Adult direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1989-1998

Table 24

Number

Main crime/offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total crimes & offences

7,619

7,551

7,951

8,543

9,444

9,349

8,730

10,040

9,698

9,607

Total crimes : sub total

5,442

5,275

5,654

6,008

6,663

6,495

5,994

6,987

6,716

6,667

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

785

688

671

787

945

932

947

1,146

1,078

1,061

Homicide

63

53

44

56

57

58

48

87

71

56

Serious assault ⁽²⁾ and attempted murder

503

389

358

446

506

496

624

439

352

378

Handling an offensive weapon

14

8

12

12

24

105

109

321

359

305

Robbery

188

218

234

250

337

246

138

258

264

289

Other

17

20

23

23

21

27

28

41

32

33

Crimes of indecency : sub total

180

185

161

154

179

198

199

203

220

223

Sexual assault

69

65

60

62

63

53

50

67

53

63

Lewd and indecent behaviour

79

94

73

73

85

124

124

100

130

135

Other

32

26

28

19

31

21

25

36

37

25

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

3,843

3,756

4,068

4,278

4,458

4,335

3,794

4,002

3,944

3,949

Housebreaking

1,065

1,122

1,158

1,154

1,249

1,253

1,141

1,065

937

892

Theft by opening a lockfast place

208

169

232

230

243

263

181

193

176

177

Theft of a motor vehicle

229

201

238

259

329

283

186

327

318

271

Other theft

1,720

1,688

1,813

1,966

2,043

1,935

1,717

1,816

1,915

2,015

Fraud

218

206

197

166

197

177

153

156

143

169

Other

403

370

430

503

397

424

416

445

455

425

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

99

112

94

120

125

130

102

250

215

228

Fire-raising

29

22

20

26

31

35

25

37

22

26

Vandalism etc

70

90

74

94

94

95

77

213

193

202

Other crimes : sub total

535

534

660

669

956

900

952

1,386

1,259

1,206

Crimes against public justice

244

247

314

342

521

417

343

509

383

345

Drugs

265

279

337

308

425

466

594

867

871

851

Other

26

8

9

19

10

17

15

10

5

10

Total offences : sub total

2,177

2,276

2,297

2,535

2,781

2,854

2,736

3,035

2,945

2,909

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

1,669

1,728

1,712

1,873

2,030

2,058

1,920

2,119

2,027

2,019

Petty assault ⁽²⁾

359

412

459

401

479

592

440

942

1,027

1,016

Breach of the peace

1,163

1,112

1,101

1,317

1,353

1,272

1,398

1,083

909

913

Drunkenness

27

90

68

87

121

119

11

2

4

7

Other

120

114

84

68

77

75

71

92

87

83

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

508

548

585

662

751

796

816

916

918

890

Dangerous & careless driving

39

40

21

44

40

48

37

69

69

86

Drunk driving

106

84

132

138

115

103

179

157

146

140

Speeding

2

-

2

1

4

4

5

3

-

1

Unlawful use of vehicle

343

410

419

472

587

636

586

667

699

653

Vehicle defect offences

-

2

1

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

Other

18

12

10

7

5

4

8

19

4

10

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

6

8

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

31

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