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NSW Higher Court: Percentage of guilty persons sentenced to prison, by principal offence, 1996 to 2000

   
Year
  
Type of principal offence
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
 
Homicide and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Murder
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Conspiracies and attempts to murder
60.0
80.0
100.0
44.4
93.8
Manslaughter and driving causing death
60.9
66.3
69.2
72.4
69.3
 
Acts intended to cause injury:
Assault
54.1
52.4
42.9
51.2
49.4
Other acts intended to cause injury
33.3
50.0
100.0
33.3
66.7
 
Sexual assault and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Sexual assault
68.3
65.3
66.5
66.7
64.8
Non-assaultative sexual offences
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
 
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons:
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle
36.7
32.4
36.8
62.5
62.5
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons
33.3
0.0
50.0
0.0
-
 
Abduction and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Abduction and kidnapping
60.0
83.3
77.8
73.9
56.3
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment
0.0
0.0
60.0
18.2
50.0
 
Robbery, extortion and related offences:
Robbery
75.5
76.4
77.9
83.5
82.8
Blackmail and extortion
54.8
70.8
58.6
50.0
36.7
 
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter
72.8
64.7
71.5
73.0
74.4
 
Theft and related offences:
Motor vehicle theft and related offences
75.0
69.6
62.5
83.3
61.9
Theft (except motor vehicle)
58.0
49.2
53.7
65.6
58.1
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime
50.7
50.0
53.0
53.7
46.6
 
Deception and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments
38.9
51.0
36.4
46.4
55.4
Counterfeiting currency and related offences
80.0
50.0
66.7
-
66.7
Dishonest conversion
41.0
48.3
65.5
60.9
75.0
Bribery
25.0
25.0
60.0
40.0
33.3
Other deception offences
0.0
33.3
0.0
33.3
50.0
 
Illicit drug offences:
Import or export illicit drugs
98.4
98.3
97.4
98.7
97.9
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
56.0
56.4
53.5
61.1
62.3
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
37.9
40.3
43.6
43.1
55.3
Possess and/or use illicit drugs
0.0
16.7
0.0
0.0
16.7
Other illicit drug offences
0.0
0.0
-
-
0.0
 
Weapons and explosives offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences
100.0
-
-
0.0
100.0
Regulated weapons/explosives offences
75.0
58.3
56.0
57.9
43.8
 
Property damage and environmental pollution
34.6
37.7
35.9
35.0
42.5
 
Public order offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Disorderly conduct
69.2
22.2
58.8
30.0
37.5
Regulated public order offences
0.0
0.0
66.7
0.0
66.7
 
Road traffic and motor vehicle regulatory offences:
Regulatory driving offences
-
 
Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations:
Breach of justice order
93.3
91.7
94.1
96.6
90.9
Other offences against justice procedures
33.3
43.1
52.3
44.6
36.4
Offences against government security
50.0
-
-
0.0
0.0
 
Miscellaneous offences:
Harassment and related offences
60.0
100.0
42.9
58.3
62.5
Public health and safety offences
100.0
-
0.0
-
0.0
Commercial/industry/financial regulations
33.3
0.0
-
-
0.0
Other miscellaneous offences
66.7
50.0
100.0
100.0
92.5
 
All offences
60.8
61.9
63.1
67.2
66.6




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