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NSW District Court, Summary statistics 1998 to 2002
| | | | Year | | |
| | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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| Registrations: | | | | | |
| Number of cases registered | 3,665 | 3,420 | 3,121 | 3,552 | 3,695 |
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| Disposals: | | | | | |
| Number of cases finalised by: | | | | | |
| - defended hearing | 911 | 839 | 755 | 731 | 624 |
| - sentencing after guilty plea | 2,261 | 2,336 | 2,453 | 2,350 | 2,505 |
| - other methods of disposal | 711 | 642 | 499 | 536 | 437 |
| Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing: | | | | | |
| - males | 24.1 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 20.8 | 17.9 |
| - females | 17.0 | 15.2 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 14.3 |
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| Bail refusal: | | | | | |
| Percentage of persons refused bail | 32.3 | 34.4 | 36.4 | 39.6 | 43.6 |
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| Delay: | | | | | |
| Median delays (from committal to outcome) for finalised trials (days) | 329.0 | 380.0 | 292.0 | 218.0 | 188.0 |
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| Sentencing: | | | | | |
| Number of persons sentenced to prison | 1,690 | 1,859 | 1,873 | 1,797 | 1,950 |
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| Percentage of persons sentenced to prison: | | | | | |
| - males | 64.5 | 69.2 | 68.3 | 67.7 | 70.0 |
| - females | 48.9 | 49.4 | 50.7 | 54.6 | 53.5 |
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| Average length of minimum/fixed term of imprisonment (months): | | | | | |
| - males | 28.6 | 27.8 | 24.9 | 25.9 | 26.3 |
| - females | 23.0 | 20.9 | 16.7 | 19.8 | 17.6 |
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