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Extended presumption against short sentences: monitoring information July 2019 – December 2019
This bulletin provides information to monitor the effects of the implementation of the Extension to the Presumption Against Short Sentences (PASS).
Tables
Table 1: Type of disposal by month of disposal
Custody | Community | Monetary | Other | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Apr 2017 | 1041 | 14.1% | 1538 | 20.8% | 3534 | 47.7% | 1295 | 17.5% | 7408 |
May 2017 | 1115 | 13.9% | 1565 | 19.5% | 3782 | 47.1% | 1571 | 19.6% | 8033 |
Jun 2017 | 1081 | 13.6% | 1657 | 20.8% | 3688 | 46.4% | 1524 | 19.2% | 7950 |
Jul 2017 | 1007 | 15.6% | 1374 | 21.2% | 2888 | 44.6% | 1206 | 18.6% | 6475 |
Aug 2017 | 1125 | 14.3% | 1628 | 20.7% | 3626 | 46.0% | 1499 | 19.0% | 7878 |
Sep 2017 | 1057 | 14.5% | 1501 | 20.6% | 3366 | 46.2% | 1364 | 18.7% | 7288 |
Oct 2017 | 1011 | 13.9% | 1553 | 21.4% | 3258 | 44.8% | 1443 | 19.9% | 7265 |
Nov 2017 | 1113 | 15.0% | 1632 | 22.0% | 3206 | 43.3% | 1457 | 19.7% | 7408 |
Dec 2017 | 941 | 14.9% | 1292 | 20.4% | 2840 | 44.9% | 1252 | 19.8% | 6325 |
Jan 2018 | 1065 | 14.5% | 1448 | 19.7% | 3427 | 46.7% | 1405 | 19.1% | 7345 |
Feb 2018 | 998 | 13.8% | 1554 | 21.5% | 3314 | 45.9% | 1352 | 18.7% | 7218 |
Mar 2018 | 1078 | 14.5% | 1616 | 21.7% | 3279 | 44.0% | 1475 | 19.8% | 7448 |
Apr 2018 | 1108 | 16.6% | 1235 | 18.5% | 2974 | 44.7% | 1343 | 20.2% | 6660 |
May 2018 | 1231 | 17.2% | 1443 | 20.2% | 3142 | 43.9% | 1342 | 18.7% | 7158 |
Jun 2018 | 1038 | 15.6% | 1322 | 19.9% | 2987 | 44.9% | 1305 | 19.6% | 6652 |
Jul 2018 | 1044 | 16.3% | 1288 | 20.2% | 2896 | 45.3% | 1162 | 18.2% | 6390 |
Aug 2018 | 1284 | 16.7% | 1411 | 18.3% | 3575 | 46.4% | 1430 | 18.6% | 7700 |
Sep 2018 | 996 | 15.1% | 1323 | 20.0% | 3073 | 46.6% | 1207 | 18.3% | 6599 |
Oct 2018 | 1159 | 15.1% | 1559 | 20.3% | 3534 | 46.1% | 1413 | 18.4% | 7665 |
Nov 2018 | 1055 | 14.4% | 1492 | 20.3% | 3492 | 47.6% | 1303 | 17.7% | 7342 |
Dec 2018 | 937 | 15.8% | 1166 | 19.7% | 2697 | 45.5% | 1129 | 19.0% | 5929 |
Jan 2019 | 998 | 14.4% | 1332 | 19.3% | 3285 | 47.5% | 1294 | 18.7% | 6909 |
Feb 2019 | 1032 | 15.5% | 1484 | 22.3% | 2945 | 44.3% | 1193 | 17.9% | 6654 |
Mar 2019 | 1046 | 14.5% | 1622 | 22.5% | 3302 | 45.7% | 1251 | 17.3% | 7221 |
Apr 2019 | 1094 | 16.3% | 1370 | 20.4% | 2982 | 44.3% | 1281 | 19.0% | 6727 |
May 2019 | 1084 | 15.5% | 1561 | 22.3% | 2911 | 41.7% | 1431 | 20.5% | 6987 |
Jun 2019 | 889 | 14.9% | 1388 | 23.3% | 2567 | 43.0% | 1122 | 18.8% | 5966 |
Jul 2019 | 964 | 14.7% | 1431 | 21.9% | 2863 | 43.8% | 1280 | 19.6% | 6538 |
Aug 2019 | 1049 | 14.4% | 1495 | 20.6% | 3185 | 43.8% | 1535 | 21.1% | 7264 |
Sep 2019 | 989 | 14.6% | 1492 | 22.1% | 2850 | 42.1% | 1435 | 21.2% | 6766 |
Oct 2019 | 1045 | 13.7% | 1841 | 24.1% | 3257 | 42.7% | 1487 | 19.5% | 7630 |
Nov 2019 | 909 | 13.1% | 1561 | 22.5% | 3050 | 43.9% | 1420 | 20.5% | 6940 |
Dec 2019 | 899 | 14.4% | 1342 | 21.4% | 2600 | 41.5% | 1422 | 22.7% | 6263 |
34482 | 14.9% | 48516 | 20.9% | 104375 | 45.0% | 44628 | 19.2% | 232001 |
Table 2: Detailed breakdown of Community disposals
Community CPO | Community RLO | Community DTTO | Community other | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2017 | 1403 | 93 | 40 | 2 | 1538 |
May 2017 | 1414 | 96 | 51 | 5 | 1566 |
Jun 2017 | 1495 | 123 | 36 | 5 | 1659 |
Jul 2017 | 1248 | 111 | 15 | 0 | 1374 |
Aug 2017 | 1458 | 135 | 34 | 1 | 1628 |
Sep 2017 | 1360 | 111 | 29 | 3 | 1503 |
Oct 2017 | 1404 | 119 | 34 | 1 | 1558 |
Nov 2017 | 1496 | 112 | 28 | 3 | 1639 |
Dec 2017 | 1149 | 99 | 34 | 11 | 1293 |
Jan 2018 | 1285 | 125 | 38 | 4 | 1452 |
Feb 2018 | 1383 | 138 | 34 | 2 | 1557 |
Mar 2018 | 1421 | 152 | 42 | 4 | 1619 |
Apr 2018 | 1071 | 135 | 28 | 2 | 1236 |
May 2018 | 1274 | 136 | 38 | 0 | 1448 |
Jun 2018 | 1159 | 120 | 51 | 0 | 1330 |
Jul 2018 | 1149 | 103 | 38 | 4 | 1294 |
Aug 2018 | 1274 | 104 | 35 | 0 | 1413 |
Sep 2018 | 1194 | 98 | 34 | 2 | 1328 |
Oct 2018 | 1383 | 105 | 63 | 10 | 1561 |
Nov 2018 | 1298 | 147 | 45 | 4 | 1494 |
Dec 2018 | 1033 | 88 | 41 | 5 | 1167 |
Jan 2019 | 1194 | 96 | 44 | 0 | 1334 |
Feb 2019 | 1285 | 139 | 57 | 6 | 1487 |
Mar 2019 | 1440 | 141 | 41 | 1 | 1623 |
Apr 2019 | 1215 | 111 | 45 | 1 | 1372 |
May 2019 | 1395 | 128 | 38 | 2 | 1563 |
Jun 2019 | 1225 | 103 | 61 | 1 | 1390 |
Jul 2019 | 1288 | 108 | 33 | 2 | 1431 |
Aug 2019 | 1316 | 132 | 47 | 0 | 1495 |
Sep 2019 | 1322 | 122 | 46 | 2 | 1492 |
Oct 2019 | 1622 | 162 | 58 | 2 | 1844 |
Nov 2019 | 1343 | 163 | 56 | 0 | 1562 |
Dec 2019 | 1148 | 165 | 30 | 0 | 1343 |
Table 3: Type of disposal by month of disposal by gender
Custodial Disposal | Community Disposal | Monetary Disposal | Other Disposal | |||||||||||||
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Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Apr 2017 | 939 | 15.5 | 102 | 7.5 | 1257 | 20.8 | 281 | 20.8 | 2940 | 48.5 | 594 | 43.9 | 920 | 15.2 | 375 | 27.7 |
May 2017 | 1026 | 15.5 | 89 | 6.4 | 1309 | 19.7 | 256 | 18.3 | 3122 | 47.1 | 660 | 47.1 | 1175 | 17.7 | 396 | 28.3 |
Jun 2017 | 989 | 15.0 | 92 | 6.7 | 1365 | 20.8 | 292 | 21.3 | 3115 | 47.4 | 573 | 41.7 | 1107 | 16.8 | 417 | 30.3 |
Jul 2017 | 919 | 17.3 | 88 | 7.5 | 1132 | 21.4 | 242 | 20.6 | 2410 | 45.5 | 478 | 40.7 | 839 | 15.8 | 367 | 31.2 |
Aug 2017 | 1045 | 16.0 | 80 | 5.9 | 1372 | 21.1 | 256 | 18.8 | 3059 | 46.9 | 567 | 41.6 | 1040 | 16.0 | 459 | 33.7 |
Sep 2017 | 967 | 15.9 | 90 | 7.5 | 1275 | 21.0 | 226 | 18.7 | 2822 | 46.4 | 544 | 45.0 | 1016 | 16.7 | 348 | 28.8 |
Oct 2017 | 889 | 15.0 | 122 | 9.2 | 1277 | 21.5 | 276 | 20.8 | 2736 | 46.1 | 522 | 39.3 | 1034 | 17.4 | 409 | 30.8 |
Nov 2017 | 1022 | 16.7 | 91 | 7.0 | 1366 | 22.4 | 266 | 20.4 | 2673 | 43.8 | 533 | 40.9 | 1045 | 17.1 | 412 | 31.6 |
Dec 2017 | 856 | 16.5 | 85 | 7.6 | 1084 | 20.8 | 208 | 18.5 | 2347 | 45.1 | 493 | 43.9 | 915 | 17.6 | 337 | 30.0 |
Jan 2018 | 921 | 15.3 | 144 | 10.8 | 1219 | 20.3 | 229 | 17.2 | 2855 | 47.5 | 572 | 42.9 | 1016 | 16.9 | 389 | 29.2 |
Feb 2018 | 878 | 14.8 | 120 | 9.2 | 1328 | 22.4 | 226 | 17.4 | 2727 | 46.1 | 587 | 45.2 | 987 | 16.7 | 365 | 28.1 |
Mar 2018 | 963 | 15.8 | 115 | 8.6 | 1333 | 21.8 | 283 | 21.1 | 2717 | 44.5 | 562 | 41.9 | 1095 | 17.9 | 380 | 28.4 |
Apr 2018 | 1036 | 18.7 | 72 | 6.5 | 1042 | 18.8 | 193 | 17.4 | 2503 | 45.1 | 471 | 42.4 | 969 | 17.5 | 374 | 33.7 |
May 2018 | 1116 | 19.1 | 115 | 8.7 | 1175 | 20.2 | 268 | 20.2 | 2582 | 44.3 | 560 | 42.2 | 957 | 16.4 | 385 | 29.0 |
Jun 2018 | 920 | 17.0 | 118 | 9.5 | 1092 | 20.2 | 230 | 18.5 | 2458 | 45.5 | 529 | 42.5 | 938 | 17.3 | 367 | 29.5 |
Jul 2018 | 944 | 17.8 | 100 | 9.2 | 1117 | 21.1 | 171 | 15.7 | 2383 | 45.0 | 513 | 47.0 | 854 | 16.1 | 308 | 28.2 |
Aug 2018 | 1173 | 18.4 | 111 | 8.4 | 1224 | 19.2 | 187 | 14.1 | 2952 | 46.3 | 623 | 47.1 | 1029 | 16.1 | 401 | 30.3 |
Sep 2018 | 892 | 16.5 | 104 | 8.8 | 1106 | 20.4 | 217 | 18.4 | 2554 | 47.1 | 519 | 44.0 | 867 | 16.0 | 340 | 28.8 |
Oct 2018 | 1041 | 16.6 | 118 | 8.5 | 1275 | 20.3 | 284 | 20.5 | 2927 | 46.6 | 607 | 43.9 | 1039 | 16.5 | 374 | 27.0 |
Nov 2018 | 977 | 16.1 | 78 | 6.1 | 1246 | 20.6 | 246 | 19.2 | 2869 | 47.3 | 623 | 48.6 | 969 | 16.0 | 334 | 26.1 |
Dec 2018 | 882 | 17.9 | 55 | 5.5 | 989 | 20.1 | 177 | 17.7 | 2250 | 45.6 | 447 | 44.7 | 809 | 16.4 | 320 | 32.0 |
Jan 2019 | 890 | 15.8 | 108 | 8.4 | 1116 | 19.9 | 216 | 16.8 | 2679 | 47.7 | 606 | 47.0 | 935 | 16.6 | 359 | 27.9 |
Feb 2019 | 951 | 17.3 | 81 | 7.0 | 1245 | 22.7 | 239 | 20.6 | 2407 | 43.8 | 538 | 46.3 | 890 | 16.2 | 303 | 26.1 |
Mar 2019 | 958 | 16.0 | 88 | 7.1 | 1369 | 22.9 | 253 | 20.3 | 2715 | 45.4 | 587 | 47.2 | 935 | 15.6 | 316 | 25.4 |
Apr 2019 | 1009 | 18.1 | 85 | 7.4 | 1158 | 20.8 | 212 | 18.4 | 2455 | 44.1 | 527 | 45.6 | 950 | 17.0 | 331 | 28.7 |
May 2019 | 999 | 17.4 | 85 | 6.9 | 1308 | 22.7 | 253 | 20.6 | 2392 | 41.6 | 519 | 42.2 | 1057 | 18.4 | 374 | 30.4 |
Jun 2019 | 810 | 16.6 | 79 | 7.4 | 1165 | 23.8 | 223 | 20.8 | 2115 | 43.2 | 452 | 42.1 | 802 | 16.4 | 320 | 29.8 |
Jul 2019 | 889 | 16.5 | 75 | 6.6 | 1206 | 22.4 | 225 | 19.7 | 2363 | 43.8 | 500 | 43.7 | 936 | 17.4 | 344 | 30.1 |
Aug 2019 | 958 | 15.9 | 91 | 7.3 | 1273 | 21.2 | 222 | 17.7 | 2619 | 43.6 | 566 | 45.1 | 1160 | 19.3 | 375 | 29.9 |
Sep 2019 | 890 | 15.9 | 99 | 8.4 | 1241 | 22.2 | 251 | 21.4 | 2354 | 42.1 | 496 | 42.2 | 1107 | 19.8 | 328 | 27.9 |
Oct 2019 | 956 | 15.1 | 89 | 6.7 | 1517 | 24.0 | 324 | 24.6 | 2732 | 43.3 | 525 | 39.8 | 1106 | 17.5 | 381 | 28.9 |
Nov 2019 | 811 | 14.1 | 98 | 8.2 | 1328 | 23.1 | 233 | 19.6 | 2531 | 44.0 | 519 | 43.7 | 1081 | 18.8 | 339 | 28.5 |
Dec 2019 | 816 | 15.9 | 83 | 7.4 | 1131 | 22.0 | 211 | 18.8 | 2112 | 41.1 | 488 | 43.6 | 1084 | 21.1 | 338 | 30.2 |
Table 4: Custodial disposals (12 months or less and over 12 months) as a proportion of all disposals by month of disposal
Custodial Sentence <= 12 months | Custodial Sentence > 12 months | Other Disposal | Total | ||||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Apr 2017 | 904 | 12.2% | 197 | 2.7% | 6307 | 85.1% | 7408 |
May 2017 | 980 | 12.2% | 228 | 2.8% | 6825 | 85.0% | 8033 |
Jun 2017 | 954 | 12.0% | 221 | 2.8% | 6775 | 85.2% | 7950 |
Jul 2017 | 884 | 13.7% | 194 | 3.0% | 5397 | 83.4% | 6475 |
Aug 2017 | 976 | 12.4% | 197 | 2.5% | 6705 | 85.1% | 7878 |
Sep 2017 | 959 | 13.2% | 190 | 2.6% | 6139 | 84.2% | 7288 |
Oct 2017 | 938 | 12.9% | 175 | 2.4% | 6152 | 84.7% | 7265 |
Nov 2017 | 1011 | 13.6% | 195 | 2.6% | 6202 | 83.7% | 7408 |
Dec 2017 | 833 | 13.2% | 187 | 3.0% | 5305 | 83.9% | 6325 |
Jan 2018 | 972 | 13.2% | 186 | 2.5% | 6187 | 84.2% | 7345 |
Feb 2018 | 890 | 12.3% | 194 | 2.7% | 6134 | 85.0% | 7218 |
Mar 2018 | 956 | 12.8% | 208 | 2.8% | 6284 | 84.4% | 7448 |
Apr 2018 | 876 | 13.2% | 213 | 3.2% | 5571 | 83.6% | 6660 |
May 2018 | 950 | 13.3% | 257 | 3.6% | 5951 | 83.1% | 7158 |
Jun 2018 | 830 | 12.5% | 185 | 2.8% | 5637 | 84.7% | 6652 |
Jul 2018 | 811 | 12.7% | 212 | 3.3% | 5367 | 84.0% | 6390 |
Aug 2018 | 1006 | 13.1% | 246 | 3.2% | 6448 | 83.7% | 7700 |
Sep 2018 | 788 | 11.9% | 184 | 2.8% | 5627 | 85.3% | 6599 |
Oct 2018 | 871 | 11.4% | 266 | 3.5% | 6528 | 85.2% | 7665 |
Nov 2018 | 797 | 10.9% | 241 | 3.3% | 6304 | 85.9% | 7342 |
Dec 2018 | 730 | 12.3% | 193 | 3.3% | 5006 | 84.4% | 5929 |
Jan 2019 | 788 | 11.4% | 194 | 2.8% | 5927 | 85.8% | 6909 |
Feb 2019 | 809 | 12.2% | 204 | 3.1% | 5641 | 84.8% | 6654 |
Mar 2019 | 804 | 11.1% | 213 | 2.9% | 6204 | 85.9% | 7221 |
Apr 2019 | 862 | 12.8% | 211 | 3.1% | 5654 | 84.0% | 6727 |
May 2019 | 828 | 11.9% | 227 | 3.2% | 5932 | 84.9% | 6987 |
Jun 2019 | 674 | 11.3% | 191 | 3.2% | 5101 | 85.5% | 5966 |
Jul 2019 | 719 | 11.0% | 229 | 3.5% | 5590 | 85.5% | 6538 |
Aug 2019 | 785 | 10.8% | 252 | 3.5% | 6227 | 85.7% | 7264 |
Sep 2019 | 705 | 10.4% | 189 | 2.8% | 5872 | 86.8% | 6766 |
Oct 2019 | 733 | 9.6% | 271 | 3.6% | 6626 | 86.8% | 7630 |
Nov 2019 | 662 | 9.5% | 219 | 3.2% | 6059 | 87.3% | 6940 |
Dec 2019 | 670 | 10.7% | 190 | 3.0% | 5403 | 86.3% | 6263 |
Table 5: Detailed breakdown of sentence lengths
Up to 3 months | Over 3 months to 6 months | Over 6 months to 12 months | Over 1 year to 2 years | Over 2 years to 4 years | Over 4 years | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2017 | 314 | 349 | 164 | 109 | 56 | 25 |
May 2017 | 308 | 369 | 200 | 115 | 70 | 34 |
Jun 2017 | 267 | 387 | 192 | 111 | 65 | 40 |
Jul 2017 | 305 | 342 | 152 | 111 | 47 | 31 |
Aug 2017 | 296 | 379 | 212 | 97 | 61 | 35 |
Sep 2017 | 274 | 399 | 178 | 100 | 59 | 30 |
Oct 2017 | 281 | 350 | 186 | 99 | 42 | 26 |
Nov 2017 | 310 | 385 | 210 | 119 | 56 | 13 |
Dec 2017 | 245 | 326 | 162 | 119 | 39 | 26 |
Jan 2018 | 285 | 394 | 179 | 99 | 41 | 42 |
Feb 2018 | 260 | 330 | 197 | 114 | 56 | 18 |
Mar 2018 | 265 | 379 | 198 | 114 | 59 | 33 |
Apr 2018 | 301 | 395 | 180 | 126 | 67 | 20 |
May 2018 | 316 | 404 | 230 | 142 | 78 | 37 |
Jun 2018 | 297 | 332 | 201 | 102 | 53 | 30 |
Jul 2018 | 256 | 363 | 192 | 128 | 55 | 29 |
Aug 2018 | 335 | 454 | 217 | 144 | 71 | 31 |
Sep 2018 | 265 | 334 | 189 | 105 | 54 | 25 |
Oct 2018 | 267 | 422 | 182 | 150 | 81 | 35 |
Nov 2018 | 273 | 331 | 193 | 142 | 70 | 29 |
Dec 2018 | 235 | 312 | 183 | 107 | 60 | 26 |
Jan 2019 | 291 | 320 | 177 | 106 | 59 | 29 |
Feb 2019 | 288 | 340 | 181 | 102 | 76 | 26 |
Mar 2019 | 268 | 366 | 170 | 100 | 73 | 40 |
Apr 2019 | 287 | 377 | 198 | 116 | 59 | 36 |
May 2019 | 273 | 369 | 186 | 138 | 50 | 39 |
Jun 2019 | 199 | 301 | 174 | 108 | 49 | 34 |
Jul 2019 | 218 | 305 | 196 | 116 | 79 | 34 |
Aug 2019 | 237 | 333 | 215 | 153 | 67 | 32 |
Sep 2019 | 226 | 304 | 175 | 109 | 52 | 28 |
Oct 2019 | 198 | 360 | 171 | 138 | 65 | 51 |
Nov 2019 | 190 | 293 | 176 | 122 | 51 | 24 |
Dec 2019 | 229 | 318 | 122 | 113 | 52 | 16 |
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