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<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Information on the numbers of adult women and adult men with
no previous convictions who were taken into immediate custody from the Crown Courts
and the Magistrates courts for sentences of below six months and six months and over
are provided below. It is not possible to provide breakdowns by police force area
because, due to low numbers, this would risk identification of the individuals concerned.
<table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Number of adult<sup>1</sup> female offenders
with no previous convictions<sup>2</sup> sentenced to immediate custody by court type<sup>3</sup>,
sentence length<sup>4,5</sup> and offence type; England and Wales<sup>6</sup>, 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p>Number of Offenders</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Offence
type<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Crown Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Magistrates
Court</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than
6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6 months or more</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Less
than 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6 months or more</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against the person</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft
Offences</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal
damage and arson</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug
offences</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession
of weapons</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
order offences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous
crimes against society</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud
offences</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary
offences excluding motoring</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary
motoring offences</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>47</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>616</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>12</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Source: </strong>Ministry of Justice
extract of the Police National Computer</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>2)
Counting the number of female offenders who were convicted in court for the first
time.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts
cases, where this information is recorded on the PNC.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>4)
6 months has been assumed to be 180 days.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>5)
Excludes cases where the sentence length is not known</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>6)
England and Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each
classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative
IT systems which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible
errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Number
of adult<sup>1</sup> male offenders with no previous convictions<sup>2</sup> sentenced
to immediate custody by court type<sup>3</sup>, sentence length<sup>4,5</sup> and
offence type; England and Wales<sup>6</sup>, 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Number
of Offenders</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Offence type<sup>7</sup></strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Crown Court</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Magistrates Court</strong></p></td><td
colspan="2"><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Less than 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6
months or more</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Less than 6 months</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6
months or more</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Violence against
the person</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>946</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sexual offences</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>1,420</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbery</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>161</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Theft
Offences</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>321</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Criminal
damage and arson</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Drug
offences</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>1,304</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Possession
of weapons</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>152</p></td><td><p>107</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
order offences</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>117</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Miscellaneous
crimes against society</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>833</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fraud
offences</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>252</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary
offences excluding motoring</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>262</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Summary
motoring offences</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>All
offences</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>287</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>5,561</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>752</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Source: </strong>Ministry of Justice
extract of the Police National Computer</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p><strong>Notes:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>1) Aged 18 or over at time of sentence.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>2)
Counting the number of male offenders who were convicted in court for the first time.</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>3) Includes crown and magistrates courts cases, where this information
is recorded on the PNC.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>4) 6 months has been
assumed to be 180 days.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>5) Excludes cases where
the sentence length is not known</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="11"><p>6) England and
Wales includes all 43 police force areas plus the British Transport Police</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>7) For more detailed information on the offences included in each
classification see the Offence Group Classifications file at the following link: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2017</a></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="11"><p>8) The figures in these tables have been drawn from administrative
IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible
errors with data entry and processing.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There
is persuasive evidence showing community sentences, in certain circumstances, are
more effective than short custodial sentences in reducing reoffending. The MoJ study
‘The impact of short custodial sentences, community orders and suspended sentence
orders on re-offending’ published in 2015 found that over a 1-year follow up period,
a higher proportion of people re-offended having been sentenced to custody of under
12 months without supervision on release than other similar people given community
orders.</p><p>Unless we tackle the underlying causes of offending, we cannot protect
the public from being victims of crime. Effective community orders can address offenders’
behaviour, answer their mental health and alcohol or drug misuse needs, and provide
reparation for the benefit of the wider community.</p><p>In the female offender strategy,
published June 2018, we set out our vision to see fewer women coming into the criminal
justice system, and a greater proportion managed successfully in the community.</p>
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