Prosecutions
(asked on 17th May 2024) - View Source
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 125287 on Rape: Prosecutions, how many (a) completed prosecutions and (b) convictions there were for all crimes in each quarter from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015.
The table below shows the number of completed prosecutions and convictions for all crimes prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from the start of January 2005 to the end of September 2015. The data provided in the table is in financial quarters and has been drawn from the CPS’ Case Management System.
‘Total completed prosecutions’ refer to the conclusion of a prosecution case against a defendant such as conviction after trial, guilty plea, acquittal, or the prosecution against the defendant being dropped. ‘Convictions’ refer to convictions after trial and guilty pleas.
Quarter | 04/05-Q4 | 05/06-Q1 | 05/06-Q2 | 05/06-Q3 | 05/06-Q4 | 06/07-Q1 | 06/07-Q2 | 06/07-Q3 |
Total completed prosecutions | 295,088 | 290,259 | 300,855 | 272,200 | 296,790 | 264,447 | 282,732 | 255,895 |
Convictions | 240,245 | 238,312 | 245,023 | 222,887 | 245,472 | 220,338 | 235,011 | 213,242 |
Quarter | 06/07-Q4 | 07/08-Q1 | 07/08-Q2 | 07/08-Q3 | 07/08-Q4 | 08/09-Q1 | 08/09-Q2 | 08/09-Q3 |
Total completed prosecutions | 275,227 | 260,614 | 280,807 | 255,669 | 267,104 | 257,252 | 271,022 | 245,976 |
Convictions | 232,051 | 220,494 | 238,103 | 217,259 | 230,107 | 222,868 | 234,996 | 212,865 |
Quarter | 08/09-Q4 | 09/10-Q1 | 09/10-Q2 | 09/10-Q3 | 09/10-Q4 | 10/11-Q1 | 10/11-Q2 | 10/11-Q3 |
Total completed prosecutions | 258,348 | 244,268 | 256,691 | 236,971 | 244,802 | 237,855 | 251,790 | 233,047 |
Convictions | 223,876 | 211,200 | 221,084 | 203,540 | 210,397 | 204,215 | 214,659 | 199,748 |
Quarter | 10/11-Q4 | 11/12-Q1 | 11/12-Q2 | 11/12-Q3 | 11/12-Q4 | 12/13-Q1 | 12/13-Q2 | 12/13-Q3 |
Total completed prosecutions | 236,142 | 220,036 | 236,042 | 216,311 | 224,116 | 201,542 | 215,469 | 196,592 |
Convictions | 202,709 | 189,566 | 202,547 | 185,534 | 193,010 | 174,000 | 185,133 | 167,079 |
Quarter | 12/13-Q4 | 13/14-Q1 | 13/14-Q2 | 13/14-Q3 | 13/14-Q4 | 14/15-Q1 | 14/15-Q2 |
Total completed prosecutions | 192,855 | 186,541 | 189,668 | 176,437 | 184,050 | 163,574 | 170,234 |
Convictions | 163,541 | 159,634 | 161,268 | 149,810 | 156,177 | 137,257 | 142,020 |
Quarter | 14/15-Q3 | 14/15-Q4 | 15/16-Q1 | 15/16-Q2 |
Total completed prosecutions | 163,142 | 167,540 | 159,605 | 163,656 |
Convictions | 135,909 | 139,596 | 132,942 | 135,324 |