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NSW Higher Court: Percentage of guilty persons sentenced to prison, by principal offence, 1997 to 2001

   
Year
  
Type of principal offence
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
 
Homicide and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Murder
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Conspiracies and attempts to murder
80.0
100.0
44.4
93.8
80.0
Manslaughter and driving causing death
66.3
69.2
72.4
69.3
76.4
 
Acts intended to cause injury:
Assault
52.4
42.9
51.2
49.4
56.5
Other acts intended to cause injury
50.0
100.0
33.3
66.7
50.0
 
Sexual assault and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Sexual assault
65.3
66.5
66.7
64.8
63.9
Non-assaultative sexual offences
50.0
0.0
-
0.0
-
 
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons:
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle
32.4
36.8
62.5
62.5
57.1
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons
0.0
50.0
0.0
-
-
 
Abduction and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Abduction and kidnapping
83.3
77.8
73.9
56.3
73.2
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment
0.0
60.0
18.2
50.0
-
 
Robbery, extortion and related offences:
Robbery
76.4
77.9
83.5
82.8
77.2
Blackmail and extortion
70.8
58.6
50.0
36.7
55.6
 
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter
64.7
71.5
73.0
74.4
73.5
 
Theft and related offences:
Motor vehicle theft and related offences
69.6
62.5
83.3
61.9
60.0
Theft (except motor vehicle)
49.2
53.7
65.6
58.1
67.9
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime
50.0
53.0
53.7
46.6
53.5
 
Deception and related offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments
51.0
36.4
46.4
55.4
60.0
Counterfeiting currency and related offences
50.0
66.7
-
66.7
33.3
Dishonest conversion
48.3
65.5
60.9
75.0
51.5
Bribery
25.0
60.0
40.0
33.3
-
Other deception offences
33.3
0.0
33.3
50.0
80.0
 
Illicit drug offences:
Import or export illicit drugs
98.3
97.4
98.7
97.9
91.7
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs
56.4
53.5
61.1
62.3
60.0
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs
40.3
43.6
43.1
55.3
34.9
Possess and/or use illicit drugs
16.7
0.0
0.0
16.7
33.3
Other illicit drug offence
0.0
-
-
-
-
 
Weapons and explosives offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences
-
-
-
100.0
100.0
Regulated weapons/explosives offences
58.3
56.0
57.9
43.8
54.5
 
Property damage and environmental pollution
37.7
35.9
35.0
42.5
43.5
Property damage
 
Public order offences:
 
 
 
 
 
Disorderly conduct
22.2
58.8
30.0
37.5
54.5
Regulated public order offences
-
66.7
-
66.7
0.0
 
Road traffic and motor vehicle regulatory offences:
Regulatory driving offences
-
0.0
0.0
-
-
 
Offences against justice procedures, government security and government operations:
Breach of justice order
91.7
94.1
96.6
90.9
100.0
Other offences against justice procedures
43.1
52.3
44.6
36.4
43.1
Offences against government security
-
-
-
-
-
 
Miscellaneous offences:
Harassment and related offences
100.0
42.9
58.3
62.5
16.7
Other miscellaneous offences
50.0
100.0
100.0
92.5
90.3
 
All offences
61.9
63.1
67.2
66.6
66.7




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