Quarterly performance figures for Local Criminal Justice Boards published
27 Oct 2005
The latest quarterly regional performance figures for the Criminal Justice System are published today.
The figures, for the year ending June 2005 and covering England and Wales, show:
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1.19 million offences were brought to justice compared to 1 million in the year ending March 2002, an increase of 19%.
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The proportion of ineffective trials in the Crown Court has fallen to 14% from 24% in 2002.
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The payment rate of fines issued by criminal courts has increased from 68% in June 2003 to 80% between April and June 2005.
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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.
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The proportion of ineffective trials in Magistrates' Courts has fallen to 22% from 31% in 2002.
Use the link on the right to visit the data tables and see how your Local Criminal Justice Board is performing.