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Reoffenders
Mr. Garnier:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many offenders sentenced for violence against the person, sexual offences or robbery in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available had previous convictions for any of those types of offence. [206504]
Mr. Hanson:
The requested information is not available. The published statistics on the previous criminal history of offenders do not include information on the types of previous offences. However, we are currently reviewing our criminal history statistics and aim to publish information of this kind towards the end of 2008.
Sentencing
Mr. Garnier:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many and what proportion of those offenders sentenced for violence against the person, sexual offences or robbery received (a) a custodial sentence and (b) a non-custodial sentence or other disposal in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available. [206494]
Mr. Hanson:
The requested information is contained in table 1.2 of the Ministry of Justice statistical bulletin, “Sentencing Statistics 2006”, published 13 December 2007 and in the following table.
The publication is available at the following web address:
| Number of persons sentenced( 1) and proportion of total for the offences of violence against the person, sexual offences and robbery, all courts, England and Wales, 1997 to 2006 |
| Number of persons and percentage of total |
| | Offence group | Total sentenced | Immediate custody | Proportion of total sentenced | Non-custodial sentence | Proportion of total sentenced |
|
1997
|
Violence against the person
|
34,537
|
10,231
|
29.6
|
24,306
|
70.4
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,468
|
2,514
|
56.3
|
1,954
|
43.7
|
| |
Robbery
|
5,597
|
4,008
|
71.6
|
1,589
|
28.4
|
|
1998
|
Violence against the person
|
37,119
|
11,077
|
29.8
|
26,042
|
70.2
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,590
|
2,687
|
58.5
|
1,903
|
41.5
|
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| |
Robbery
|
5,562
|
3,962
|
71.2
|
1,600
|
28.8
|
| | | | | | | |
|
1999
|
Violence against the person
|
35,983
|
11,038
|
30.7
|
24,945
|
69.3
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,310
|
2,615
|
60.7
|
1,695
|
39.3
|
| |
Robbery
|
5,652
|
4,085
|
72.3
|
1,567
|
27.7
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2000
|
Violence against the person
|
35,533
|
11,414
|
32.1
|
24,119
|
67.9
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
3,941
|
2,431
|
61.7
|
1,510
|
38.3
|
| |
Robbery
|
5,944
|
4,341
|
73.0
|
1,603
|
27.0
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2001
|
Violence against the person
|
35,436
|
11,389
|
32.1
|
24,047
|
67.9
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,037
|
2,400
|
59.5
|
1,637
|
40.5
|
| |
Robbery
|
6,846
|
4,775
|
69.7
|
2,071
|
30.3
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2002
|
Violence against the person
|
37,773
|
11,792
|
31.2
|
25,981
|
68.8
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,373
|
2,562
|
58.6
|
1,811
|
41.4
|
| |
Robbery
|
7,731
|
5,881
|
76.1
|
1,850
|
23.9
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2003
|
Violence against the person
|
38,031
|
11,468
|
30.2
|
26,563
|
69.8
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,333
|
2,505
|
57.8
|
1,828
|
42.2
|
| |
Robbery
|
7,339
|
5,150
|
70.2
|
2,189
|
29.8
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2004
|
Violence against the person
|
39,257
|
12,274
|
31.3
|
26,983
|
68.7
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,823
|
2,841
|
58.9
|
1,982
|
41.1
|
| |
Robbery
|
7,513
|
5,063
|
67.4
|
2,450
|
32.6
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2005
|
Violence against the person
|
40,754
|
12,842
|
31.5
|
27,912
|
68.5
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,747
|
2,701
|
56.9
|
2,046
|
43.1
|
| |
Robbery
|
7,139
|
4,407
|
61.7
|
2,732
|
38.3
|
| | | | | | | |
|
2006
|
Violence against the person
|
41,905
|
12,354
|
29.5
|
29,551
|
70.5
|
| |
Sexual offences
|
4,932
|
2,808
|
56.9
|
2,124
|
43.1
|
| |
Robbery
|
8,169
|
4,802
|
58.8
|
3,367
|
41.2
|
(1) These data are on the principal offence basis.
Note:
These figures have been drawn from administrative data systems. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system.
Source
OMS, Analytical Services.
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