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| Number and percentage of cases heard at magistrates courts, crown courts and number found guilty at all courts for theft from shops', burglary and total theft, South East Essex Local Criminal Justice Area 1994-2004( 1, 2) |
| | Magistrates court cases (Percentage) | Crown court cases (Percentage) |
| Year/Offence | Proceeded against | Heard at magistrates courts | Committed for trial to crown court | Found guilty | Found not guilty( 3) | Total tried | Found guilty | Found not guilty(4) |
|
Theft from shops
|
|
1994
|
337
|
99
|
1
|
84
|
16
|
10
|
60
|
40
|
|
1995
|
334
|
98
|
2
|
83
|
17
|
4
|
100
|
0
|
|
1996
|
506
|
97
|
3
|
87
|
13
|
2
|
50
|
50
|
|
1997
|
515
|
98
|
2
|
90
|
10
|
8
|
63
|
38
|
|
1998
|
481
|
98
|
2
|
88
|
12
|
5
|
80
|
20
|
|
1999
|
456
|
99
|
1
|
88
|
12
|
5
|
60
|
40
|
|
2000
|
454
|
100
|
0
|
88
|
12
|
1
|
100
|
0
|
|
2001
|
427
|
100
|
0
|
91
|
9
|
2
|
100
|
0
|
|
2002
|
389
|
98
|
2
|
89
|
11
|
3
|
100
|
0
|
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|
2003
|
384
|
99
|
1
|
92
|
8
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
|
2004
|
302
|
99
|
1
|
90
|
10
|
0
|
—
|
—
|
| |
|
Burglary
|
|
1994
|
297
|
85
|
15
|
54
|
46
|
42
|
83
|
17
|
|
1995
|
254
|
71
|
29
|
66
|
34
|
42
|
95
|
5
|
|
1996
|
370
|
73
|
27
|
59
|
41
|
62
|
92
|
8
|
|
1997
|
246
|
62
|
38
|
59
|
41
|
85
|
86
|
14
|
|
1998
|
248
|
85
|
15
|
64
|
36
|
33
|
76
|
24
|
|
1999
|
211
|
78
|
22
|
65
|
35
|
39
|
82
|
18
|
|
2000
|
147
|
83
|
17
|
66
|
34
|
31
|
84
|
16
|
|
2001
|
157
|
81
|
19
|
63
|
37
|
26
|
85
|
15
|
|
2002
|
130
|
82
|
18
|
61
|
39
|
7
|
71
|
29
|
|
2003
|
137
|
77
|
23
|
77
|
23
|
9
|
89
|
11
|
|
2004
|
125
|
86
|
14
|
73
|
27
|
5
|
100
|
0
|
| |
|
Theft and handling stolen goods
|
|
1994
|
894
|
90
|
10
|
70
|
30
|
97
|
65
|
35
|
|
1995
|
852
|
92
|
8
|
67
|
33
|
103
|
79
|
21
|
|
1996
|
1,077
|
93
|
7
|
74
|
26
|
48
|
88
|
13
|
|
1997
|
1,032
|
93
|
7
|
76
|
24
|
71
|
89
|
11
|
|
1998
|
893
|
96
|
4
|
75
|
25
|
38
|
87
|
13
|
|
1999
|
896
|
97
|
3
|
77
|
23
|
54
|
76
|
24
|
|
2000
|
834
|
96
|
4
|
78
|
22
|
33
|
76
|
24
|
|
2001
|
771
|
98
|
2
|
78
|
22
|
23
|
91
|
9
|
|
2002
|
655
|
97
|
3
|
78
|
22
|
11
|
100
|
0
|
|
2003
|
596
|
97
|
3
|
84
|
16
|
8
|
75
|
25
|
|
2004
|
499
|
96
|
4
|
83
|
17
|
4
|
75
|
25
|
(1 )These data are provided on the principal offence basis
(2) Includes all cases which originated from courts in South East Essex
(3) Includes defendants discharged and dismissed at magistrates courts
(4) Includes defendants acquitted and not tried at crown courts
Source:
RDS—Office for Criminal Justice Reform
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