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Knife possession sentencing quarterly brief - January to March 2013 - CSV
Updated 6 June 2013
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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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| England and Wales1 | 6,963 | 7,097 | 7,097 | 7,276 | 6,896 | 6,718 | 6,301 | 6,426 | 5,632 | 5,293 | 5,330 | 5,584 | 5,107 | 5,234 | 5,147 | 5,436 | 4,757 | 4,801 | 4,274 | 4,462 | 3,994 | 3,793 | -21% |
| Caution | 2,544 | 2,456 | 2,411 | 1,947 | 1,700 | 1,597 | 1,523 | 1,522 | 1,162 | 1,095 | 1,208 | 1,203 | 1,033 | 1,090 | 1,153 | 1,047 | 859 | 915 | 910 | 863 | 764 | 678 | -26% |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 420 | 464 | 428 | 282 | 240 | 266 | 240 | 249 | 207 | 217 | 235 | 233 | 203 | 217 | 184 | 211 | 153 | 175 | 138 | 176 | 112 | 122 | -30% |
| Fine | 320 | 328 | 270 | 262 | 298 | 269 | 230 | 229 | 222 | 221 | 205 | 226 | 240 | 213 | 225 | 245 | 196 | 201 | 185 | 189 | 153 | 170 | -15% |
| Community sentence | 1,858 | 1,980 | 1,975 | 2,111 | 2,024 | 2,026 | 1,900 | 1,893 | 1,616 | 1,641 | 1,640 | 1,793 | 1,577 | 1,633 | 1,560 | 1,658 | 1,393 | 1,418 | 1,182 | 1,232 | 1,128 | 1,015 | -28% |
| Suspended sentence | 518 | 509 | 557 | 795 | 786 | 807 | 813 | 866 | 797 | 699 | 659 | 643 | 629 | 596 | 565 | 676 | 581 | 628 | 516 | 564 | 533 | 577 | -8% |
| Immediate custody | 1,087 | 1,157 | 1,274 | 1,694 | 1,599 | 1,535 | 1,378 | 1,423 | 1,391 | 1,227 | 1,158 | 1,288 | 1,198 | 1,264 | 1,267 | 1,392 | 1,368 | 1,268 | 1,156 | 1,231 | 1,127 | 1,077 | -15% |
| Other disposal3 | 216 | 203 | 182 | 185 | 249 | 218 | 217 | 244 | 237 | 193 | 225 | 198 | 227 | 221 | 193 | 207 | 207 | 196 | 187 | 207 | 177 | 154 | -21% |
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| Caution | 37% | 35% | 34% | 27% | 25% | 24% | 24% | 24% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 19% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 19% | 19% | 18% | Not set |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | Not set |
| Fine | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | Not set |
| Community sentence | 27% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 30% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 27% | Not set |
| Suspended sentence | 7% | 7% | 8% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 15% | Not set |
| Immediate custody | 16% | 16% | 18% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 22% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 23% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 29% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 28% | Not set |
| Other disposal3 | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| Aged 10 to 17 | 1612 | 1631 | 1736 | 1752 | 1529 | 1419 | 1348 | 1251 | 1023 | 999 | 1128 | 1063 | 912 | 993 | 981 | 917 | 842 | 840 | 737 | 701 | 667 | 623 | -26% |
| Reprimands & warnings | 757 | 759 | 784 | 646 | 519 | 523 | 485 | 397 | 316 | 308 | 362 | 294 | 271 | 289 | 291 | 234 | 203 | 207 | 229 | 197 | 173 | 197 | -5% |
| Absolute/conditional discharge | 44 | 40 | 49 | 28 | 32 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 21 | * |
| Fine | 18 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | * |
| Community sentence | 662 | 689 | 743 | 879 | 780 | 697 | 669 | 628 | 535 | 545 | 594 | 593 | 493 | 541 | 525 | 502 | 491 | 481 | 386 | 387 | 360 | 320 | -33% |
| Immediate custody | 89 | 96 | 119 | 148 | 148 | 124 | 116 | 123 | 89 | 92 | 99 | 112 | 81 | 93 | 111 | 114 | 97 | 100 | 73 | 76 | 79 | 54 | -46% |
| Other disposal | 42 | 32 | 26 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 66 | 51 | 30 | 46 | 33 | 51 | 42 | 27 | 42 | 35 | 30 | 38 | 30 | 40 | 28 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Reprimands & warnings | 47% | 47% | 45% | 37% | 34% | 37% | 36% | 32% | 31% | 31% | 32% | 28% | 30% | 29% | 30% | 26% | 24% | 25% | 31% | 28% | 26% | 32% | Not set |
| Absolute/conditional discharge | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | Not set |
| Fine | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | Not set |
| Community sentence | 41% | 42% | 43% | 50% | 51% | 49% | 50% | 50% | 52% | 55% | 53% | 56% | 54% | 54% | 54% | 55% | 58% | 57% | 52% | 55% | 54% | 51% | Not set |
| Immediate custody | 6% | 6% | 7% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 9% | Not set |
| Other disposal | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Aged 18 and over | 5351 | 5466 | 5360 | 5524 | 5363 | 5297 | 4948 | 5175 | 4609 | 4294 | 4201 | 4521 | 4194 | 4236 | 4164 | 4518 | 3913 | 3961 | 3537 | 3761 | 3327 | 3170 | -20% |
| Caution | 1787 | 1697 | 1626 | 1301 | 1179 | 1073 | 1037 | 1125 | 846 | 787 | 846 | 909 | 762 | 799 | 862 | 813 | 655 | 708 | 681 | 666 | 591 | 481 | -32% |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 376 | 424 | 379 | 254 | 208 | 239 | 209 | 218 | 180 | 196 | 212 | 204 | 190 | 192 | 160 | 187 | 139 | 155 | 129 | 165 | 98 | 101 | -35% |
| Fine | 302 | 313 | 255 | 252 | 286 | 260 | 226 | 223 | 217 | 218 | 201 | 224 | 237 | 209 | 222 | 244 | 194 | 199 | 183 | 189 | 152 | 167 | -16% |
| Community sentence | 1196 | 1291 | 1232 | 1232 | 1244 | 1329 | 1231 | 1265 | 1081 | 1096 | 1046 | 1200 | 1084 | 1091 | 1034 | 1156 | 902 | 937 | 796 | 845 | 768 | 695 | -26% |
| Suspended sentence | 518 | 509 | 557 | 795 | 784 | 806 | 813 | 866 | 797 | 699 | 658 | 643 | 629 | 596 | 564 | 676 | 581 | 628 | 516 | 564 | 533 | 577 | -8% |
| Immediate custody | 998 | 1061 | 1155 | 1546 | 1451 | 1411 | 1259 | 1300 | 1302 | 1135 | 1059 | 1176 | 1116 | 1170 | 1156 | 1277 | 1271 | 1168 | 1,083 | 1,155 | 1,048 | 1,023 | -12% |
| Other disposal | 174 | 171 | 156 | 144 | 211 | 179 | 173 | 178 | 186 | 163 | 179 | 165 | 176 | 179 | 166 | 165 | 171 | 166 | 149 | 177 | 137 | 126 | -24% |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Caution | 33% | 31% | 30% | 24% | 22% | 20% | 21% | 22% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 21% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 18% | 18% | 15% | Not set |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 7% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | Not set |
| Fine | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | Not set |
| Community sentence | 22% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 25% | 25% | 24% | 23% | 26% | 25% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 24% | 23% | 22% | 23% | 22% | Not set |
| Suspended sentence | 10% | 9% | 10% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | Not set |
| Immediate custody | 19% | 19% | 22% | 28% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 27% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 32% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 31% | 32% | Not set |
| Other disposal | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| Possession of an article with a blade or point | 3225 | 3406 | 3525 | 3674 | 3473 | 3540 | 3168 | 3350 | 2896 | 2730 | 2904 | 2918 | 2757 | 2835 | 2856 | 3026 | 2614 | 2711 | 2419 | 2520 | 2319 | 2146 | -21% |
| Caution | 914 | 937 | 877 | 626 | 541 | 525 | 484 | 476 | 405 | 409 | 473 | 431 | 398 | 442 | 482 | 409 | 334 | 402 | 404 | 377 | 349 | 281 | -30% |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 245 | 260 | 258 | 178 | 154 | 164 | 145 | 148 | 130 | 144 | 145 | 142 | 129 | 139 | 116 | 132 | 103 | 113 | 86 | 98 | 73 | 74 | -35% |
| Fine | 171 | 163 | 157 | 146 | 161 | 142 | 114 | 112 | 105 | 120 | 131 | 127 | 131 | 107 | 139 | 134 | 117 | 123 | 109 | 121 | 93 | 101 | -18% |
| Community sentence | 918 | 1019 | 1098 | 1160 | 1082 | 1199 | 1047 | 1104 | 896 | 925 | 930 | 1002 | 892 | 928 | 923 | 979 | 839 | 828 | 712 | 743 | 686 | 618 | -25% |
| Suspended sentence | 275 | 261 | 295 | 471 | 457 | 497 | 461 | 522 | 449 | 370 | 390 | 370 | 377 | 358 | 336 | 393 | 330 | 378 | 317 | 332 | 319 | 340 | -10% |
| Immediate custody | 595 | 651 | 746 | 995 | 954 | 895 | 784 | 839 | 795 | 670 | 698 | 739 | 698 | 734 | 747 | 860 | 770 | 750 | 700 | 733 | 693 | 645 | -14% |
| Other disposal | 107 | 115 | 94 | 98 | 124 | 118 | 133 | 149 | 116 | 92 | 137 | 107 | 132 | 127 | 113 | 119 | 121 | 117 | 91 | 116 | 106 | 87 | -26% |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Caution | 28% | 28% | 25% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 17% | 15% | 15% | 13% | Not set |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | Not set |
| Fine | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | Not set |
| Community sentence | 28% | 30% | 31% | 32% | 31% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 31% | 34% | 32% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 31% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 29% | Not set |
| Suspended sentence | 9% | 8% | 8% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 12% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 14% | 16% | Not set |
| Immediate custody | 18% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 25% | 27% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 29% | 30% | 30% | Not set |
| Other disposal | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | Not set |
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| Possession of an offensive weapon | 3,738 | 3,691 | 3,572 | 3,602 | 3,423 | 3,178 | 3,133 | 3,076 | 2,736 | 2,563 | 2,426 | 2,666 | 2,350 | 2,399 | 2,291 | 2,410 | 2,143 | 2,090 | 1,855 | 1,942 | 1,675 | 1,647 | -21% |
| Caution | 1,630 | 1,519 | 1,534 | 1,321 | 1,159 | 1,072 | 1,039 | 1,046 | 757 | 686 | 735 | 772 | 635 | 648 | 671 | 638 | 525 | 513 | 506 | 486 | 415 | 397 | -23% |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 175 | 204 | 170 | 104 | 86 | 102 | 95 | 101 | 77 | 73 | 90 | 91 | 74 | 78 | 68 | 79 | 50 | 62 | 52 | 78 | 39 | 48 | * |
| Fine | 149 | 165 | 113 | 116 | 137 | 127 | 116 | 117 | 117 | 101 | 74 | 99 | 109 | 106 | 86 | 111 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 68 | 60 | 69 | -12% |
| Community sentence | 940 | 961 | 877 | 951 | 942 | 827 | 853 | 789 | 720 | 716 | 710 | 791 | 685 | 705 | 637 | 679 | 554 | 590 | 470 | 489 | 442 | 397 | -33% |
| Suspended sentence | 243 | 248 | 262 | 324 | 329 | 310 | 352 | 344 | 348 | 329 | 269 | 273 | 252 | 238 | 229 | 283 | 251 | 250 | 199 | 232 | 214 | 237 | -5% |
| Immediate custody | 492 | 506 | 528 | 699 | 645 | 640 | 594 | 584 | 596 | 557 | 460 | 549 | 500 | 530 | 520 | 532 | 598 | 518 | 456 | 498 | 434 | 432 | -17% |
| Other disposal | 109 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 125 | 100 | 84 | 95 | 121 | 101 | 88 | 91 | 95 | 94 | 80 | 88 | 86 | 79 | 96 | 91 | 71 | 67 | -15% |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Caution | 44% | 41% | 43% | 37% | 34% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 28% | 27% | 30% | 29% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 24% | 25% | 27% | 25% | 25% | 24% | Not set |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 5% | 6% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 2% | 3% | Not set |
| Fine | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 4% | Not set |
| Community sentence | 25% | 26% | 25% | 26% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 28% | 29% | 30% | 29% | 29% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 24% | Not set |
| Suspended sentence | 7% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 13% | 13% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | Not set |
| Immediate custody | 13% | 14% | 15% | 19% | 19% | 20% | 19% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 19% | 21% | 21% | 22% | 23% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 25% | 26% | 26% | 26% | Not set |
| Other disposal | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| England and Wales | 1,079 | 1,149 | 1,272 | 1,686 | 1,591 | 1,533 | 1,376 | 1,418 | 1,386 | 1,224 | 1,157 | 1,285 | 1,193 | 1,263 | 1,263 | 1,390 | 1,368 | 1,267 | 1,116 | 1,160 | 1,020 | 902 | -29% |
| Up to and including 3 months | 580 | 590 | 623 | 732 | 697 | 658 | 563 | 591 | 528 | 426 | 459 | 490 | 498 | 507 | 543 | 577 | 480 | 475 | 417 | 453 | 323 | 309 | -35% |
| Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months | 359 | 390 | 459 | 580 | 468 | 465 | 418 | 389 | 426 | 385 | 343 | 393 | 349 | 402 | 351 | 386 | 396 | 361 | 295 | 295 | 326 | 235 | -35% |
| Over 6 months | 140 | 169 | 190 | 374 | 426 | 410 | 395 | 438 | 432 | 413 | 355 | 402 | 346 | 354 | 369 | 427 | 492 | 431 | 404 | 412 | 371 | 358 | -17% |
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| Up to and including 3 months | 54% | 51% | 49% | 43% | 44% | 43% | 41% | 42% | 38% | 35% | 40% | 38% | 42% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 35% | 37% | 37% | 39% | 32% | 34% | Not set |
| Over 3 months and up to and including 6 months | 33% | 34% | 36% | 34% | 29% | 30% | 30% | 27% | 31% | 31% | 30% | 31% | 29% | 32% | 28% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 26% | 25% | 32% | 26% | Not set |
| Over 6 months | 13% | 15% | 15% | 22% | 27% | 27% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 34% | 31% | 31% | 29% | 28% | 29% | 31% | 36% | 34% | 36% | 36% | 36% | 40% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Average 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| England and Wales | 132 | 145 | 136 | 169 | 175 | 178 | 186 | 187 | 201 | 207 | 191 | 194 | 184 | 186 | 183 | 192 | 218 | 201 | 231 | 229 | 219 | 235 | 17% |
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| Table 9: Probation supervision Court order starts for possession of an offensive weapon | 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 | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| Total | 1380 | 1381 | 1332 | 1612 | 1562 | 1728 | 1622 | 1611 | 1500 | 1438 | 1350 | 1457 | 1278 | 1343 | 1168 | 1401 | 1172 | 1168 | 940 | 1018 | 1084 | 895 | -23% |
| Community order | 999 | 992 | 959 | 1043 | 1003 | 1132 | 1059 | 1024 | 924 | 947 | 867 | 980 | 853 | 906 | 781 | 924 | 727 | 735 | 563 | 648 | 662 | 530 | -28% |
| SSO | 327 | 342 | 316 | 509 | 500 | 551 | 524 | 536 | 540 | 465 | 466 | 467 | 423 | 435 | 385 | 475 | 445 | 432 | 377 | 368 | 422 | 365 | -16% |
| Pre CJA orders | 54 | 47 | 57 | 60 | 59 | 45 | 39 | 51 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Community order | 72% | 72% | 72% | 65% | 64% | 66% | 65% | 64% | 62% | 66% | 64% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 67% | 66% | 62% | 63% | 60% | 64% | 61% | 59% | Not set |
| SSO | 24% | 25% | 24% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 32% | 33% | 36% | 32% | 35% | 32% | 33% | 32% | 33% | 34% | 38% | 37% | 40% | 36% | 39% | 41% | Not set |
| Pre CJA orders | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Table 10: Requirement starts for possession of offensive weapon | 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 | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| Community Order | 1656 | 1579 | 1512 | 1622 | 1569 | 1836 | 1653 | 1585 | 1474 | 1507 | 1393 | 1518 | 1346 | 1512 | 1248 | 1515 | 1246 | 1216 | 911 | 1065 | 1049 | 869 | -29% |
| Unpaid Work | 605 | 589 | 582 | 605 | 549 | 646 | 616 | 560 | 535 | 554 | 466 | 571 | 472 | 514 | 413 | 474 | 399 | 388 | 274 | 312 | 335 | 259 | -33% |
| Supervision | 551 | 531 | 501 | 531 | 538 | 612 | 570 | 547 | 466 | 491 | 473 | 481 | 450 | 470 | 405 | 509 | 415 | 389 | 308 | 381 | 345 | 301 | -23% |
| Curfew | 125 | 125 | 115 | 138 | 124 | 168 | 154 | 129 | 147 | 131 | 134 | 147 | 62 | 156 | 117 | 129 | 132 | 120 | 87 | 71 | 57 | 66 | -45% |
| Accredited Program | 172 | 141 | 140 | 143 | 144 | 151 | 112 | 119 | 101 | 101 | 95 | 87 | 92 | 91 | 74 | 80 | 69 | 76 | 61 | 66 | 49 | 59 | -22% |
| Specified Activity | 69 | 73 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 93 | 70 | 77 | 68 | 84 | 72 | 90 | 92 | 143 | 115 | 151 | 103 | 117 | 88 | 114 | 37 | 94 | -20% |
| Drug treatment | 73 | 55 | 47 | 71 | 63 | 67 | 50 | 60 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 54 | 92 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 95 | 23 | * |
| Alcohol treatment | 24 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 31 | 44 | 93 | 34 | * |
| Mental Health | 10 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | * |
| Exclusion | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | * |
| Residential | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | * |
| Attendance Centre | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | * |
| Prohibited Activity | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Unpaid work | 37% | 37% | 38% | 37% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 36% | 37% | 33% | 38% | 35% | 34% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 32% | 30% | 29% | 32% | 30% | Not set |
| Supervision | 33% | 34% | 33% | 33% | 34% | 33% | 34% | 35% | 32% | 33% | 34% | 32% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 34% | 33% | 32% | 34% | 36% | 33% | 35% | Not set |
| Other requirements | 30% | 29% | 28% | 30% | 31% | 31% | 28% | 30% | 32% | 31% | 33% | 31% | 32% | 35% | 34% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 36% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Suspended Sentence Order | 597 | 637 | 567 | 868 | 902 | 971 | 935 | 962 | 978 | 824 | 816 | 824 | 782 | 787 | 678 | 896 | 768 | 757 | 672 | 659 | 768 | 643 | -15% |
| Unpaid Work | 134 | 142 | 151 | 236 | 232 | 256 | 259 | 284 | 254 | 223 | 222 | 219 | 211 | 213 | 187 | 220 | 205 | 210 | 170 | 157 | 193 | 156 | -26% |
| Supervision | 238 | 255 | 225 | 346 | 357 | 374 | 348 | 350 | 373 | 316 | 305 | 297 | 289 | 288 | 242 | 315 | 269 | 281 | 237 | 246 | 274 | 232 | -17% |
| Curfew | 48 | 54 | 52 | 76 | 72 | 90 | 79 | 96 | 101 | 74 | 72 | 96 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 99 | 89 | 65 | 78 | 61 | 75 | 66 | 2% |
| Accredited Program | 102 | 100 | 72 | 114 | 124 | 125 | 127 | 100 | 97 | 81 | 69 | 94 | 76 | 71 | 51 | 86 | 61 | 73 | 49 | 64 | 57 | 64 | -12% |
| Specified Activity | 23 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 44 | 46 | 42 | 48 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 88 | 73 | 64 | 64 | 67 | 78 | 56 | -13% |
| Drug treatment | 23 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 26 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 11 | * |
| Alcohol treatment | 9 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 35 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | * |
| Mental Health | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | * |
| Exclusion | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | * |
| Residential | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | * |
| Attendance Centre | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | * |
| Prohibited Activity | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Unpaid work | 22% | 22% | 27% | 27% | 26% | 26% | 28% | 30% | 26% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 27% | 28% | 25% | 27% | 28% | 25% | 24% | 25% | 24% | Not set |
| Supervision | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 38% | 38% | 37% | 36% | 37% | 37% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 36% | Not set |
| Other requirements | 38% | 38% | 34% | 33% | 35% | 35% | 35% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 35% | 37% | 36% | 36% | 37% | 40% | 38% | 35% | 39% | 39% | 39% | 40% | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Table 11: Unpaid work requirements started by length of requirement given for possession of offensive weapon | 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 | Not set | Not set |
| 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 | 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 | Q2 2011 | Q3 2011 | Q4 2011 | Q1 2012 | Q2 2012 | Q3 2012 | Q4 2012 | Q1 2013 | Percentage change Q4 2011 to Q4 2012 |
| Community Order | 628 | 622 | 576 | 668 | 598 | 679 | 663 | 616 | 591 | 612 | 545 | 604 | 503 | 624 | 446 | 512 | 440 | 426 | 300 | 323 | 368 | 270 | -37% |
| 0-80 hours | 279 | 300 | 253 | 248 | 219 | 241 | 238 | 216 | 224 | 225 | 211 | 220 | 208 | 230 | 190 | 204 | 174 | 159 | 124 | 139 | 144 | 108 | -32% |
| 81-150 hours | 251 | 246 | 226 | 274 | 239 | 257 | 252 | 258 | 221 | 274 | 217 | 267 | 188 | 273 | 164 | 213 | 191 | 176 | 116 | 128 | 165 | 112 | -36% |
| 151-199 hours | 35 | 24 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 39 | 28 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 12 | * |
| 200-250 hours | 61 | 51 | 58 | 108 | 96 | 113 | 110 | 92 | 98 | 74 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 75 | 62 | 63 | 48 | 67 | 42 | 34 | 36 | 34 | * |
| 251-300 hours | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 0-80 hours | 44% | 48% | 44% | 37% | 37% | 35% | 36% | 35% | 38% | 37% | 39% | 36% | 41% | 37% | 43% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 41% | 43% | 39% | 40% | Not set |
| 81-150 hours | 40% | 40% | 39% | 41% | 40% | 38% | 38% | 42% | 37% | 45% | 40% | 44% | 37% | 44% | 37% | 42% | 43% | 41% | 39% | 40% | 45% | 41% | Not set |
| 151-199 hours | 6% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 4% | Not set |
| 200-250 hours | 10% | 8% | 10% | 16% | 16% | 17% | 17% | 15% | 17% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 14% | 12% | 11% | 16% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 13% | Not set |
| 251-300 hours | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 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 | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Suspended sentence order | 138 | 139 | 159 | 246 | 228 | 254 | 256 | 304 | 260 | 229 | 238 | 229 | 223 | 237 | 205 | 219 | 224 | 221 | 181 | 167 | 206 | 169 | -24% |
| 0-80 hours | 50 | 50 | 49 | 65 | 62 | 59 | 54 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 36 | 51 | 43 | * |
| 81-150 hours | 74 | 61 | 80 | 124 | 111 | 124 | 129 | 134 | 131 | 127 | 113 | 116 | 100 | 128 | 95 | 117 | 122 | 108 | 83 | 93 | 106 | 86 | -20% |
| 151-199 hours | 4 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | * |
| 200-250 hours | 10 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 34 | 46 | 42 | 53 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 31 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 38 | 25 | * |
| 251-300 hours | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | * |
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| 0-80 hours | 36% | 36% | 31% | 26% | 27% | 23% | 21% | 25% | 19% | 21% | 25% | 21% | 24% | 22% | 25% | 19% | 22% | 25% | 35% | 22% | 25% | 25% | Not set |
| 81-150 hours | 54% | 44% | 50% | 50% | 49% | 49% | 50% | 44% | 50% | 55% | 47% | 51% | 45% | 54% | 46% | 53% | 54% | 49% | 46% | 56% | 51% | 51% | Not set |
| 151-199 hours | 3% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 4% | 8% | Not set |
| 200-250 hours | 7% | 10% | 14% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 22% | 21% | 22% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 24% | 15% | 20% | 19% | 14% | 18% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 15% | Not set |
| 251-300 hours | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | Not set |