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Official Statistics

Magistrates' court

Updated 16 June 2011
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Period Criminal-Adult summary motoring proceedings Criminal-Adult summary non-motoring proceedings Criminal-Adult indictable/ triable either way Criminal-Adult breach proceedings Criminal-Youth proceedings Criminal-Total number of completed criminal proceedings Civil & family applications Other cases Total number of trials Effective trials-Number Effective trials-Percentage of total trials Ineffective trials-Number Ineffective trials-Percentage of total trials Cracked trials-Number Cracked trials-Percentage of total trials Enforcement of financial penalties in the magistrates' courts-amount paid (£ millions) Total number of trials Total number of ineffective trials Prosecution not ready-number Prosecution not ready-percentage Prosecution witness absent-number Prosecution witness absent-number-percentage Defence not ready - number Defence not ready - percentage Defence witness absent-number Defence witness absent-percentage Defendant absent/unfit to stand - number Defendant absent/unfit to stand - percentage Prosecution availability - number Prosecution availability - percentage Defence availability - number Defence availability - percentage Court administrative problems - number Court administrative problems - percentage Interpreter availability - number Interpreter availability - percentage
2003 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set 177485 58203 33% 52179 29% 67103 38% Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2004 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set 193608 71152 37% 50386 26% 72070 37% 225 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2005 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set 182500 75673 41% 39634 22% 67193 37% 228 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set
2006 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set 180950 79048 44% 35044 19% 66858 37% 242 180950 35044 3907 11% 8550 24% 4129 12% 1696 5% 7223 21% 525 1% 1420 4% 7221 21% 373 1%
2007 Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set Not set 189830 82115 43% 35150 19% 72565 38% 255 189830 35150 3684 10% 7774 22% 4855 14% 1500 4% 7407 21% 566 2% 1347 4% 7682 22% 335 1%
2008 696279 613430 449894 116167 155370 2031140 130000 846634 183511 79722 43% 33423 18% 70366 38% 251 183511 33423 3611 11% 6712 20% 5137 15% 1371 4% 7117 21% 559 2% 1289 4% 7297 22% 330 1%
2009 644018 571280 420430 121345 155559 1912632 122067 852058 179858 78169 43% 33609 19% 68080 38% 251 179858 33609 3595 11% 6243 19% 5372 16% 1394 4% 6903 21% 531 2% 1341 4% 7882 23% 348 1%
2010 591128 546656 410529 117777 131269 1797359 135377 855045 179794 77973 43% 32376 18% 69445 39% 281 179794 32376 3429 11% 5628 17% 4872 15% 1129 3% 6392 20% 513 2% 1240 4% 8783 27% 390 1%
2011 533065 595245 385305 116207 104757 1734579 129906 828723 166808 72058 43% 29291 18% 65459 39% 277 166808 29291 2981 10% 4794 16% 4401 15% 987 3% 5897 20% 440 2% 1030 4% 8434 29% 327 1%
2008 Q1 190111 161745 116658 28893 39470 536877 33868 205344 49697 21282 43% 8973 18% 19442 39% 63 49697 8973 942 10% 1859 21% 1244 14% 395 4% 1943 22% 151 2% 354 4% 1999 22% 86 1%
2008 Q2 178705 153942 114280 28663 39433 515023 33019 212714 45887 19996 44% 8513 19% 17378 38% 64 45887 8513 913 11% 1713 20% 1333 16% 333 4% 1808 21% 156 2% 334 4% 1838 22% 85 1%
2008 Q3 172447 155098 115209 29776 38782 511312 34202 215504 45374 19908 44% 8092 18% 17374 38% 65 45374 8092 956 12% 1588 20% 1289 16% 342 4% 1710 21% 126 2% 303 4% 1693 21% 85 1%
2008 Q4 155016 142645 103747 28835 37685 467928 28911 213072 42553 18536 44% 7845 18% 16172 38% 60 42553 7845 800 10% 1552 20% 1271 16% 301 4% 1656 21% 126 2% 298 4% 1767 23% 74 1%
2009 Q1 166007 144620 108903 31358 40109 490997 28927 219271 46202 19722 43% 8977 19% 17503 38% 59 46202 8977 927 10% 1631 18% 1408 16% 351 4% 1836 20% 153 2% 372 4% 2212 25% 87 1%
2009 Q2 160497 141957 103434 29105 39138 474131 30168 211624 44105 19328 44% 8075 18% 16702 38% 60 44105 8075 849 11% 1469 18% 1384 17% 351 4% 1586 20% 123 2% 315 4% 1907 24% 91 1%
2009 Q3 161750 145193 105303 30974 38758 481978 31803 219392 45480 19737 43% 8370 18% 17373 38% 62 45480 8370 961 11% 1627 19% 1348 16% 364 4% 1737 21% 135 2% 306 4% 1807 22% 85 1%
2009 Q4 155764 139510 102790 29908 37554 465526 31169 201771 44071 19382 44% 8187 19% 16502 37% 70 44071 8187 858 10% 1516 19% 1232 15% 328 4% 1744 21% 120 1% 348 4% 1956 24% 85 1%
2010 Q1 150336 123980 97860 28788 34426 435390 31996 214302 47592 20757 44% 9112 19% 17723 37% 67 47592 9112 932 10% 1515 17% 1311 14% 296 3% 1750 19% 181 2% 336 4% 2679 29% 112 1%
2010 Q2 147287 131567 103395 28177 35251 445677 33496 213087 44051 19071 43% 7738 18% 17242 39% 70 44051 7738 850 11% 1333 17% 1189 15% 285 4% 1543 20% 100 1% 307 4% 2026 26% 105 1%
2010 Q3 150038 145373 109340 31393 32675 468819 34577 222611 45476 19818 44% 7711 17% 17947 39% 76 45476 7711 874 11% 1373 18% 1239 16% 273 4% 1511 20% 108 1% 300 4% 1946 25% 87 1%
2010 Q4 143467 145736 99934 29419 28917 447473 35308 205045 42675 18327 43% 7815 18% 16533 39% 68 42675 7815 773 10% 1407 18% 1133 14% 275 4% 1588 20% 124 2% 297 4% 2132 27% 86 1%
2011 Q1 146916 146912 97457 30844 27297 449426 36590 214835 44184 19323 44% 7539 17% 17322 39% 68 44184 7539 753 10% 1254 17% 1135 15% 295 4% 1475 20% 118 2% 288 4% 2126 28% 95 1%
2011 Q2 131780 143073 93808 28101 25894 422656 32129 204532 40640 17718 44% 7201 18% 15721 39% 69 40640 7201 735 10% 1122 16% 1103 15% 256 4% 1445 20% 105 1% 266 4% 2079 29% 90 1%
2011 Q3 129217 153138 100294 29691 27335 439675 31624 213752 41736 17797 43% 7532 18% 16407 39% 70 41736 7532 790 10% 1345 18% 1179 16% 230 3% 1500 20% 124 2% 241 3% 2051 27% 72 1%
2011 Q4 125152 152122 93746 27571 24231 422822 29563 195604 40248 17220 43% 7019 17% 16009 40% 69 40248 7019 703 10% 1073 15% 984 14% 206 3% 1477 21% 93 1% 235 3% 2178 31% 70 1%
2012 Q1 125543 160714 93764 28290 24000 432311 23009 202145 43110 19159 44% 7237 17% 16714 39% 71 43110 7237 707 10% 1043 14% 939 13% 180 2% 1421 20% 117 2% 203 3% 2445 34% 182 3%