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Table 5 Monetary conversion factors for criminal offenses, arrests, and incarceration (2016 dollars)

Criminal Offenses	Conviction Cost^a	Societal Cost^a
Murder	$447,281	$10,086,337
Rape/Sexual assault	$30,186	$270,352
Aggravated assault	$15,763	$120,166
Robbery	$9850	$47,507
Arson	$4705	$23,695
Motor vehicle theft	$4409	$12,095
Stolen property	$3283	$8953
Household burglary	$5007	$7256
Embezzlement	$5249	$6153
Forgery and counterfeiting	$4984	$5912
Fraud	$5495	$5650
Vandalism	$7800	$5457
Larceny/theft	$4742	$3966
Driving under the influence (no injury)^b		$3130
Prostitution ^c		$50
Incarceration and arrest
Incarceration (day)^d	$95
Arrest (per event)^a	$2407

^aMcCollister et al. (2010)
^bBlincoe, LJ., Miller, TR., Zaloshnja, E., Lawrence, BA. The Economic and Societal Impact Of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2010 (Revised). 2015. Retrieved from https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812013
^cMichael S. Scott and Kelly Dedel, “Street Prostitution,” Second Edition, United States Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, November 28, 2006
^dHenrichson and Delaney (2012)
Notes: Conviction costs represent the total cost to the criminal justice system (policing, legal and adjudication, corrections) based on McCollister et al. (2010). Societal costs include direct victim costs, victim pain and suffering, risk of homicide costs, and criminal justice system costs. Based on McCollister et al. (2010). Cost per arrest is based on national policing expenditures

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