Prison Sentences: Bradford
(asked on 8th July 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of all sentences handed down at (a) Keighly Magistrates' Court and (b) Bradford Crown Court in each year since 2008 were custodial sentences.
This question was answered on 21st July 2014
Whilst crime is falling, offenders are now more likely to go to prison and for longer.
The number and proportion of offenders sentenced to custodial sentences at Magistrates’ courts within Keighley and Bradford Local Justice Area(s) and
Bradford Crown Court from 2008 to 2013 can be viewed in the table.
| The number and proportion of offenders sentenced to an immediate custodial sentence at Magistrates’ courts within Keighley and Bradford Local Justice Area(s)(1) and Bradford Crown Court(2) from 2008 to 2013(3)(4) | |||||||
| Magistrates' Court | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| All Magistrates' Courts in Bradford and Keighley LJA | Number sentenced Immediate Custody | 404 | 287 | 385 | 344 | 389 | 400 |
| Custody Rate(5) | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.2 | |
| Crown Court | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
| Bradford Crown Court | Number sentenced Immediate Custody | 951 | 982 | 1116 | 1193 | 887 | 846 |
| Custody Rate(5) | 57.4 | 52.5 | 47.1 | 48.3 | 46.4 | 49.3 | |
| Notes: | |||||||
| (1) As of 1st January 2012 Bradford LJA and Keighley LJA merged into Bradford and Keighley LJA. | |||||||
| (2) Figures specific to Bradford Crown Court | |||||||
| (3) The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | |||||||
| (4) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | |||||||
| (5) The proportion of persons sentenced who are sentenced to immediate custody. | |||||||