§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many(a) criminal prosecutions, (b) either-way case prosecutions, (c) summary only prosecutions and (d) indictment only prosecutions there were in each of the last 10 years. [29646]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe following table provides the available information, extracted from the Home Office Court Proceedings Database, which relates to the number of defendants proceeded against in each of the years 1991 to 2000 in England and Wales.
Statistics for 2001 are not yet available.
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Defendants proceeded against for various of offences England and Wales,1991 to 2000 Defendants proceeded against for: Year Total defendants proceeded against Triable either way offences Summary offences Indictable only offences 1991 1,955,917 462,362 1,466,860 26,695 1992 2,029,910 462,000 1,539,633 28,277 1993 1,956,271 449,632 1,477,463 29,176 1994 1,947,165 466,772 1,449,839 30,554 1995 1,836,307 434,091 1,372,786 29,430 1996 1,919,494 432,558 1,454,817 32,119 1997 1,855,333 454,432 1,368,632 32,269 1998 1,951,915 477,465 1,441,418 33,032 1999 1,881,765 479,917 1,369,072 32,776 2000 1,904,677 457,203 1,412,855 34,619
Number and percentage1 of defendants convicted for the various categories of offences, England and Wales, 1996 to 2000 Number Percentage 1996 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for indictable only offences 11,438 73 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for triable either-way offences 55,288 81 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for triable either-way offences 231,896 54 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for summary offences 1,135,088 78 Total defendants convicted2 1,433,710 75 1997 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for indictable only offences 11,456 73 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for triable either-way offences 59,425 81 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for triable either-way offences 247,351 54 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for summary offences 1,063,308 78 Total defendants convicted2 1,381,540 74 1998 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for indictable only offences 11,642 70 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for triable either-way offences 47,814 77 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for triable either-way offences 280,524 59 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for summary offences 1,125,505 78 Total defendants convicted2 1,465,485 75 1999 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for indictable only offences 11,561 69 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for triable either-way offences 43,300 75 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for triable either-way offences 285,524 59 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for summary offences 1,064,111 78 Total defendants convicted2 1,404,4 75 2000 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for indictable only offences 11,312 67 Defendants convicted at the Crown court for triable either-way offences 42,578 74 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for triable either-way offences 269,867 59 Defendants convicted at magistrates courts for summary offences 1,095,680 78 Total defendants convicted2 1,419,437 75 1 Percentage of those proceeded against at magistrates courts or of those for trial at the Crown court. 2 Excludes juveniles convicted of indictable offences at magistrates courts and defendants convicted of summary offences at the Crown court. Note:
Statistics for 2001 are not yet available.