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Knife possession sentencing quarterly brief - January to March 2011 - 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
England and Wales1 6,962 7,170 7,171 7,350 6,957 6,784 6,372 6,486 5,677 5,335 5,353 5,625 5,139 5,228 -2% -23%
Caution2 2,543 2,530 2,485 2,027 1,763 1,673 1,600 1,585 1,212 1,142 1,239 1,242 1,067 1,121 -2% -33%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 420 463 428 281 240 263 241 247 203 215 227 236 201 209 -3% -21%
Fine 320 328 270 261 297 269 230 229 220 221 203 221 226 198 -10% -26%
Community sentence 1,858 1,981 1,977 2,113 2,025 2,029 1,897 1,893 1,625 1,659 1,677 1,851 1,664 1,716 3% -15%
Suspended sentence 518 511 558 798 789 810 816 885 801 711 686 688 661 617 -13% -24%
Immediate custody 1,086 1,156 1,272 1,689 1,599 1,527 1,368 1,414 1,377 1,202 1,115 1,200 1,101 1,014 -16% -34%
Other disposal3 217 201 181 181 244 213 220 233 239 185 206 187 219 353 91% 66%
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Caution2 37% 35% 35% 28% 25% 25% 25% 24% 21% 21% 23% 22% 21% 21% Not set Not set
Community sentence 27% 28% 28% 29% 29% 30% 30% 29% 29% 31% 31% 33% 32% 33% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 7% 7% 8% 11% 11% 12% 13% 14% 14% 13% 13% 12% 13% 12% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 16% 16% 18% 23% 23% 23% 21% 22% 24% 23% 21% 21% 21% 19% 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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
Aged 10 to 17 1,610 1,632 1,735 1,752 1,529 1,418 1,345 1,251 1,020 998 1,122 1,059 903 987 -1% -30%
Reprimands & warnings 755 760 783 646 520 525 485 398 313 307 355 289 264 286 -7% -46%
Absolute/conditional discharge 44 40 49 28 32 26 30 31 26 21 23 29 14 19 * *
Fine 18 15 15 10 12 9 4 6 5 3 4 2 2 4 * *
Community sentence 662 689 743 879 779 695 666 628 536 550 601 611 521 578 5% -17%
Immediate custody 89 96 119 148 148 123 115 121 90 89 97 100 65 54 -39% -56%
Other disposal1 42 32 26 41 38 40 45 67 50 28 42 28 37 46 * *
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Reprimands & warnings 47% 47% 45% 37% 34% 37% 36% 32% 31% 31% 32% 27% 29% 29% Not set Not set
Community sentence 41% 42% 43% 50% 51% 49% 50% 50% 53% 55% 54% 58% 58% 59% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 6% 6% 7% 8% 10% 9% 9% 10% 9% 9% 9% 9% 7% 5% Not set Not set
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Aged 18 and over 5,352 5,538 5,435 5,598 5,424 5,363 5,022 5,235 4,657 4,337 4,230 4,566 4,235 4,236 -2% -21%
Caution 1,788 1,770 1,701 1,381 1,241 1,147 1,114 1,187 899 835 884 953 803 833 0% -27%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 376 423 379 253 208 237 210 216 177 194 204 207 187 189 -3% -20%
Fine 302 313 255 251 285 260 226 223 215 218 199 219 224 194 -11% -25%
Community sentence 1,196 1,292 1,234 1,234 1,246 1,333 1,231 1,265 1,089 1,109 1,076 1,240 1,143 1,137 3% -15%
Suspended sentence 518 509 557 794 783 804 814 877 800 709 685 687 661 616 -13% -23%
Immediate custody 997 1,060 1,153 1,541 1,451 1,404 1,250 1,293 1,287 1,113 1,018 1,100 1,035 959 -14% -32%
Other disposal1 175 171 156 144 210 178 177 174 190 159 164 160 182 308 94% 73%
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Caution 33% 32% 31% 25% 23% 21% 22% 23% 19% 19% 21% 21% 19% 20% Not set Not set
Community sentence 22% 23% 23% 22% 23% 25% 25% 24% 23% 26% 25% 27% 27% 27% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 10% 9% 10% 14% 14% 15% 16% 17% 17% 16% 16% 15% 16% 15% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 19% 19% 21% 28% 27% 26% 25% 25% 28% 26% 24% 24% 24% 23% 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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
Possession of an article with a blade or point 3,225 3,406 3,525 3,667 3,472 3,537 3,164 3,351 2,893 2,726 2,893 2,914 2,749 2,810 3% -21%
Caution1 914 937 877 625 541 525 485 478 402 408 469 425 389 437 7% -17%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 245 260 258 177 154 162 145 148 127 145 140 146 125 134 -8% -17%
Fine 171 163 157 146 161 142 114 112 104 120 130 125 124 100 -17% -30%
Community sentence 918 1,019 1,100 1,161 1,083 1,202 1,045 1,103 904 932 958 1,034 956 970 4% -19%
Suspended sentence 275 261 295 474 458 496 462 534 453 378 403 391 392 362 -4% -27%
Immediate custody 594 651 745 990 953 891 778 836 786 658 670 692 641 584 -11% -34%
Other disposal2 108 115 93 94 122 119 135 140 117 85 123 101 122 223 162% 87%
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Caution1 28% 28% 25% 17% 16% 15% 15% 14% 14% 15% 16% 15% 14% 16% Not set Not set
Community sentence 28% 30% 31% 32% 31% 34% 33% 33% 31% 34% 33% 35% 35% 35% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 9% 8% 8% 13% 13% 14% 15% 16% 16% 14% 14% 13% 14% 13% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 18% 19% 21% 27% 27% 25% 25% 25% 27% 24% 23% 24% 23% 21% Not set Not set
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Possession of an offensive weapon 3,737 3,764 3,646 3,683 3,485 3,247 3,208 3,135 2,784 2,609 2,460 2,711 2,390 2,418 -7% -26%
Caution1 1,629 1,593 1,608 1,402 1,222 1,148 1,115 1,107 810 734 770 817 678 684 -7% -40%
Absolute/Conditional discharge 175 203 170 104 86 101 96 99 76 70 87 90 76 75 7% -26%
Fine 149 165 113 115 136 127 116 117 116 101 73 96 102 98 -3% -23%
Community sentence 940 962 877 952 942 827 852 790 721 727 719 817 708 746 3% -10%
Suspended sentence 243 250 263 324 331 314 354 351 348 333 283 297 269 255 -23% -19%
Immediate custody 492 505 527 699 646 636 590 578 591 544 445 508 460 430 -21% -32%
Other disposal2 109 86 88 87 122 94 85 93 122 100 83 86 97 130 30% 38%
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Caution1 44% 42% 44% 38% 35% 35% 35% 35% 29% 28% 31% 30% 28% 28% Not set Not set
Community sentence 25% 26% 24% 26% 27% 25% 27% 25% 26% 28% 29% 30% 30% 31% Not set Not set
Suspended sentence 7% 7% 7% 9% 9% 10% 11% 11% 13% 13% 12% 11% 11% 11% Not set Not set
Immediate custody 13% 13% 14% 19% 19% 20% 18% 18% 21% 21% 18% 19% 19% 18% 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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
England and Wales1,2 1,086 1,156 1,272 1,689 1,599 1,527 1,368 1,414 1,377 1,202 1,115 1,200 1,101 1,014 -16% -34%
Up to and including 3 months 579 590 622 731 696 654 556 586 520 413 428 438 438 367 -11% -44%
Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months 358 390 458 576 469 463 415 387 423 380 338 369 315 320 -16% -31%
Over 6 months 141 168 190 374 426 408 395 437 429 407 348 391 343 327 -20% -20%
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Up to and including 3 months 53% 51% 49% 43% 44% 43% 41% 41% 38% 34% 38% 37% 40% 36% Not set Not set
Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months 33% 34% 36% 34% 29% 30% 30% 27% 31% 32% 30% 31% 29% 32% Not set Not set
Over 6 months 13% 15% 15% 22% 27% 27% 29% 31% 31% 34% 31% 33% 31% 32% 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 Not set Not set
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Average 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
England and Wales1 132 139 136 169 175 178 186 188 198 208 192 201 193 207 0% 16%
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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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
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 1,278 1,343 -7% -22%
Community order 999 992 959 1,043 1,003 1,132 1,059 1,024 924 947 867 980 853 906 -4% -20%
SSO 327 342 316 509 500 551 524 536 540 465 466 467 423 435 -6% -21%
Pre CJA orders 54 47 57 60 59 45 39 51 36 26 17 10 2 2 * *
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Community order 72% 72% 72% 65% 64% 66% 65% 64% 62% 66% 64% 67% 67% 67% Not set Not set
SSO 24% 25% 24% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33% 36% 32% 35% 32% 33% 32% Not set Not set
Pre CJA orders 4% 3% 4% 4% 4% 3% 2% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
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 1,346 1,512 0% -18%
Unpaid Work 605 589 582 605 549 646 616 560 535 554 466 571 472 514 -7% -20%
Supervision 551 531 501 531 538 612 570 547 466 491 473 481 450 470 -4% -23%
Accredited Program 172 141 140 143 144 151 112 119 101 101 95 87 92 91 -10% -40%
Curfew 125 125 115 138 124 168 154 129 147 131 134 147 62 156 19% -7%
Drug treatment 73 55 47 71 63 67 50 60 52 52 46 54 92 49 * *
Specified Activity 69 73 64 63 65 93 70 77 68 84 72 90 92 143 70% 54%
Alcohol treatment 24 24 35 36 45 47 43 53 54 48 46 49 39 42 * *
Mental Health 10 19 10 10 19 27 17 18 25 19 27 20 19 14 * *
Exclusion 5 4 2 5 6 4 3 2 4 7 8 3 3 4 * *
Residential 6 5 8 3 5 5 8 6 6 7 13 7 6 4 * *
Attendance Centre 6 7 5 10 6 10 5 8 8 7 7 7 16 20 * *
Prohibited Activity 10 6 3 7 5 6 5 6 8 6 6 2 3 5 * *
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Unpaid work 37% 37% 38% 37% 35% 35% 37% 35% 36% 37% 33% 38% 35% 34% Not set Not set
Supervision 33% 34% 33% 33% 34% 33% 34% 35% 32% 33% 34% 32% 33% 31% Not set Not set
Other requirements 30% 29% 28% 30% 31% 31% 28% 30% 32% 31% 33% 31% 32% 35% Not set Not set
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Suspended Sentence Order 597 635 566 865 900 972 934 963 978 822 817 823 781 788 -4% -19%
Supervision 238 255 225 346 357 374 348 350 373 316 305 297 289 288 -9% -23%
Unpaid Work 134 142 151 236 232 256 259 284 254 223 222 219 211 213 -4% -17%
Accredited Program 102 100 72 114 124 125 127 100 97 81 69 94 76 71 -12% -43%
Curfew 48 54 52 76 72 90 79 96 101 74 72 96 76 74 0% -18%
Drug treatment 23 28 18 23 25 31 27 14 33 26 37 21 22 28 * *
Alcohol treatment 9 21 17 25 26 34 32 38 43 35 40 33 33 32 * *
Specified Activity 23 17 17 27 34 33 29 44 46 42 48 43 49 58 * *
Prohibited Activity 1 3 4 7 12 9 10 4 15 5 9 4 8 2 * *
Exclusion 5 2 2 7 8 6 2 8 3 8 3 6 6 6 * *
Mental Health 5 2 2 2 7 4 10 8 3 6 3 4 6 2 * *
Residential 6 10 4 2 2 6 9 13 7 6 5 4 3 10 * *
Attendance Centre 3 1 2 0 1 4 2 4 3 0 4 2 2 4 * *
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Unpaid work 22% 22% 27% 27% 26% 26% 28% 29% 26% 27% 27% 27% 27% 27% Not set Not set
Supervision 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% 38% 37% 36% 38% 38% 37% 36% 37% 37% Not set Not set
Other requirements 38% 37% 34% 33% 35% 35% 35% 34% 36% 34% 35% 37% 36% 36% 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 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 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 Q4 2010 Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2010 to Q1 2011 Percentage change Q1 2009 to Q1 2011
Community Order 628 622 576 668 598 679 663 616 591 612 545 604 503 624 2% -8%
0-80 hours 279 300 253 248 219 241 238 216 224 225 211 220 208 230 2% -5%
81-150 hours 251 246 226 274 239 257 252 258 221 274 217 267 188 273 0% 6%
151-199 hours 35 24 35 30 33 47 43 36 42 32 37 39 37 39 * *
200-250 hours 61 51 58 108 96 113 110 92 98 74 75 70 64 75 1% -34%
251-300 hours 2 1 4 8 11 21 20 14 6 7 5 8 6 7 * *
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0-80 hours 44% 48% 44% 37% 37% 35% 36% 35% 38% 37% 39% 36% 41% 37% Not set Not set
81-150 hours 40% 40% 39% 41% 40% 38% 38% 42% 37% 45% 40% 44% 37% 44% Not set Not set
151-199 hours 6% 4% 6% 4% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7% 5% 7% 6% 7% 6% Not set Not set
200-250 hours 10% 8% 10% 16% 16% 17% 17% 15% 17% 12% 14% 12% 13% 12% Not set Not set
251-300 hours 0% 0% 1% 1% 2% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Not set Not set
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Suspended sentence order 138 139 159 246 228 254 256 304 260 229 238 229 223 237 3% -7%
0-80 hours 50 50 49 65 62 59 54 75 49 49 60 48 53 53 * -10%
81-150 hours 74 61 80 124 111 124 129 134 131 127 113 116 100 128 1% 3%
151-199 hours 4 12 6 13 14 17 13 24 20 15 12 18 12 16 * *
200-250 hours 10 14 22 41 40 47 56 65 57 34 46 42 53 36 * *
251-300 hours 0 2 2 3 1 7 4 6 3 4 7 5 5 4 * *
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0-80 hours 36% 36% 31% 26% 27% 23% 21% 25% 19% 21% 25% 21% 24% 22% Not set Not set
81-150 hours 54% 44% 50% 50% 49% 49% 50% 44% 50% 55% 47% 51% 45% 54% Not set Not set
151-199 hours 3% 9% 4% 5% 6% 7% 5% 8% 8% 7% 5% 8% 5% 7% Not set Not set
200-250 hours 7% 10% 14% 17% 18% 19% 22% 21% 22% 15% 19% 18% 24% 15% Not set Not set
251-300 hours 0% 1% 1% 1% 0% 3% 2% 2% 1% 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% Not set Not set