The number of offenders being supervised in the community on probation or parole increased 3.4 percent during 1996, compared to the 3.3 percent annual average since 1990. The total number of adults who were incarcerated or under community supervision reached a new high of 5.5 million at the end of 1996. Approximately 1 in every 35 adults was incarcerated or on probation or parole. Fifty-five percent of the 3,180,363 offenders on probation had committed a felony, 26 percent had been convicted of a misdemeanor, 17 percent had been convicted for driving while intoxicated or under the influence of alcohol, and 2 percent were convicted for other offenses. Ninety-six percent of the 704,709 adults on parole had served a felony sentence; 48 percent had received a mandatory release due to a sentencing law or a good-time provision that released them from prison. Texas had the largest number of adults on probation and parole with 3.9 percent of the adult population on probation or parole. Fourteen States reported that fewer than 1 percent of their adult populations were on probation or parole. Tables