Year
	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Registrations:
Number of cases registered	3,420	3,121	3,552	3,695	3,595
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing	839	755	731	624	610
- sentencing after guilty plea	2,336	2,453	2,350	2,505	2,530
- other methods of disposal	642	499	536	437	429
Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing:
- males	22.6	20.8	20.8	17.9	17.4
- females	15.2	16.3	14.7	14.3	14.4
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons refused bail	34.4	36.4	39.6	43.6	44.6
Delay:
Median delays (from committal to outcome) for finalised trials (days)	380.0	292.0	218.0	188.0	210.0
Sentencing:
Number of persons sentenced to prison	1,859	1,873	1,797	1,950	1,971
Percentage of persons sentenced to prison:
- males	69.2	68.3	67.7	70.0	69.9
- females	49.4	50.7	54.6	53.5	54.7
Average length of minimum/fixed term of imprisonment (months):
- males	27.8	24.9	25.9	26.3	27.2
- females	20.9	16.7	19.8	17.6	18.5