Individuals entering the criminal justice system
Out of court disposals
Out of court disposals (OOCDs) are sanctions used by the police to address offences without the need to be dealt with at court. These include community resolutions, cautions, cannabis / khat warnings and penalty notices for disorder.
Jan - Dec 2022
205,016
Update June 2023
In the 12 months to June 2023 there were 196,008 out of court disposals.
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Criminal justice system statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 18 January 2024. Next publication: 16 May 2024 9:30am.
Defendants proceeded against
Period | Defendants proceeded against |
---|---|
Jan - Dec 2012 | 1,482,940 |
Jan - Dec 2013 | 1,439,731 |
Jan - Dec 2014 | 1,466,374 |
Jan - Dec 2015 | 1,491,033 |
Jan - Dec 2016 | 1,458,036 |
Jan - Dec 2017 | 1,368,215 |
Jan - Dec 2018 | 1,356,334 |
Jan - Dec 2019 | 1,350,254 |
Jan - Dec 2020 | 935,247 |
Jan - Dec 2021 | 1,068,255 |
Jan - Dec 2022 | 1,171,640 |
Jan - Dec 2022
1,171,640
Update June 2023
In the 12 months to June 2023 there were 1,219,142 defendants proceeded against.
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Criminal justice system statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 18 January 2024. Next publication: 16 May 2024 9:30am.
Offenders convicted total
Period | Offenders convicted total |
---|---|
Jan - Dec 2012 | 1,229,901 |
Jan - Dec 2013 | 1,177,830 |
Jan - Dec 2014 | 1,216,204 |
Jan - Dec 2015 | 1,247,991 |
Jan - Dec 2016 | 1,241,980 |
Jan - Dec 2017 | 1,213,141 |
Jan - Dec 2018 | 1,207,174 |
Jan - Dec 2019 | 1,194,792 |
Jan - Dec 2020 | 820,111 |
Jan - Dec 2021 | 951,316 |
Jan - Dec 2022 | 1,045,665 |
Jan - Dec 2022
1,045,665
Update June 2023
In the 12 months to June 2023, a total of 1,080,314 offenders were convicted.
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Criminal justice system statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 18 January 2024. Next publication: 16 May 2024 9:30am.
Offenders sentenced total
Period | Offenders sentenced total |
---|---|
Jan - Dec 2012 | 1,228,145 |
Jan - Dec 2013 | 1,175,556 |
Jan - Dec 2014 | 1,214,227 |
Jan - Dec 2015 | 1,245,822 |
Jan - Dec 2016 | 1,239,730 |
Jan - Dec 2017 | 1,215,295 |
Jan - Dec 2018 | 1,209,269 |
Jan - Dec 2019 | 1,196,457 |
Jan - Dec 2020 | 820,664 |
Jan - Dec 2021 | 954,424 |
Jan - Dec 2022 | 1,047,332 |
Jan - Dec 2022
1,047,332
Update June 2023
In the 12 months to June 2023, a total of 1,080,464 offenders were sentenced.
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Criminal justice system statistics quarterly publication.
Publication date
Published: 18 January 2024. Next publication: 16 May 2024 9:30am.