Bringing More Offences to Justice
Number of offences brought to justice, across Local Criminal Justice Board Areas; latest data: year ending March 2005
| Offences Brought to Justice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Year ending | % Change b | |
| CJS Areas | March 2002 a | March 2005 | |
| NATIONAL: | |||
| England & Wales |
1,002,204
|
1,151,372
|
14.9%
|
| LOCAL: | |||
| Avon & Somerset |
25,862
|
27,673
|
7.0%
|
| Bedfordshire |
11,140
|
12,283
|
10.3%
|
| Cambridgeshire |
10,828
|
12,854
|
18.7%
|
| Cheshire |
14,759
|
17,824
|
20.8%
|
| Cleveland |
14,464
|
14,764
|
2.1%
|
| Cumbria |
10,059
|
11,603
|
15.3%
|
| Derbyshire |
17,436
|
19,270
|
10.5%
|
| Devon & Cornwall |
25,077
|
28,449
|
13.4%
|
| Dorset |
11,726
|
14,926
|
27.3%
|
| Co. Durham & Darlington |
13,592
|
12,684
|
-6.7%
|
| Dyfed Powys |
11,068
|
11,155
|
0.8%
|
| Essex |
21,709
|
27,134
|
25.0%
|
| Gloucestershire |
13,031
|
12,191
|
-6.4%
|
| Greater Manchester |
55,597
|
67,811
|
22.0%
|
| Gwent |
17,253
|
14,429
|
-16.4%
|
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight |
31,150
|
38,202
|
22.6%
|
| Hertfordshire |
13,617
|
18,759
|
37.8%
|
| Humberside |
17,178
|
22,524
|
31.1%
|
| Kent |
24,142
|
29,024
|
20.2%
|
| Lancashire |
30,357
|
35,061
|
15.5%
|
| Leicestershire |
19,059
|
22,973
|
20.5%
|
| Lincolnshire |
10,331
|
11,836
|
14.6%
|
| London |
122,455
|
151,100
|
23.4%
|
| Merseyside |
28,462
|
33,696
|
18.4%
|
| Norfolk |
12,568
|
15,112
|
20.2%
|
| Northamptonshire |
13,021
|
12,790
|
-1.8%
|
| Northumbria |
40,525
|
37,913
|
-6.4%
|
| North Wales |
13,090
|
14,459
|
10.5%
|
| North Yorkshire |
12,171
|
15,308
|
25.8%
|
| Nottinghamshire |
24,314
|
27,674
|
13.8%
|
| South Wales |
30,099
|
30,582
|
1.6%
|
| South Yorkshire |
24,335
|
28,918
|
18.8%
|
| Staffordshire |
20,623
|
22,704
|
10.1%
|
| Suffolk |
11,708
|
15,096
|
28.9%
|
| Surrey |
11,974
|
16,780
|
40.1%
|
| Sussex |
22,470
|
27,294
|
21.5%
|
| Thames Valley |
31,014
|
41,518
|
33.9%
|
| Warwickshire |
8,080
|
9,511
|
17.7%
|
| West Mercia |
22,064
|
24,921
|
12.9%
|
| West Midlands |
77,332
|
66,985
|
-13.4%
|
| West Yorkshire |
45,810
|
64,602
|
41.0%
|
| Wiltshire |
10,654
|
10,980
|
3.1%
|
a: Baseline against which each CJS area will be monitored
b: In a number of areas, especially some of the large Metropolitan areas, for example Northumbria and West Midlands, their success in reducing crime has impacted on their ability to bring more offences to justice. The target for 05/06 will take account of this.