Matthew Offord
Conservative, Hendon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of offenders convicted of retail theft who are dealt with via an out-of-court disposal have gone on to re-offend in the last five years.
Lucy Frazer
The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice
The latest statistics showing the proportion of adult offenders who reoffend following police cautions for retail theft is set out in the table below.
Note that reoffending rates are not available on the full range of Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs).
Cohort | Number of reoffenders | Number of offenders | Proportion of offenders who reoffend (%) |
Apr - Jun 2013 | 1,078 | 3,663 | 29.4 |
Jul - Sep 2013 | 1,037 | 3,438 | 30.2 |
Oct - Dec 2013 | 1,064 | 3,791 | 28.1 |
Jan - Mar 2014 | 1,081 | 3,629 | 29.8 |
Apr - Jun 2014 | 944 | 3,289 | 28.7 |
Jul - Sep 2014 | 879 | 3,037 | 28.9 |
Oct - Dec 2014 | 901 | 3,176 | 28.4 |
Jan - Mar 2015 | 784 | 2,880 | 27.2 |
Apr - Jun 2015 | 722 | 2,624 | 27.5 |
Jul - Sep 2015 | 639 | 2,263 | 28.2 |
Oct - Dec 2015 | 740 | 2,511 | 29.5 |
Jan - Mar 2016 | 693 | 2,432 | 28.5 |
Apr - Jun 2016 | 606 | 2,249 | 26.9 |
Jul - Sep 2016 | 502 | 1,900 | 26.4 |
Oct - Dec 2016 | 560 | 2,085 | 26.9 |
Jan - Mar 2017 | 486 | 1,930 | 25.2 |
Apr - Jun 2017 | 432 | 1,546 | 27.9 |
Jul - Sep 2017 | 381 | 1,406 | 27.1 |
Oct - Dec 2017 | 391 | 1,486 | 26.3 |
Jan - Mar 2018 | 389 | 1,403 | 27.7 |
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