Criminal Justice, 2008-09

Statistics on Criminal Justice include data for Wales for the period 2003 to 2009. This is a new release providing further detail on statistics previously released during 2009.

Key points:

• The number of full time equivalent (FTE) police officers in Wales increased by 4 per cent between 2003 and 2007 but decreased by 3 per cent between 2007 and 2009.
• Between 2005/06 and 2007/08, the number of arrests in Wales decreased by 6 per cent.
• In 2009 Wales’ prison population decreased by 1 per cent to 2,800. Wales’ prison population in 2009 was 16 per cent higher than in 2003.
• The total number of persons sentenced in Welsh courts increased by 3 per cent between 2003 and 2004 but then decreased by 30 per cent between 2004 and 2008.
• The number of offences brought to justice in Wales rose 15 per cent between 2004/05 and 2007/08, before a 4 per cent decrease in 2008/09.
• Between 2006 and 2008, the time from offence to case completion in Magistrates’ Courts reduced by 16 per cent to 130 days.
• The number of complaint cases in Wales rose by 89 per cent between 2003/04 and 2008/09.
• The total number of under 18-year-olds committing offences resulting in disposals rose 2 per cent between 2004/05 and 2005/06, but since 2005/06 offences have decreased by 11 per cent.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5280
E-mail: stats.inclusion@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

December 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)