Criminal Justice Statistics quarterly, England and Wales, year ending December 2018 (annual)
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1.59 million individuals dealt with by the criminal justice system (CJS).
The total number of individuals formally dealt with by the CJS in England and Wales has been declining since 2015 and fell 3% in the latest year to a record low (since 1970).
1.38 million defendants were prosecuted in 2018.
Down 2% since 2017. Decreases were seen in all offence groups except possession of weapons (up 4%) and summary motoring offences (up 3%).
The conviction ratio remained broadly stable at 87% overall.
Increases were seen in some offence groups including sexual offences, possession of weapons and fraud offences, decreases were observed in other offence groups including robbery and theft offences.
The proportion of defendants remanded on bail has continued to fall.
In the latest year, the number of defendants remanded on bail by the Police decreased by 24%, while the number remanded in custody decreased 7%. A similar trend was observed at courts.
The custody rate was 7% and the aver...
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