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NSW Higher Court: Average length of imprisonment (months), by principal offence, 1996 to 2000

   
Year
  
Type of principal offence
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
 
Homicide and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Murder
134.9
145.0
158.9
154.9
188.1
Conspiracies and attempts to murder
44.0
84.1
64.5
113.3
65.7
Manslaughter and driving causing death
30.4
38.7
42.6
35.3
33.2
 
Acts intended to cause injury:
Assault
22.5
18.1
20.1
19.4
18.4
Other acts intended to cause injury
69.0
9.0
12.0
24.0
48.0
 
Sexual assault and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Sexual assault
32.9
34.1
33.5
28.8
31.7
Non-assaultative sexual offences
-
4.0
-
-
-
 
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons:
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle
11.2
19.1
22.1
18.2
18.8
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons
15.0
-
18.0
-
-
 
Abduction and related offences:
Abduction and kidnapping
19.3
31.4
34.7
28.0
23.7
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment
-
-
23.0
18.0
3.0
 
Robbery, extortion and related offences:
Robbery
27.5
26.3
26.6
28.6
25.2
Blackmail and extortion
23.1
21.8
24.8
18.1
16.3
 
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter
20.1
18.7
20.4
20.3
19.8
 
Theft and related offences:
Motor vehicle theft and related offences
16.3
21.2
22.2
20.3
16.5
Theft (except motor vehicle)
13.9
13.7
13.4
12.7
10.8
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime
15.7
11.0
16.0
16.2
15.6
 
Deception and related offences:
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments
21.8
20.6
25.8
18.8
19.2
Counterfeiting currency and related offences
8.8
24.0
11.0
-
7.0
Dishonest conversion
19.6
26.7
29.8
22.1
25.1
Bribery
9.0
18.0
17.7
18.0
16.5
Other deception offences
-
10.5
-
24.0
12.0
 
Illicit drug offences:
Import or export illicit drugs
87.1
91.5
85.4
100.9
77.0
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
23.0
22.4
23.8
21.7
20.9
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
20.0
32.1
22.4
22.2
21.8
Possess and/or use illict drugs
-
2.0
-
-
1.0
 
Weapons and explosives offences:
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences
12.0
-
-
-
24.0
Regulated weapons/explosives offences
20.2
16.2
19.5
23.4
14.6
 
Property damage and environmental pollution:
Property damage
13.6
16.6
14.1
13.2
13.5
 
Public order offences:
Disorderly conduct
8.9
6.0
17.6
17.7
12.6
Regulated public order offences
-
-
7.0
-
28.5
 
Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations:
Breach of justice order
10.8
10.4
11.1
11.3
8.0
Other offences against justice procedures
17.3
18.9
19.7
17.2
13.1
 
17.0
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous offences:
Harassment and related offences
13.0
15.2
21.0
23.0
21.6
Public health and safety offences
15.0
-
-
-
-
Commercial/industry/financial regulations
24.0
-
-
-
-
Other miscellaneous offences
64.3
70.5
76.6
57.5
56.7
 
All offences
27.1
29.0
30.8
29.0
27.5




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