Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many offenders in Wales convicted for indictable offences had a previous criminal history in each year from 2013 to 2017.
The information requested is provided in the tables below:
Table 1: Number of offenders convicted of an indictable offence1 who had a previous conviction or caution2,3, 2013 to 2017, Wales4 | |
Year | Number of Offenders |
2013 | 17,267 |
2014 | 16,303 |
2015 | 15,863 |
2016 | 13,780 |
2017 | 12,476 |
Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer (PNC) |
Notes:
1) Indictable offences include triable either way offences
2) Number of offenders who, at the time of their conviction, had been cautioned or convicted of any offence on a previous occasion
3) Figures may exclude those who have a previous criminal history other than convictions or cautions recorded on the PNC (e.g. penalty notices for disorder, non-recordable offences not on the PNC)
4) Cases prosecuted by a police force in the Wales region (Dyfed-Powys, Gwent, North Wales, South Wales)
Table 2: Number of offenders convicted by number of previous convictions or cautions1,2, 2013 to 2017, Wales3 | |||||
Number of previous convictions or cautions | Year | ||||
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
0 | 3,634 | 3,644 | 4,026 | 3,883 | 3,873 |
1 to 6 | 11,839 | 11,247 | 11,288 | 10,149 | 9,015 |
7 to 14 | 6,826 | 6,248 | 6,259 | 5,794 | 5,150 |
15 or more | 10,037 | 9,837 | 9,533 | 8,792 | 8,266 |
Total | 32,336 | 30,976 | 31,106 | 28,618 | 26,304 |
Source: Ministry of Justice extract of the Police National Computer (PNC) |
Notes:
1) The number of previous occasions on which the offender has been cautioned or convicted, at the time of the current conviction.
2) Figures exclude convictions or cautions not on the PNC (e.g. for non-recordable offences)
3) Cases prosecuted by a police force in the Wales region (Dyfed-Powys, Gwent, North Wales, South Wales)