Sentencing Snapshots on Burglary and Aggravated Burglary Released
On Tuesday 15 August 2006, the Sentencing Advisory Council released two reports containing statistics on sentencing outcomes for people sentenced for burglary and aggravated burglary in the higher courts of Victoria between 2000-01 and 2004-05. The reports form part of a statistical series known as Sentencing Snapshots that presents summary statistics on sentencing in Victoria. Earlier reports in the series analyse sentencing trends for murder, manslaughter, culpable driving causing death, rape, robbery and armed robbery.
The reports contain previously unpublished statistics on sentence types, lengths and non-parole periods, as well as the age and gender of people sentenced for burglary and aggravated burglary in the higher courts of Victoria.
Sentencing trends for burglary in the higher courts of Victoria found that almost half (49%) of the 218 people sentenced for burglary in the Supreme and County Courts over the reference period received a sentence of imprisonment. The most common sentence of imprisonment was two years with a non-parole period of one year, and the longest sentence imposed was seven years and six months with a non-parole period of five years. The next most common sentence types imposed for burglary were wholly suspended sentences (19%), followed by community based orders (15%).
Sentencing trends for aggravated burglary in the higher courts of Victoria found that almost half (43%) of the 563 people sentenced for aggravated burglary in the Supreme and County Courts over the reference period received a sentence of imprisonment. The most common sentence of imprisonment was two years with a non-parole period of one year, and the longest sentence imposed was 10 years with a non-parole period of 7 years. The next most common sentence types imposed for aggravated burglary were wholly suspended sentences (35%), followed by partially suspended sentences (9%).