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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 during each year from 2010-11 to 2017-18 and the
year on year change in both volume and percent.</p><p> </p><p> </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>958,834</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-2012</strong></p></td><td><p>896,505</p></td><td><p>-62,329</p></td><td><p>-6.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-2013</strong></p></td><td><p>806,458</p></td><td><p>-90,047</p></td><td><p>-10.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-2014</strong></p></td><td><p>736,696</p></td><td><p>-69,762</p></td><td><p>-8.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-2015</strong></p></td><td><p>664,490</p></td><td><p>-72,206</p></td><td><p>-9.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-2016</strong></p></td><td><p>637,778</p></td><td><p>-26,712</p></td><td><p>-4.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-2017</strong></p></td><td><p>588,021</p></td><td><p>-49,757</p></td><td><p>-7.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-2018</strong></p></td><td><p>533,161</p></td><td><p>-54,860</p></td><td><p>-9.3%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data
Source: CPS Management Information System</p><p> </p><p>It is important to be aware
that the types of cases prosecuted have changed significantly in the period between
2010 and 2018. The CPS is prosecuting more serious and complex cases as evidenced
by a 38% increase in homicide, a 26% increase in fraud and forgery and a 26% increase
in sexual offences cases. During this period, minor motoring cases have fallen by
67% across England and Wales. This followed changes to the list of specified offences
made in 2012 which transferred responsibility for prosecuting many low level motoring
offences back to the police.</p>
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