Criminal justice system statistics
Reoffending
Proven reoffending rate
Proportion of all offenders who reoffend (%).
Although not directly affected by the operational restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this latest offender cohort period does overlap with a period of on-going recovery for the courts and with the Criminal Bar Association strikes.
| Period | Proven reoffending rate |
|---|---|
| Apr - Jun 2009 | 30.7% |
| Jul - Sep 2009 | 30.9% |
| Oct - Dec 2009 | 31.0% |
| Jan - Mar 2010 | 31.3% |
| Apr - Jun 2010 | 31.3% |
| Jul - Sep 2010 | 31.5% |
| Oct - Dec 2010 | 31.7% |
| Jan - Mar 2011 | 31.8% |
| Apr - Jun 2011 | 31.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2011 | 31.6% |
| Oct - Dec 2011 | 30.9% |
| Jan - Mar 2012 | 30.8% |
| Apr - Jun 2012 | 30.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2012 | 30.8% |
| Oct - Dec 2012 | 30.8% |
| Jan - Mar 2013 | 31.3% |
| Apr - Jun 2013 | 31.7% |
| Jul - Sep 2013 | 31.5% |
| Oct - Dec 2013 | 30.7% |
| Jan - Mar 2014 | 30.6% |
| Apr - Jun 2014 | 30.5% |
| Jul - Sep 2014 | 30.3% |
| Oct - Dec 2014 | 29.8% |
| Jan - Mar 2015 | 29.4% |
| Apr - Jun 2015 | 29.5% |
| Jul - Sep 2015 | 29.2% |
| Oct - Dec 2015 | 29.6% |
| Jan - Mar 2016 | 29.6% |
| Apr - Jun 2016 | 29.4% |
| Jul - Sep 2016 | 29.5% |
| Oct - Dec 2016 | 29.4% |
| Jan - Mar 2017 | 29.2% |
| Apr - Jun 2017 | 29.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2017 | 29.3% |
| Oct - Dec 2017 | 28.8% |
| Jan - Mar 2018 | 28.7% |
| Apr - Jun 2018 | 28.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2018 | 28.6% |
| Oct - Dec 2018 | 28.1% |
| Jan - Mar 2019 | 26.7% |
| Apr - Jun 2019 | 26.3% |
| Jul - Sep 2019 | 26.0% |
| Oct - Dec 2019 | 25.2% |
| Jan - Mar 2020 | 24.7% |
| Apr - Jun 2020 | 29.0% |
| Jul - Sep 2020 | 23.5% |
| Oct - Dec 2020 | 23.1% |
| Jan - Mar 2021 | 24.3% |
| Apr - Jun 2021 | 24.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2021 | 25.2% |
| Oct - Dec 2021 | 25.4% |
| Jan - Mar 2022 | 25.5% |
| Apr - Jun 2022 | 25.8% |
| Jul - Sep 2022 | 26.5% |
| Oct - Dec 2022 | 26.4% |
| Jan - Mar 2023 | 26.5% |
| Apr - Jun 2023 | 27.5% |
Apr - Jun 2023
27.5%
Data source
The data source for this measure and more detailed information can be found in the Proven reoffending statistics (quarterly) publication.
Publication date
Published: 24 April 2025. Next publication: 31 July 2025 9:30am.