Number of prison admissions with gang enhancements by plea status, 2014-2025 conviction years

Stacked bar chart comparing gang enhancement admissions resolved by Plea Deal (blue) versus Jury Trial (orange) from 2014 to 2025. Admissions via plea deal fell from 1,194 in 2014 to 241 in 2025. Jury trial admissions dropped from 206 in 2014 to 24 in 2025. The proportion of cases resolved via plea deal grew from 88% in 2014–2019 to 93% in 2020–2025.

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A small number of values marked ‘unknown’ and ‘court’ are omitted (N = 36).

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