Sentencing Snapshots on Robbery and Armed Robbery Released
On Friday 16 June 2006 the Sentencing Advisory Council released two reports containing statistics on sentencing outcomes for people sentenced for robbery and armed robbery 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 and rape.
The reports contain previously unpublished statistics on sentence types, lengths and non-parole periods, as well as the age and gender of people sentenced for robbery and armed robbery in the higher courts of Victoria.
The report Sentencing trends for robbery in the higher courts of Victoria found that almost half (47%) of the people sentenced for robbery in the County Court over the reference period received a sentence of imprisonment and the most common sentence of imprisonment was two years with a non-parole period of one year. The next most common sentence type imposed for robbery was a wholly suspended sentence (26%), followed by a partially suspended sentence (11%). Over this period, the majority of people sentenced were men (82%), while 63% were between the age of 20 and 29 years.
The report Sentencing trends for armed robbery in the higher courts of Victoria found that the majority (60%) of people sentenced for armed robbery in the Supreme and County Courts over the reference period received a sentence of imprisonment and the most common sentence of imprisonment was two years with a non-parole period of one year. The next most common sentence type imposed for armed robbery was a community based order (11%), followed by a wholly suspended sentence (10%). Over this period, the majority of people sentenced were men (86%), while 51% were between the age of 18 and 25 years.