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NSW Higher Court: Average length of imprisonment (months), by principal offence, 1997 to 2001

   
Year
  
Type of principal offence
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
 
Homicide and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Murder
145.0
158.9
154.9
188.1
172.6
Conspiracies and attempts to murder
84.1
64.5
113.3
65.7
39.9
Manslaughter and driving causing death
38.7
42.6
35.3
33.2
38.7
 
Acts intended to cause injury:
 
 
 
 
 
Assault
18.1
20.1
19.4
18.4
22.6
Other acts intended to cause injury
9.0
12.0
24.0
48.0
12.0
 
Sexual assault and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Sexual assault
34.1
33.5
28.8
31.7
29.9
Non-assaultative sexual offences
4.0
-
-
-
-
 
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons:
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle
19.1
22.1
18.2
18.8
12.8
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons
-
18.0
-
-
-
 
Abduction and related offences:
Abduction and kidnapping
31.4
34.7
28.0
23.7
28.9
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment
-
23.0
18.0
3.0
-
 
Robbery, extortion and related offences:
Robbery
26.3
26.6
28.6
25.2
25.9
Blackmail and extortion
21.8
24.8
18.1
16.3
19.3
 
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter
18.7
20.4
20.3
19.8
20.3
 
Theft and related offences:
Motor vehicle theft and related offences
21.2
22.2
20.3
16.5
16.7
Theft (except motor vehicle)
13.7
13.4
12.7
10.8
14.4
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime
11.0
16.0
16.2
15.6
19.1
 
Deception and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments
20.6
25.8
18.8
19.2
23.4
Counterfeiting currency and related offences
24.0
11.0
-
7.0
10.0
Dishonest conversion
26.7
29.8
22.1
25.1
17.8
Bribery
18.0
17.7
18.0
16.5
-
Other deception offences
10.5
-
24.0
12.0
8.8
 
Illicit drug offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Import or export illicit drugs
91.5
85.4
100.9
77.0
95.1
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
22.4
23.8
21.7
20.9
23.5
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
32.1
22.4
22.2
21.8
23.7
Possess and/or use illict drugs
2.0
-
-
1.0
3.0
 
Weapons and explosives offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences
-
-
-
24.0
6.0
Regulated weapons/explosives offences
16.2
19.5
23.4
14.6
13.1
 
Property damage and environmental pollution:
Property damage
16.6
14.1
13.2
13.5
20.6
 
Public order offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Disorderly conduct
6.0
17.6
17.7
12.6
12.5
Regulated public order offences
-
7.0
-
28.5
-
 
Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations:
Breach of justice order
10.4
11.1
11.3
8.0
12.2
Other offences against justice procedures
18.9
19.7
17.2
13.1
16.3
 
-
-
-
-
Miscellaneous offences:
Harassment and related offences
15.2
21.0
23.0
21.6
36.0
Public health and safety offences
-
-
-
-
-
Commercial/industry/financial regulations
-
-
-
-
-
Other miscellaneous offences
70.5
76.6
57.5
56.7
57.1
 
All offences
29.0
30.8
29.0
27.5
28.5




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