In trying to determine savings created by the state’s six drug courts by preventing future crime, a 2006 University of Southern Maine study cited national estimates from the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the cost of various offenses. The crimes below were committed by individuals in the drug court program. The numbers reflect total costs incurred by crime victims, the criminal justice system and the court system:
Gross sexual assault: $206,038
Aggravated assault: $115,155
Robbery: $47,878
Motor vehicle theft: $8,577
Burglary: $4,093
Operating under the influence: $3,480
Criminal threatening: $2,578
Assault: $2,578
Larceny/theft: $1,384
Receiving stolen property: $507
Criminal mischief: $462
Forgery: $448
Disorderly conduct: $432
Fraud: $432
Source: University of Southern Maine study, completed Aug. 1, 2006
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