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<p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the volumes of
completed prosecutions, or caseload, as a count of the number of defendants and collates
the data collected in financial years.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the number
of finalised prosecution outcomes in the West Midlands CPS Area during each year from
2010-11 to 2017-18 and the year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Prosecution Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume
Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-2011</strong></p></td><td><p>84,299</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>78,303</p></td><td><p>-5,996</p></td><td><p>-7.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>72,389</p></td><td><p>-5,914</p></td><td><p>-7.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>69,584</p></td><td><p>-2,805</p></td><td><p>-3.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>59,878</p></td><td><p>-9,706</p></td><td><p>-13.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>65,808</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>9.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>66,841</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>1.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>58,849</p></td><td><p>-7,992</p></td><td><p>-12.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Data Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important
to be aware that the types of cases prosecuted by West Midlands CPS have changed significantly
in the period between 2010 and 2018. The Area is prosecuting more serious and complex
cases as evidenced by a 46% increase in homicide (38% nationally), a 34% increase
in fraud and forgery (26% nationally) and a 55% increase in sexual offences cases
(26% nationally). During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by 67% in both
the Area and across England and Wales as a result of the transfer of responsibility
for the prosecution of these offences back to the police.</p>
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