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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total numbers of magistrates serving in England and
Wales in each of the past five years is as follows:</p><p>2013-2014 – <strong>21,613</strong></p><p>2012-2013
– <strong>23,244</strong></p><p>2011-2012 – <strong>25,155</strong></p><p>2010-2011
– <strong>26,966</strong></p><p>2009-2010 – <strong>29,270</strong></p><p> </p><p>The
reduction in the overall number of serving magistrates is a natural consequence of
falling workloads in the magistrates' courts, due to factors such as falling crime
combined with the relatively steady levels of retirements and resignations.</p><p>
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