Reconviction rates - offender cohort: 2017 to 2018

Analyses of trends in reconviction statistics up to the latest cohort of 2017 to 2018.


Table 8b: Average number of reconvictions per offender for domestic abuse1 and non-domestic abuse crimes and offences, 2009-10 to 2017-18 cohorts

Index year Number of offenders Average number of reconvictions for a domestic abuse crime or offence per offender1 Average number of reconvictions for any crime or offence per offender2
DA index1 Non-DA index All index DA index1 Non-DA index All index DA index1 Non-DA index All index
2009-10 6,466 40,950 47,416 0.09 0.03 0.04 0.28 0.60 0.56
2010-11 6,061 38,646 44,707 0.08 0.03 0.04 0.28 0.60 0.55
2011-12 6,142 37,677 43,819 0.10 0.03 0.04 0.31 0.59 0.55
2012-13 6,227 35,469 41,696 0.11 0.04 0.05 0.32 0.56 0.53
2013-14 7,439 34,738 42,177 0.11 0.04 0.06 0.30 0.57 0.52
2014-15 8,448 35,166 43,614 0.11 0.04 0.06 0.30 0.56 0.51
2015-16 8,399 35,651 44,050 0.10 0.04 0.05 0.27 0.53 0.48
2016-17 7,419 33,188 40,607 0.11 0.04 0.05 0.29 0.53 0.48
2017-18 6,723 29,977 36,700 0.10 0.04 0.05 0.28 0.50 0.46

DA = domestic abuse

1. Domestic abuse crimes and offences are those marked with a domestic abuse identifier.

2. Also includes reconvictions for crimes and offences with the domestic abuse identifier.

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