The statistics on this page represent matters heard in the New South Wales criminal courts. These data are collected from the courts and maintained by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research.
 

	Local Courts	Higher Courts
Summary statistics	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002	2003-2007 (District) (Supreme) 2002-2006 (District) (Supreme) 2001-2005 (District) (Supreme) 2000-2004 (District) (Supreme) 1999-2003 (District) (Supreme) 1998-2002 (District) (Supreme)
Charges by offence type	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000
Penalty for principal offence	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Percentage of persons sentenced to prison	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000
Average length of imprisonment	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000	2003-2007 2002-2006 2001-2005 2000-2004 1999-2003 1998-2002 1997-2001 1996-2000
Apprehended violence orders (AVOs) granted	1996-2007
NSW Criminal Courts Statistics - annual reports	2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997