Sentencing Statistics Updated
We've undertaken a major update of data in the Sentencing Statistics section of our website. The update extends the original time series data up to 2005-06 from 2004-05 (where available).
The resource draws together data from a range of sources to provide a comprehensive overview of sentencing trends across the courts, prisons and corrections, and to place these in a national and international context where possible.
Although many of these statistics are currently published, they are not readily accessible, nor are they centrally collected and made available from a single source. The information is presented in visually accessible graphs accompanied by plain English text analysing the statistical information presented.
The resource is designed to be accessible to a broad audience, including the judiciary, government, researchers and members of the general public with an interest in current sentencing trends and practices.