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make a false report, or cause a false report to be made, to police

Summary Offences Act 1966 (Vic) s 53(1), Data for Magistrates' Court, 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2021

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Note that a charge is a single proven count of an offence. A case is a collection of one or more charges (of any offence) against a person sentenced at the one hearing.

All Cases % Sentence Type

Sentence TypePercentage
All
(n=351)		Males Only
(n=250)		Females Only
(n=101)		Ages 18-19
(n=20)		Ages 20-24
(n=45)		Ages 25-34
(n=126)		Ages 35-44
(n=96)		Ages 45-56
(n=37)		Ages 55+
(n=27)
Imprisonment23.6%28.0%12.9%30.0%11.1%23.0%32.3%27.0%7.4%
Partially Suspended Sentence0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wholly Suspended Sentence0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Youth Justice Centre Order0.3%0.4%0.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Community Correction Order21.9%21.6%22.8%20.0%17.8%24.6%18.8%32.4%14.8%
Intensive Correction Order0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Community-based Order0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Fine28.5%30.0%24.8%25.0%33.3%29.4%28.1%18.9%33.3%
Other0.9%1.2%0.0%0.0%2.2%0.0%2.1%0.0%0.0%
ADU/Discharge/Dismissal24.8%18.8%39.6%20.0%35.6%23.0%18.8%21.6%44.4%

All Charges % Sentence Type

Charges – Sentence TypePercentage
All (n=369)
Imprisonment17.3%
Partially Suspended Sentence0.0%
Wholly Suspended Sentence0.0%
Youth Justice Centre Order0.3%
Community Correction Order26.3%
Intensive Correction Order0.0%
Community-based Order0.0%
Fine28.5%
Other0.3%
ADU/Discharge/Dismissal27.4%

Imprisonment Length

CASES, Imprisonment – Total Effective Sentence

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 83
< 333.7%
3 < 634.9%
6 < 1215.7%
12 < 189.6%
18 < 242.4%
24 < 362.4%
36 +1.2%

CASES, Imprisonment – Non-Parole Period

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 83
No NPP88.0%
< 30.0%
3 < 60.0%
6 < 127.2%
12 < 181.2%
18 < 242.4%
24 < 360.0%
36 +1.2%

CHARGES, Imprisonment – by Aggregation

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 64
AggregateNon-Aggregate
< 334.4%20.3%
3 < 625.0%3.1%
6 < 129.4%0.0%
12 < 184.7%1.6%
18 < 240.0%0.0%
24 +1.6%0.0%

Partially Suspended Sentence Length

CASES, Partially Suspended Sentence – Total Effective Sentence

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
< 30.0%
3 < 60.0%
6 < 120.0%
12 < 180.0%
18 < 240.0%
24 < 360.0%
36 +0.0%

CHARGES, Partially Suspended Sentence – by Aggregation

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
AggregateNon-Aggregate
< 30.0%0.0%
3 < 60.0%0.0%
6 < 120.0%0.0%
12 < 180.0%0.0%
18 < 240.0%0.0%
24 +0.0%0.0%

CHARGES, Partially Suspended Sentence – Part to Serve

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
AggregateNon-Aggregate
00.0%0.0%
< 10.0%0.0%
1 < 30.0%0.0%
3 < 60.0%0.0%
6 +0.0%0.0%

CHARGES, Wholly Suspended Sentence – by Aggregation

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
AggregateNon-Aggregate
< 30.0%0.0%
3 < 60.0%0.0%
6 < 120.0%0.0%
12 < 180.0%0.0%
18 < 240.0%0.0%
24 +0.0%0.0%

CHARGES, Community Correction Order Length – by Aggregation

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 97
AggregateNon-Aggregate
< 30.0%0.0%
3 < 60.0%0.0%
6 < 120.0%10.3%
12 < 180.0%57.7%
18 < 240.0%22.7%
24 +0.0%9.3%

CHARGES, Intensive Correction Order Length – by Aggregation

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
AggregateNon-Aggregate
< 30.0%0.0%
3 < 60.0%0.0%
6 < 120.0%0.0%
12 < 180.0%0.0%
18 < 240.0%0.0%
24 +0.0%0.0%

CHARGES, Community-Based Order

Duration (months)Percentage
n = 0
< 30.0%
3 < 60.0%
6 < 120.0%
12 < 240.0%
24 +0.0%

CHARGES, Fine Amount – by Aggregation

Fine AmountPercentage
n = 105
AggregateNon-Aggregate
Less than $5001.0%7.6%
$500 < $1,00014.3%10.5%
$1,000 < $2,00026.7%16.2%
$2,000 < $3,00014.3%3.8%
$3,000 < $4,0002.9%0.0%
$4,000 < $5,0000.0%0.0%
$5,000 < $10,0001.9%1.0%
$10,000 < $20,0000.0%0.0%
$20,000 or more0.0%0.0%
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Last update 24 May 2022 © Sentencing Advisory Council, State of Victoria, 2022

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