Persons receiving a custodial sentence by main crime/offence and length of sentence, 1999

Table 11

(Numbers)

Average length of sentence (days)¹

(Percentages)

Main crime or offence

Total

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2years to less than 4 years²

4 years and over²

Life

Indeterminate Detention

No separate figure

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2years to less than 4 years²

4 years and over including life etc

All crimes and offences

16,074

8,908

4,289

1,914

425

496

37

3

2

219

55

27

12

3

3

All crimes

10,691

5,433

2,924

1,416

397

479

37

3

2

268

51

27

13

4

5

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,595

395

323

446

144

250

33

3

1

631

25

20

28

9

18

Homicide

71

1

2

10

1

23

31

3

-

1,666

1

3

14

1

80

Serious assault

522

35

54

241

85

105

2

-

-

883

7

10

46

16

20

Handling offensive weapons

510

293

191

26

-

-

-

-

-

110

57

37

5

-

-

Robbery

458

54

69

162

53

119

-

-

1

851

12

15

35

12

26

Other

34

12

7

7

5

3

-

-

-

502

35

21

21

15

9

Crimes of indecency

245

57

8

76

39

61

4

-

-

988

23

3

31

16

27

Sexual assault

77

10

4

17

10

33

3

-

-

1,421

13

5

22

13

47

Lewd and indecent behaviour

136

40

3

50

23

19

1

-

-

713

29

2

37

17

15

Other

32

7

1

9

6

9

-

-

-

1,149

22

3

28

19

28

Crimes of dishonesty

6,815

3,774

2,320

612

91

17

-

-

1

141

55

34

9

1

*

Housebreaking

1,525

592

592

274

65

2

-

-

-

210

39

39

18

4

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

603

320

221

57

5

-

-

-

-

134

53

37

9

1

-

Theft of motor vehicle

507

270

173

58

6

-

-

-

-

140

53

34

11

1

-

Shoplifting

1,991

1,294

642

53

-

1

-

-

1

97

65

32

3

-

*

Other theft

1,383

789

501

87

4

2

-

-

-

120

57

36

6

*

*

Fraud

207

108

56

26

7

10

-

-

-

250

52

27

13

3

5

Other

599

401

135

57

4

2

-

-

-

132

67

23

10

1

*

Fire-raising, vandalism etc.

292

213

45

27

3

4

-

-

-

148

73

15

9

1

1

Fire-raising

23

2

1

13

3

4

-

-

-

788

9

4

57

13

17

Vandalism etc.

269

211

44

14

-

-

-

-

-

93

78

16

5

-

-

Other crimes

1,744

994

228

255

120

147

-

-

-

359

57

13

15

7

8

Crimes against public justice

782

677

57

35

5

8

-

-

-

104

87

7

4

1

1

Drugs

950

310

171

217

115

137

-

-

-

568

33

18

23

12

14

Other

12

7

-

3

-

2

-

-

-

479

58

-

25

-

17

All offences

5,383

3,475

1,365

498

28

17

-

-

-

124

65

25

9

1

*

Miscellaneous offences

4,179

3,085

821

235

21

17

-

-

-

109

74

20

6

1

*

Simple assault

1,324

706

438

159

13

8

-

-

-

150

53

33

12

1

1

Breach of the peace

1,082

969

89

18

4

2

-

-

-

81

90

8

2

*

*

Drunkenness

12

11

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

27

92

8

-

-

-

Other

1,761

1,399

293

58

4

7

-

-

-

97

79

17

3

*

*

Motor vehicle offences

1,204

390

544

263

7

-

-

-

-

174

32

45

22

1

-

Dangerous and careless driving

121

33

46

39

3

-

-

-

-

238

27

38

32

2

-

Drunk driving

137

63

67

6

1

-

-

-

-

134

46

49

4

1

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

940

289

431

217

3

-

-

-

-

172

31

46

23

*

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

6

5

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

132

83

-

17

-

-