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	(e) Other( 3)		Convictions		Unsuccessful outcomes		Total
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number
1998-99	89,149	7.1	968,754	76.8	292,106	23.2	1,260,860
1999-2000	86,508	6.8	982,447	76.8	297,146	23.2	1,279,593
2000-01	75,114	6.2	926,523	76.5	284,124	23.5	1,210,647
2001-02	73,842	6.1	929,638	76.4	287,743	23.6	1,217,381
2002-03	81,483	6.4	973,935	76.7	295,728	23.3	1,269,663
2003-04	74,303	5.9	993,449	78.7	268,376	21.3	1,261,825
2004-05	56,852	4.9	928,195	80.6	223,709	19.4	1,151,904
2005-06	38,611	3.6	881,837	82.6	185,524	17.4	1,067,361
2006-07	28,338	2.9	831,901	84.2	156,080	15.8	987,981
2007-08	21,920	2.3	828,535	85.7	138,091	14.3	966,626

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Table 2: Crown Court outcomes
	(a) Guilty pleas		(b) Discontinuances( 2)		(c) Convictions after trial		(d) Acquittals
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage
1998-99	59,374	66.2	10,369	11.6	10,378	11.6	8,277	9.2
1999-2000	55,407	63.8	11,149	12.8	10,530	12.1	8,319	9.6
2000-01	51,596	62.5	11,537	14.0	9,820	11.9	8,317	10.1
2001-02	51,824	61.5	13,286	15.8	9,925	11.8	7,699	9.1
2002-03	58,624	62.0	14,671	15.5	11,613	12.3	7,872	8.3
2003-04	59,537	62.5	14,358	15.1	11,255	11.8	7,907	8.3
2004-05	58,222	64.1	13,430	14.8	10,059	11.1	7,544	8.3
2005-06	60,252	67.0	12,389	13.8	8,734	9.7	7,090	7.9
2006-07	60,918	68.1	12,102	13.5	8,200	9.2	7,000	7.8
2007-08	69,242	71.4	12,356	12.7	7,705	7.9	6,459	6.7

	(e) Others( 3)		Convictions		Unsuccessful outcomes		Total
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Number
1998-99	1,246	1.4	69,752	77.8	19,892	22.2	89,644
1999-2000	1,426	1.6	65,937	75.9	20,894	24.1	86,831
2000-01	1,329	1.6	61,416	74.4	21,183	25.6	82,599
2001-02	1,590	1.9	61,749	73.2	22,575	26.8	84,324
2002—03	1,766	1.9	70,237	74.3	24,309	25.7	94,546
2003-04	2,171	2.3	70,792	74.3	24,436	25.7	95,228
2004-05	1,635	1.8	68,281	75.1	22,609	24.9	90,890
2005-06	1,505	1.7	68,986	76.7	20,984	23.3	89,970
2006-07	1,188	1.3	69,118	77.3	20,290	22.7	89,408
2007-08	1,230	1.3	76,947	79.3	20,045	20.7	96,992
(1 )Guilty pleas are shown inclusive of cases proved in the absence of the defendant. (2 )Discontinuances comprise all prosecutions dropped before evidence is heard. (3 )Other outcomes comprise administrative finalisations (where the defendant cannot be traced, or has died, or been found unfit to plead) & discharged committals.

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