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<p>The number and proportion of people convicted for offences classified in the indictable
offence group ‘violence against the person’ and who received a non-custodial sentence
or suspended sentence in each year since 1993 can be viewed in the table attached.
Changes in custody rates over the period will reflect a number of factors, including
changes in offence mix and policy and sentencing decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The proportion
of offenders sentenced to immediate custody for violent offences in 2018 was at its
highest level in this time period.</p>
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