| NSW Criminal Courts Statistics 2008 |
| Number and percentage of persons found guilty in criminal courts* who received a custodial sentence** for selected offences |
| Offence | Total number of persons found guilty | Number receiving a custodial sentence | Percentage receiving a custodial sentence |
| Murder | 28 | 27 | 96 |
| Assault | 15,936 | 1,980 | 12 |
| Sexual assault | 575 | 285 | 50 |
| Robbery | 1,160 | 550 | 47 |
| Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter | 2,587 | 1,088 | 42 |
| Motor vehicle theft and related offences | 960 | 316 | 33 |
| Deal or traffic in illicit drugs | 1,099 | 459 | 42 |
| NSW Criminal Courts Statistics 2008 |
| Number and percentage of persons found guilty in criminal courts* who received a custodial sentence** for selected offences |
| Offence | Total number of persons found guilty | Number receiving a custodial sentence | Percentage receiving a custodial sentence |
| Conspiracies and attempts to murder | 12 | 12 | 100 |
| Manslaughter and driving causing death | 111 | 54 | 49 |
| Other acts intended to cause injury | 30 | 8 | 27 |
| Non-assaultative sexual offences | 32 | 9 | 28 |
| Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle | 4,561 | 200 | 4 |
| Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons | 43 | 4 | 9 |
| Abduction and kidnapping | 53 | 40 | 75 |
| Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Blackmail and extortion | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Theft (except motor vehicle) | 5,133 | 790 | 15 |
| Receiving or handling proceeds of crime | 1,923 | 346 | 18 |
| Illegal use of property (except motor vehicles) | - | - | - |
| Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments | 2,490 | 331 | 13 |
| Counterfeiting currency and related offences | 12 | 2 | 17 |
| Dishonest conversion | 455 | 33 | 7 |
| Bribery | 8 | 7 | 88 |
| Other deception offences | 248 | 6 | 2 |
| Import or export illicit drugs | 75 | 73 | 97 |
| Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs | 703 | 85 | 12 |
| Possess and/or use illicit drugs | 6,033 | 147 | 2 |
| Other illicit drug offences | 123 | 11 | 9 |
| Prohibited weapons/explosives offences | 312 | 30 | 10 |
| Regulated weapons/explosives offences | 550 | 59 | 11 |
| Property damage | 5,211 | 262 | 5 |
| Environmental pollution | 192 | - | - |
| Disorderly conduct | 6,623 | 372 | 6 |
| Regulated public order offences | 675 | 54 | 8 |
| Driving licence offences | 19,877 | 942 | 5 |
| Road vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences | 2,292 | 1 | 0 |
| Regulatory driving offences | 29,055 | 332 | 1 |
| Pedestrian offences | - | - | - |
| Breach of Justice order | 7,201 | 1,502 | 21 |
| Other offences against justice procedures | 3,680 | 227 | 6 |
| Offences against government security | 7 | - | - |
| Offences against government operations | 1,265 | - | - |
| Harassment and related offences | 1,982 | 270 | 14 |
| Public health and safety offences | 1,103 | 16 | 1 |
| Commercial/industry/financial regulations | 512 | 2 | 0 |
| Other miscellaneous offences | 511 | 12 | 2 |
| Unknown offences(Insufficient data provided) | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Total All Offences | 125,447 | 10,950 | 9 |
