<P> The conviction rate of a prosecutor or government is the number of convictions divided by the number of criminal cases brought . </P> <P> In Japan, the criminal justice system has a conviction rate that exceeds 99% (Note that it includes guilty plea cases .), which has been attributed to low prosecutorial budgets impelling understaffed prosecutors to present judges with only the most obviously guilty defendants . </P> <P> In the United States, the federal court system, the conviction rose from approximately 75 percent to approximately 85% between 1972 and 1992 . For 2012, the US Department of Justice reported a 93% conviction rate . The conviction rate is also high in U.S. state courts . Coughlan writes, "In recent years, the conviction rate has averaged approximately 84% in Texas, 82% in California, 72% in New York, 67% in North Carolina, and 59% in Florida ." The Crown Court has a conviction rate of 80%, according to the BBC . </P>

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