Year
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Registrations:
Number of cases registered	3,552	3,695	3,595	3,685	3,195
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing	731	624	610	559	581
- sentencing after guilty plea	2,350	2,505	2,530	2,519	2,440
- other methods of disposal	536	437	429	439	414
Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing:
- males	20.8	17.9	17.4	16.3	17.1
- females	14.7	14.3	14.4	12.1	14.7
Outcome of appearance:
Number of persons charged who were found guilty	2,706	2,857	2,881	2,830	2,774
Percentage of persons charged who were found guilty	74.8	80.1	80.7	80.5	80.8
Legal representation:
Percentage of persons who used Legal Aid	27.0	31.0	28.5	30.1	29.0
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons who were refused bail	39.6	43.6	44.6	46.6	45.4
Delay:
Median delays (from committal to outcome) for finalised trials (days)	218.0	188.0	210.0	223.0	249.0
Sentencing:
Number of persons sentenced to prison	1,783	1,942	1,963	1,941	1,904
Number of males sentenced to prison	1,646	1,778	1,811	1,807	1,782
Number of females sentenced to prison	137	164	152	134	122
Average length of minimum/fixed term of imprisonment (months):
Total persons	25.4	25.6	26.6	27.4	25.8
- males	25.9	26.3	27.2	27.8	26.2
- females	19.8	17.6	18.5	22.2	19.9