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<p>The number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates' courts for offences
connected with pedal cycles in England and Wales, from 2009 to 2013 (the latest available)
can be viewed in the table.</p><p> </p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><strong>Defendants
proceeded against at magistrates' courts for pedal cycle offences, England and Wales,
2009 to 2013 <sup>(1)(2)</sup></strong></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>2010</td><td>2011</td><td>2012</td><td>2013</td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>879</td><td>1,052</td><td>1,243</td><td>871</td><td>901</td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(1) The figures
given in the table relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences
for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more
offences it is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same
disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence
for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">(2) Every effort is made
to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important
to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems
generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken
to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into
account when those data are used.</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5">Source: Justice Statistics Analytical Services
- Ministry of Justice.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Ref: PQ 202362</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p />
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