§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the conviction rate in Crown courts was in each year since 1992. [81001]
§ Hilary BennThe information requested, for the years 1992 to 2000, is as follows:
Conviction rate1 at the Crown court in England and Wales, 1992 to 2000 Year Rate 1992 79.9 1993 79.5 1994 78.6 1995 79.1 1996 80.4 1997 80.3 1998 75.9 1999 74.3 2000 72.9 1 Defendants convicted as a percentage of defendants for trial. Notes:
The introduction of plea before venue from 1 October 1997 caused a greater number of guilty plea cases to be heard at magistrates courts.
Statistics for 2001 will be available in December.