62 $61,975.69 101
FUGITIVE/JUSTICE $246.89 $17,529.03 71
FURLOUGH REQUEST $89.50 $89.50 1
GRAND LARCENY $782.53 $262,929.65 336
GUARDIAN CHILDREN $794.93 $17,488.51 22
HABEAS CORPUS $1,592.66 $221,379.49 139
HARASSMENT $304.82 $14,326.69 47
HARBOR FUGITIVE $249.30 $249.30 1
HAZING $380.00 $380.00 1
HIT & RUN $365.06 $1,825.30 5
HOME CONFINEMENT $403.53 $27,843.26 69
ILLEGAL SALE ALCOHOL $601.41 $2,405.62 4
INCEST $920.38 $3,681.50 4
INDECENT EXPOSURE $306.62 $7,972.20 26
INTIMIDATE WITNESS $627.80 $13,183.90 21
INVOL MANSLAUGHTER $1,446.00 $1,446.00 1
JAIL ESCAPE $850.58 $15,310.45 18
JOYRIDING $342.36 $9,586.15 28
JUVENILE $396.21 $1,196,552.21 3,020
KIDNAPPING $1,585.98 $85,642.83 54
LEAVE SCENE ACCIDENT $347.99 $13,223.76 38
LITTERING $219.02 $219.02 1
LOITERING $360.25 $1,441.00 4
MAGISTRATE APPEAL $770.80 $48,560.15 63
MAKE/USE EXPLOSIVES $1,010.58 $8,084.62 8
MALICIOUS ASSAULT $886.86 $78,043.87 88
MALICIOUS WOUNDING $844.22 $174,754.38 207
MANDAMUS $192.43 $577.30 3
MENTAL HYGIENE $104.29 $370,646.35 3,554
MURDER $4,420.53 $968,096.69 219
NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE $1,065.58 $19,180.36 18
NO OPERATORS $236.90 $1,658.28 7
NO PROOF OF INS $451.82 $12,199.27 27
OBSTRUCTION JUSTICE $314.72 $82,771.08 263
OPEN CONTAINER $226.26 $1,810.08 8
OTHER $480.73 $15,864.21 33
PAROLE/PROBATION $410.16 $176,370.00 430
PATERNITY $1,033.15 $2,066.30 2
PEACE WARRANT $220.07 $1,100.37 5
PERJURY $813.39 $4,066.93 5
PERMIT UNAUTH/DRIVE $188.72 $377.43 2
PERMITTING DUI $310.92 $11,193.01 36
PETIT LARCENY $334.97 $97,142.26 290
PORNOGRAPHY $4,272.23 $25,633.39 6
POSSESS UNTAXED CIGARETTE $223.77 $447.54 2
PUBLIC INTOXICATION $259.05 $24,869.18 96
REC/TRANS STOLEN PRO $457.43 $78,221.33 171
RECIDIVIST $1,405.75 $2,811.50 2
RECKLESS DRIVING $305.92 $27,532.81 90
RESISTING ARREST $357.19 $38,933.85 109
ROBBERY $1,031.21 $28,873.88 28
SENTENCE REDUCTION $483.85 $66,771.66 138
SEXUAL ABUSE $1,367.29 $105,281.53 77
SEXUAL ASSAULT $1,570.42 $384,752.80 245
SHOOT W/N 500 FEET $494.32 $6,426.19 13
SHOPLIFTING $366.52 $37,018.39 101
SOLICIT/PROSTITUTION $304.26 $2,129.81 7
SPEEDING $335.98 $6,047.64 18
STALKING $580.13 $15,083.46 26
SUPREME COURT APPEAL $2,224.25 $313,619.61 141
SUSPEND/REV LICENSE $355.01 $281,875.02 794
TAX EVASION $374.20 $374.20 1
TERM PARENTAL RIGHTS $997.50 $64,837.61 65
THEFT $311.85 $3,742.25 12
TRAFFIC CONT DEVICE $439.10 $3,951.93 9
TRESPASSING $278.49 $18,102.10 65
TRUANCY $217.18 $12,162.33 56
UNDER AGE DRINKING $245.83 $23,600.09 96
UNLAWFUL DUMP $353.40 $6,361.18 18
UNLAWFUL WOUNDING $1,093.31 $20,772.88 19
VEHICLE INSP/REG $268.93 $6,185.35 23
VOL MANSLAUGHTER $878.66 $5,271.98 6
WANTON ENDANGERMENT $865.70 $101,287.04 117
WELFARE FRAUD $644.28 $37,368.34 58
WORK RELEASE $244.35 $3,909.54 16
TOTALS $562.95 $12,633,115.16 22,441