Justice written question – answered at on 9 February 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many people received sentences of between 30 and 48 months for each type of charge relating to (a) offences against the person, (b) sexual offences and (c) property crimes in each of the last three years.
The number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts, and sentenced to immediate custody by sentence length, for various offence types, in England and Wales, from 2008 to 2010 (latest available) can be viewed in the table.
Annual court proceedings data for 2011 are planned for publication in May, 2012.
Number of persons proceeded against at magistrates courts, found guilty at all courts, and sentenced to immediate custody by sentence length, for various offence types, England and Wales, 2008 to 2010 (1,2) | |||||||
2008 (3) | |||||||
Sentence length | |||||||
Offence type | Proceeded against | Found guilty | Sentenced (4) | Immediate custody | Up to but not including 48 months | 30 months up to and including 48 months | Over 48 months (5) |
Violence against the person | 59,941 | 41,517 | 41,441 | 13,380 | 10,144 | 1,333 | 1,903 |
Sexual offences | 8,421 | 5,116 | 5,121 | 3,000 | 1,209 | 584 | 1,207 |
Burglary | 30,850 | 23,882 | 23,651 | 9,960 | 7,797 | 1,790 | 373 |
Robbery | 13,096 | 8,475 | 8,495 | 5,095 | 2,444 | 1,553 | 1,098 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 123,876 | 110,921 | 110,348 | 21,008 | 20,708 | 249 | 51 |
Criminal damage | 12,234 | 9,628 | 9,574 | 1,157 | 845 | 202 | 110 |
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Sentence length | |||||||
Offence type | Proceeded against | Found guilty | Sentenced (4) | Immediate custody | Up to but not including 48 months | 30 months up to and including 48 months | Over 48 months (5) |
Violence against the person | 65,431 | 43,450 | 43,215 | 14,085 | 11,007 | 1,412 | 1,666 |
Sexual offences | 9,369 | 5,107 | 5,093 | 2,987 | 1,119 | 630 | 1,238 |
Burglary | 30,871 | 22,983 | 22,765 | 10,028 | 7,694 | 1,909 | 425 |
Robbery | 13,655 | 8,645 | 8,664 | 5,155 | 2,440 | 1,693 | 1,022 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 125,509 | 111,981 | 111,514 | 19,958 | 19,606 | 284 | 68 |
Criminal damage | 9,975 | 7,860 | 7,836 | 1,037 | 709 | 207 | 121 |
2010 | |||||||
Sentence length | |||||||
Offence type | Proceeded against | Found guilty | Sentenced (4) | Immediate custody | Up to but not including 48 months | 30 months up to and including 48 months | Over 48 months (5) |
Violence against the person | 66,644 | 44,794 | 44,458 | 13,982 | 10,879 | 1,379 | 1,724 |
Sexual offences | 10,564 | 5,784 | 5,772 | 3,287 | 1,251 | 709 | 1,327 |
Burglary | 31,811 | 23,909 | 23,599 | 10,447 | 7,967 | 2,036 | 444 |
Robbery | 13,704 | 8,499 | 8,514 | 4,946 | 2,345 | 1,561 | 1,040 |
Theft and handling stolen goods | 135,726 | 121,794 | 121,230 | 22,284 | 21,883 | 322 | 79 |
Criminal damage | 9,961 | 7,778 | 7,754 | 1,096 | 746 | 238 | 112 |
(1) The figures given in the table on court proceedings relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (2) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. (3) Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July and August 2008. (4) The number of offenders sentenced can differ from those found guilty as it may be the case that a defendant found guilty in a particular year, and committed for sentence at the Crown court, may be sentenced in the following year. (5) Includes life and sentences of imprisonment for public protection introduced by the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice. |
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