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Home Office

Answer

Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many criminal convictions (a) carried a prison sentence and (b) carried a community-based sentence, in each year from 1990 to 2002; and if he will make a statement. [124593] Paul Goggins: The available information is contained in the table. Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn. Number of offenders sentenced to a community sentence or immediate custody for all offences at all courts1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. England and Wales 1990-2001 Community sentence Immediate custody 1990 100,884 57,748 1991 104,457 61,363 1992 102,413 58,092 1993 114,806 58,738 1994 128,875 69,588 1995 129,922 79,538 1996 132,637 85,249 1997 139,990 93,841 1998 149,388 100,566 1999 151,633 105,323 20002 155,538 106,187 2001 164,997 106,273 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Staffordshire Police Force were only able to supply a sample of data for magistrates courts proceedings covering one full week in each quarter for 2000. Estimates based on this sample are included in the figures, as they are considered sufficiently robust at this high level of analysis.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

124593; 413 c370W

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Convictions Custodial treatment Community service orders Prisons Sentencing

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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