Year
	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Finalisations:
Number of cases finalised	121,362	130,888	130,555	133,105	135,497
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing	16,590	17,566	17,698	18,839	18,330
- other than defended hearing	104,772	113,322	112,857	114,266	117,167
Percentage of cases finalised by defended hearing:
- males	13.9	13.7	13.9	14.4	13.8
- females	12.7	12.4	12.2	12.8	12.6
Legal representation:
Percentage of persons having legal representation	50.6	54.2	55.7	56.3	55.4
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons refused bail	4.6	5.7	6.3	6.3	6.7
Delay:
Median delay (from first appearance to determination) for defended cases (days)	77.0	101.0	111.0	109.0*	115.0*
Sentencing:
Number of persons sentenced to prison	6,000	6,779	7,097	7,020	7,546
Percentage of persons sentenced to prison:
- males	6.1	6.5	7.0	7.0	7.2
- females	3.3	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.6
Average length of minimum/fixed term imprisonment (months):
- males	5.0	5.3	5.6	5.9	6.0
- females	3.9	4.4	4.7	4.8	4.9

^* Changes have occurred in the median delay figures reported for 2004 due to improvements in the identification of ‘first appearance date’ for each defendant. This change has resulted in a reduction in time from ‘offence to first appearance’ and an increase in time from ‘first appearance to determination’.