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Texas Homicide, Kidnapping & Sex Offenses

Murder and manslaughter, kidnapping and unlawful restraint, smuggling of persons, and sexual and prostitution offenses under Penal Code chapters 19 through 21 and 43. For each charge: what bail is set at, how often a personal bond is granted, and what usually happens to the case.

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Charges with data
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Homicide, Kidnapping & Sex Offenses in Texas, by statute

Charge Statute Level Bail records Median cash bail Personal bond Not convicted
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS
Smuggling of Persons
§ 20.05(b) Third-degree felony 25,291 $15,000 11%
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT
Unlawful Restraint
§ 20.02(c) Class A misdemeanor 14,488 $5,000 4%
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS: PECUNIARY BENEFIT
Smuggling of PERSONS: Pecuniary Benefit
§ 20.05(b)(1)(c) Second-degree felony 5,459 $20,000 14%
MURDER
Murder
§ 19.02(c) First-degree felony 5,319 $250,000 0%
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS: UNDER 18 YOA
Smuggling of PERSONS: under 18 Years of Age
§ 20.05(b)(1)(b) Second-degree felony 2,759 $20,000 6%
INVASIVE VISUAL RECORDING
Invasive Visual Recording
§ 21.15(c) State jail felony 2,262 $10,000 39%
PUBLISH/THREAT TO PUBLISH INTIMATE VISUAL MATR
PUBLISH/THREAT to Publish Intimate Visual Matr
§ 21.16(g) State jail felony 2,081 $8,000 5%
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS: FLEEING
Smuggling of PERSONS: Fleeing
§ 20.05(b)(1)(e) Second-degree felony 1,986 $15,000 11%
AGG KIDNAPPING W/ DEADLY WEAPON
Aggravated Kidnapping with Deadly Weapon
§ 20.04(b) First-degree felony 1,662 $50,000 0%
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT:EXPOSE TO SBI
Unlawful RESTRAINT:EXPOSE to Serious Bodily Injury
§ 20.02(c)(2)(a) Third-degree felony 1,611 $15,000 2%
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS: LIKELIHOOD SBI OR DEATH
Smuggling of PERSONS: Likelihood Serious Bodily Injury or Death
§ 20.05(b)(1)(a) Second-degree felony 1,350 $20,000 2%
SMUGGLING OF PERSONS: FIREARM
Smuggling of PERSONS: Firearm
§ 20.05(b)(1)(d) Second-degree felony 1,181 $20,000 10%
PUBLIC LEWDNESS
Public Lewdness
§ 21.07(b) Class A misdemeanor 1,118 $1,500 26%
KIDNAPPING
Kidnapping
§ 20.03(a) Third-degree felony 971 $25,000 1%
CAPITAL MURDER BY TERROR THREAT/OTHER FELONY
Capital Murder by Terror THREAT/OTHER Felony
§ 19.03(a)(2) FX 889 $500,000 0%
IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATOR/STUDENT
Improper Relationship Between EDUCATOR/STUDENT
§ 21.12(a) Second-degree felony 797 $25,000 1%
AGG KIDNAPPING BOD INJURY
Aggravated Kidnapping Bod Injury
§ 20.04(a)(4) First-degree felony 719 $50,000 3%
UNLAWFUL RESTRAINT LESS THAN 17 YRS OF AGE
Unlawful Restraint Less Than 17 Yrs of Age
§ 20.02(c)(1) State jail felony 653 $10,000 3%
MANSLAUGHTER
Manslaughter
§ 19.04(b) Second-degree felony 570 $75,000 3%
Bail: per-charge bond settings from Texas OCA magistration reports (SB 6). Not convicted: share of disposed charges that ended in a dismissal, no-bill or acquittal, shown once most of a charge's cases have resolved. Statistics only — not legal advice.

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