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This publication compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System (CJS), to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of females who come into contact with it. It considers how these experiences have changed over time and how they contrast to the typical experiences of males. No causative links can be drawn f...
Section 95 of the Criminal Justice Act 1991 states that: Documents fulfilling this requirement have been published since 1992, in the form of statistical information. This report is a compendium of information from a range of data sources from across the CJS on the representation of females (and males) among victims, suspects, defendants and offend...
Males maintain higher risk of being victim to personal crime than females. In 2021/22, 3.3% of males were victim to personal crime, compared to 2.9% of females. In 2020/21, 594 homicides were recorded; 70% of victims were male and 30% female. In over half (54%) of female homicide victims (where the suspect was known), the suspect was their partner ...
The majority (85%) of arrests continue to be accounted for by males in 2021/22. The number of arrests has decreased by 3% when compared to 2019/20 but has increased by 2% in the latest year. The proportion of Out of Court Disposals (OOCDs) issued to females has fallen. The number of OOCDs issued overall has decreased in the latest 5 years. The prop...
In 2021, 79% of individuals dealt with by the Criminal Justice System were male, and 21% were female. The proportion of females dealt with has decreased from 26% in 2017 to 21% in 2021. This is likely a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions placed on criminal courts as a result. Between 2017 and 2019, proportions of females and males rem...
The majority (96%) of the prison population were male. As at 30 June 2022, 4% of the prison population were female, this proportion has remained stable for the last 5 years. Females were serving shorter custodial sentence lengths. As at 30 June 2022, 17% of females and 7% of males were serving sentences of less than 12 months. In the 2021/22 HM Ins...
Ethnic minority groups accounted for a higher proportion of prosecutions against males compared to females. In 2021 Black males were particularly over-represented, accounting for 12% of all male prosecutions. This compared to Black females accounting for 7% of all female prosecutions. A higher proportion of female offenders were first time offender...
TV licence evasion was the offence with the highest proportion of female defendants in 2021[footnote 127]. In 2021, 75% of those prosecuted for TV licence evasion were female. This offence accounted for 18% of all female prosecutions. Theft from shops was the most common indictable offence for female defendants in 2021. Theft from shops accounted f...
This publication compiles statistics on the experiences of females who come into contact with the CJS in England and Wales. It covers victims, police activity, defendants, offender management, offender characteristics and offence analysis.
Jul 26, 2022 · A report by the Justice Committee on the progress and challenges of reducing the number of women in custody and improving their conditions in England and Wales. The report examines the Female Offender Strategy, the Concordat, and the experiences of women in the criminal justice system.
Women were sent to prison on 5,164 occasions in the year to March 2023 – either on remand or to serve a sentence. Women are much more likely than men to self-harm whilst in prison. In 2022, women made up 29% of all self-harm incidents despite making up only 4% of the prison population.
May 23, 2024 · 1.Fewer women entering the criminal justice system and reoffending. 2.Fewer women serving short custodial sentences with a greater proportion managed successfully in the community. 3.Better...
