Table 2: Number of offenders found guilty, sentenced and given a community rehabilitation order( 1) , community order( 2) , suspended sentence( 3) or an immediate custodial sentence for 'Shoplifting'( 4) at all courts, East of England region, 1999 to 2007( 5, 6)
Region/police force area
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Bedfordshire
Found guilty
798
805
867
916
1,098
1,073
879
551
594
Total sentenced
809
812
874
928
1,109
1,076
881
554
593
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
125
154
146
152
155
129
91
-
-
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
40
100
110
Suspended sentence
-
-
2
3
2
2
3
22
25
Immediate custodial sentence
176
213
236
268
312
285
229
106
112
Cambridgeshire
Found guilty
704
872
895
857
791
717
802
808
717
Total sentenced
701
869
897
853
791
716
803
808
710
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
68
116
121
171
124
124
39
1
-
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
92
152
152
Suspended sentence
-
2
-
-
-
-
11
33
45
Immediate custodial sentence
82
101
122
97
113
86
99
119
109
Essex
Found guilty
1,622
1,578
1,744
1,624
1,686
1,646
1,841
1,715
1,913
Total sentenced
1,628
1,573
1,746
1,631
1,701
1,646
1,846
1,716
1,896
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Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
214
229
230
236
229
151
68
4
3
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
164
311
394
Suspended sentence
3
-
3
1
2
2
36
98
113
Immediate custodial sentence
360
372
466
486
542
518
535
419
432
Hertfordshire
Found guilty
779
889
917
964
1,051
1,130
1,126
874
846
Total sentenced
781
892
916
966
1,049
1,126
1,131
867
839
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
121
129
154
160
165
134
71
2
1
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
106
178
182
Suspended sentence
1
-
1
-
2
-
18
40
43
Immediate custodial sentence
86
134
176
199
191
237
239
199
160
Norfolk
Found guilty
1,027
991
1,088
1,045
944
925
923
1,040
885
Total sentenced
1,033
989
1,083
1,043
941
919
920
1,035
885
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
92
107
146
151
90
60
35
6
2
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
116
256
192
Suspended sentence
1
2
3
3
3
-
14
56
36
Immediate custodial sentence
122
133
152
147
152
157
106
136
150
Suffolk
Found guilty
666
749
771
743
839
726
745
659
732
Total sentenced
654
745
770
739
836
724
744
658
725
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
59
92
94
88
98
52
55
4
2
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
27
77
131
Suspended sentence
2
2
1
3
3
4
40
42
56
Immediate custodial sentence
101
106
102
112
132
104
110
111
99
East of England region
Found guilty
5,596
5,884
6,282
6,149
6,409
6,217
6,316
5,647
5,687
Total sentenced
5,606
5,880
6,286
6,160
6,427
6,207
6,325
5,638
5,648
Of which:
Community rehabilitation order
679
827
891
958
861
650
359
17
8
Community order
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
545
1,074
1,161
Suspended sentence
7
6
10
10
12
8
122
291
318
Immediate custodial sentence
927
1,059
1,254
1,309
1,442
1,387
1,318
1,090
1,062
n/a = Not applicable. (1) Formerly a probation order. (2) Under the Criminal Justice Act 2003, various types of community order previously available for adults (community punishment order, community rehabilitation order, drug treatment and testing order) were replaced by a single generic community order with a range of possible requirements. Courts are able to choose different elements to make up a bespoke community order, which is relevant to that particular offender and the crime(s) they committed. (3) Fully suspended sentence prior to April 2005, suspended sentence order for offences committed from 4 April 2005. (4) Stealing from 'shops and stalls' (shoplifting) is an offence under Theft Act 1968, section 1. (5) These statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offence for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (6) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts, and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source:
Office for Criminal Justice Reform: Evidence and Analysis Unit.
