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Knife possession sentencing quarterly brief - July to September 2010 - statistical tables CSV file

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Table 1: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence
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Number of offences and percentages 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
Disposal Category Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
England and Wales1 6,961 7,167 7,169 7,344 6,956 6,779 6,362 6,475 5,673 5,325 5,332 5,623 -13% -23%
Caution2 2,543 2,528 2,485 2,024 1,763 1,672 1,594 1,580 1,209 1,139 1,235 1,237 -22% -39%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 420 460 426 279 240 259 242 243 205 212 218 221 -9% -21%
Fine 320 328 270 260 297 268 230 228 215 220 194 213 -7% -18%
Community sentence 1,859 1,984 1,979 2,118 2,035 2,039 1,908 1,902 1,644 1,705 1,725 1,875 -1% -11%
Suspended sentence 517 511 558 797 792 818 820 891 814 724 721 688 -23% -14%
Immediate custody 1,085 1,155 1,270 1,686 1,584 1,516 1,357 1,400 1,349 1,146 1,030 1,036 -26% -39%
Other disposal3 217 201 181 180 245 207 211 231 237 179 209 353 53% 96%
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Caution2 37% 35% 35% 28% 25% 25% 25% 24% 21% 21% 23% 22% Not set Not set
Community sentence 27% 28% 28% 29% 29% 30% 30% 29% 29% 32% 32% 33% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 7% 7% 8% 11% 11% 12% 13% 14% 14% 14% 14% 12% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 16% 16% 18% 23% 23% 22% 21% 22% 24% 22% 19% 18% Not set Not set
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Table 2: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence by age group 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
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Number of offences and percentages 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
Disposal Category Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
Aged 10 to 17 1,610 1,632 1,735 1,749 1,528 1,418 1,341 1,247 1,016 997 1,120 1,054 -15% -40%
Reprimands & warnings 755 760 783 644 519 525 481 396 310 306 353 286 -28% -56%
Absolute/conditional discharge 44 40 49 28 32 25 30 30 27 21 20 26 * *
Fine 18 15 15 10 12 9 4 6 5 3 2 1 * *
Community sentence 662 689 743 878 781 698 668 632 537 565 630 625 -1% -29%
Immediate custody 89 96 119 148 146 123 115 120 88 78 83 80 -33% -46%
Other disposal1 42 32 26 41 38 38 43 63 49 24 32 36 * *
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Reprimands & warnings 47% 47% 45% 37% 34% 37% 36% 32% 31% 31% 32% 27% Not set Not set
Community sentence 41% 42% 43% 50% 51% 49% 50% 51% 53% 57% 56% 59% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 6% 6% 7% 8% 10% 9% 9% 10% 9% 8% 7% 8% Not set Not set
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Aged 18 and over 5,351 5,535 5,433 5,595 5,423 5,358 5,016 5,228 4,657 4,328 4,211 4,569 -13% -18%
Caution 1,788 1,768 1,701 1,380 1,241 1,146 1,112 1,184 899 833 882 951 -20% -31%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 376 420 377 251 208 234 211 213 178 191 198 195 -8% -22%
Fine 302 313 255 250 285 259 226 222 210 217 192 212 -5% -15%
Community sentence 1,197 1,295 1,236 1,240 1,254 1,340 1,240 1,270 1,107 1,140 1,095 1,250 -2% 1%
Suspended sentence 517 509 557 793 786 812 819 883 813 724 720 687 -22% -13%
Immediate custody 996 1,059 1,151 1,538 1,438 1,393 1,239 1,280 1,261 1,068 947 956 -25% -38%
Other disposal1 175 171 156 143 211 174 169 176 189 155 177 318 81% 122%
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Caution 33% 32% 31% 25% 23% 21% 22% 23% 19% 19% 21% 21% Not set Not set
Community sentence 22% 23% 23% 22% 23% 25% 25% 24% 24% 26% 26% 27% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 10% 9% 10% 14% 14% 15% 16% 17% 17% 17% 17% 15% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 19% 19% 21% 27% 27% 26% 25% 24% 27% 25% 22% 21% Not set Not set
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Table 3: Offences involving the possession of a knife or offensive weapon resulting in a caution or sentence by type of offence 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
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Number of offences and percentages 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
Disposal Category Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
Possession of an article with a blade or point 3,225 3,405 3,523 3,666 3,469 3,534 3,162 3,345 2,890 2,723 2,883 2,913 -13% -21%
Caution1 914 937 877 625 541 525 484 475 399 408 468 423 -11% -32%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 245 259 257 176 154 158 144 144 128 143 132 137 -5% -22%
Fine 171 163 157 145 161 142 113 111 102 120 123 122 10% -16%
Community sentence 917 1,019 1,100 1,164 1,088 1,206 1,054 1,105 914 959 995 1,050 -5% -10%
Suspended sentence 276 261 295 474 460 500 463 539 462 379 427 387 -28% -18%
Immediate custody 594 650 744 989 944 886 772 831 770 629 614 600 -28% -39%
Other disposal2 108 116 93 93 121 117 132 140 115 85 124 194 39% 109%
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Caution1 28% 28% 25% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 15% 16% 15% Not set Not set
Community sentence 28% 30% 31% 32% 31% 34% 33% 33% 32% 35% 35% 36% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 9% 8% 8% 13% 13% 14% 15% 16% 16% 14% 15% 13% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 18% 19% 21% 27% 27% 25% 24% 25% 27% 23% 21% 21% Not set Not set
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Possession of an offensive weapon 3,736 3,762 3,646 3,678 3,487 3,245 3,200 3,130 2,783 2,602 2,449 2,710 -13% -26%
Caution1 1,629 1,591 1,608 1,399 1,222 1,147 1,110 1,105 810 731 767 814 -26% -42%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 175 201 169 103 86 101 98 99 77 69 86 84 -15% -18%
Fine 149 165 113 115 136 126 117 117 113 100 71 91 -22% -21%
Community sentence 942 965 879 954 947 833 854 797 730 746 730 825 4% -14%
Suspended sentence 241 250 263 323 332 318 357 352 352 345 294 301 -14% -7%
Immediate custody 491 505 526 697 640 630 585 569 579 517 416 436 -23% -37%
Other disposal2 109 85 88 87 124 90 79 91 122 94 85 159 75% 83%
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Caution1 44% 42% 44% 38% 35% 35% 35% 35% 29% 28% 31% 30% Not set Not set
Community sentence 25% 26% 24% 26% 27% 26% 27% 25% 26% 29% 30% 30% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 6% 7% 7% 9% 10% 10% 11% 11% 13% 13% 12% 11% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 13% 13% 14% 19% 18% 19% 18% 18% 21% 20% 17% 16% Not set Not set
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Table 4: Custodial sentences for knife and offensive weapon possession offences, by sentence length 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
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Number of offences and percentages 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
Sentence length Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
England and Wales1,2 1,085 1,155 1,270 1,686 1,584 1,516 1,357 1,400 1,349 1,146 1,030 1,036 -26% -39%
Up to and including 3 months 579 590 620 729 687 646 546 578 506 386 382 362 -37% -50%
Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months 357 389 458 576 464 460 414 382 416 360 312 314 -18% -45%
Over 6 months 141 168 190 373 425 408 395 436 423 398 336 357 -18% -4%
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Up to and including 3 months 53% 51% 49% 43% 43% 43% 40% 41% 38% 34% 37% 35% Not set Not set
Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months 33% 34% 36% 34% 29% 30% 31% 27% 31% 31% 30% 30% Not set Not set
Over 6 months 13% 15% 15% 22% 27% 27% 29% 31% 31% 35% 33% 34% Not set Not set
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Table 5: Average sentence length of immediate custodial sentences for knife and offensive weapon possession offences 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
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Average sentence length (days) 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 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
England and Wales1 132 139 136 169 176 179 188 189 198 211 197 206 9% 22%
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Table 6: Probation supervision Court order starts for possession of an offensive weapon1 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
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Number of starts and percentages 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
Court Order starts Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
Total 1,380 1,381 1,332 1,612 1,562 1,728 1,622 1,611 1,500 1,438 1,350 1,457 -10% -10%
Community order 999 992 959 1,043 1,003 1,132 1,059 1,024 924 947 867 980 -4% -6%
SSO 327 342 316 509 500 551 524 536 540 465 466 467 -13% -8%
Pre CJA orders 54 47 57 60 59 45 39 51 36 26 17 10 * *
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Community order 72% 72% 72% 65% 64% 66% 65% 64% 62% 66% 64% 67% Not set Not set
SSO 24% 25% 24% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33% 36% 32% 35% 32% Not set Not set
Pre CJA orders 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% Not set Not set
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Table 7: Requirement starts for possession of offensive weapon1 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
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Number of requirements and percentages 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 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
Community Order 1,656 1,579 1,512 1,622 1,569 1,836 1,653 1,585 1,474 1,507 1,393 1,518 -4% -6%
Unpaid Work 605 589 582 605 549 646 616 560 535 554 466 571 2% -6%
Supervision 551 531 501 531 538 612 570 547 466 491 473 481 -12% -9%
Accredited Program 172 141 140 143 144 151 112 119 101 101 95 87 -27% -39%
Curfew 125 125 115 138 124 168 154 129 147 131 134 147 14% 7%
Drug treatment 73 55 47 71 63 67 50 60 52 52 46 54 -10% -24%
Specified Activity 69 73 64 63 65 93 70 77 68 84 72 90 17% 43%
Alcohol treatment 24 24 35 36 45 47 43 53 54 48 46 49 * *
Mental Health 10 19 10 10 19 27 17 18 25 19 27 20 * *
Exclusion 5 4 2 5 6 4 3 2 4 7 8 3 * *
Residential 6 5 8 3 5 5 8 6 6 7 13 7 * *
Attendance Centre 6 7 5 10 6 10 5 8 8 7 7 7 * *
Prohibited Activity 10 6 3 7 5 6 5 6 8 6 6 2 * *
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Unpaid work 37% 37% 38% 37% 35% 35% 37% 35% 36% 37% 33% 38% Not set Not set
Supervision 33% 34% 33% 33% 34% 33% 34% 35% 32% 33% 34% 32% Not set Not set
Other requirements 30% 29% 28% 30% 31% 31% 28% 30% 32% 31% 33% 31% Not set Not set
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Suspended Sentence Order 597 635 566 865 900 972 934 963 978 822 817 823 -15% -5%
Supervision 238 255 225 346 357 374 348 350 373 316 305 297 -15% -14%
Unpaid Work 134 142 151 236 232 256 259 284 254 223 222 219 -23% -7%
Accredited Program 102 100 72 114 124 125 127 100 97 81 69 94 -6% -18%
Curfew 48 54 52 76 72 90 79 96 101 74 72 96 0% 26%
Drug treatment 23 28 18 23 25 31 27 14 33 26 37 21 * *
Alcohol treatment 9 21 17 25 26 34 32 38 43 35 40 33 * *
Specified Activity 23 17 17 27 34 33 29 44 46 42 48 43 * *
Prohibited Activity 1 3 4 7 12 9 10 4 15 5 9 4 * *
Exclusion 5 2 2 7 8 6 2 8 3 8 3 6 * *
Mental Health 5 2 2 2 7 4 10 8 3 6 3 4 * *
Residential 6 10 4 2 2 6 9 13 7 6 5 4 * *
Attendance Centre 3 1 2 0 1 4 2 4 3 0 4 2 * *
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Unpaid work 22% 22% 27% 27% 26% 26% 28% 29% 26% 27% 27% 27% Not set Not set
Supervision 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 38% 37% 36% 38% 38% 37% 36% Not set Not set
Other requirements 38% 37% 34% 33% 35% 35% 35% 34% 36% 34% 35% 37% Not set Not set
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Table 8: Unpaid work requirements started by length of requirement given for possession of offensive weapon1 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
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Number of requirements and percentages 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 Q4 2007 Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Q1 2009 Q2 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2009 Q1 2010 Q2 2010 Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2009 to Q3 2010 Percentage change Q3 2008 to Q3 2010
Community Order 628 622 576 668 598 679 663 616 591 612 545 604 -2% -10%
0-80 hours 279 300 253 248 219 241 238 216 224 225 211 220 2% -11%
81-150 hours 251 246 226 274 239 257 252 258 221 274 217 267 3% -3%
151-199 hours 35 24 35 30 33 47 43 36 42 32 37 39 * *
200-250 hours 61 51 58 108 96 113 110 92 98 74 75 70 -24% -35%
251-300 hours 2 1 4 8 11 21 20 14 6 7 5 8 * *
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0-80 hours 44% 48% 44% 37% 37% 35% 36% 35% 38% 37% 39% 36% Not set Not set
81-150 hours 40% 40% 39% 41% 40% 38% 38% 42% 37% 45% 40% 44% Not set Not set
151-199 hours 6% 4% 6% 4% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 5% 7% 6% Not set Not set
200-250 hours 10% 8% 10% 16% 16% 17% 17% 15% 17% 12% 14% 12% Not set Not set
251-300 hours 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% Not set Not set
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Suspended sentence order 138 139 159 246 228 254 256 304 260 229 238 229 -25% -7%
0-80 hours 50 50 49 65 62 59 54 75 49 49 60 48 * *
81-150 hours 74 61 80 124 111 124 129 134 131 127 113 116 -13% -6%
151-199 hours 4 12 6 13 14 17 13 24 20 15 12 18 * *
200-250 hours 10 14 22 41 40 47 56 65 57 34 46 42 * *
251-300 hours 0 2 2 3 1 7 4 6 3 4 7 5 * *
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0-80 hours 36% 36% 31% 26% 27% 23% 21% 25% 19% 21% 25% 21% Not set Not set
81-150 hours 54% 44% 50% 50% 49% 49% 50% 44% 50% 55% 47% 51% Not set Not set
151-199 hours 3% 9% 4% 5% 6% 7% 5% 8% 8% 7% 5% 8% Not set Not set
200-250 hours 7% 10% 14% 17% 18% 19% 22% 21% 22% 15% 19% 18% Not set Not set
251-300 hours 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% Not set Not set