§ Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what percentage of criminal cases in(a) Crown court on indictment, (b) Crown court either-way case, (c) magistrates court either-way case, (d) magistrates court summary only and (e) in total, resulted in a conviction in the last five years for which figures are available. [29643]
§ 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 1996 to 2000 in England and Wales.
Proceedings Database. They relate to the principal offence for which a person was proceeded against, if dealt with for more than one offence at the same time.
Triable either-way offence
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- Theft from shops and stalls
- Absconding by person released on bail
- Assault occasioning actual bodily harm
- Other theft (not separately classified)
- Possession of cannabis
- Non-aggravated burglary in a dwelling
- Non-aggravated burglary other than in a dwelling
- Affray
- Receiving stolen goods
- Obtaining property by deception
- Criminal damage not endangering life
- Theft from the person of another
- Possession of offensive weapon without lawful authority reasonable excuse
- Wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm
- Theft from motor vehicle
- Dangerous driving
- Possession of heroin
- Aggravated vehicle taking (excluding death)
- Undertaking or assisting in the retention, removal, disposal or realisation of stolen goods, or arranging to do so
- Violent disorder.