Quarterly performance figures for Local Criminal Justice Boards published
26 May 2005
The latest quarterly regional performance figures for the Criminal Justice System are published today.
The figures, covering England and Wales show:
- In 2004, 1.13 million offences were brought to justice compared to 1 million in the year ending March 2002, an increase of over 12%.
- The proportion of ineffective trials in the Crown Court has fallen to 15% from 23% in 2002.
- The payment rate of fines issued by criminal courts has increased from 68% in June 2003 to 80% between October and December 2004.
- Public confidence in the ability of the Criminal Justice System (CJS) to bring offenders to justice has improved to 43% from 39% in March 2003.
- The proportion of ineffective trials in Magistrates' Courts has fallen to 24% from almost 31% in 2002.
Use the link on the right to visit the data tables and see how your Local Criminal Justice Board is performing.