NSW Local Courts: Percentage of guilty persons sentenced to

prison, by principal offence, 2002 to 2006

Persons sentenced to prison as percentage of all persons convicted by offence type
Local Courts 2002 - 2006

Type of offence charged 2002 2003 2004 2005

Homicide and related offences

Manslaughter and driving causing death 4.3 4.7 5.5 2.4
Acts intended to cause injury
Assault 9.1 10.0 10.1 10.4
Other acts intended to cause injury 15.4 - 12.5 -
Sexual assault and related offences
Sexual assault 22.6 22.9 31.7 29.3
Non-assaultive sexual offences 11.8 - - -
Dangerous and negligent acts endangering persons
Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle 3.3 3.5 3.2 3.1
Other dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons - 4.2 - 6.9
Abduction and related offences
Abduction and kidnapping - - - -
Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment - 100.0 - -
Robbery, extortion and related offences
Robbery 40.7 45.7 50.0 51.4
Blackmail and extortion 14.3 - - -
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter
Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter 44.7 46.1 48.5 49.7
Theft and related offences
Motor vehicle theft and related offences 38.5 38.5 40.3 42.2
Theft (except motor vehicles) 11.5 10.7 12.9 12.6
Receiving or handling proceeds of crime 15.9 16.4 18.4 16.7
Illegal use of property (except motor vehicles) - - - -
Deception and related offences
Fraud, forgery or false financial instruments 9.0 9.0 9.4 10.2
Counterfeiting currency and related offences 7.7 27.8 - -
Dishonest conversion 2.1 2.4 3.5 2.6
Bribery 13.3 40.0 - -
Other deception offences 0.7 0.9 0.7 0.8
Illicit drug offences
Import or export illicit drugs - - - 66.7
Deal or traffic in illicit drugs 28.6 31.8 27.9 28.4
Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs 1.5 1.6 1.7 4.5
Possess and/or use illicit drugs 2.9 3.4 3.1 2.6
Other illicit drug offences 10.1 10.5 7.6 5.3
Weapons and explosives offences
Prohibited weapons/explosives offences 6.8 6.7 6.9 7.0
Regulated weapons/explosives offences 7.2 5.8 6.1 6.2
Property damage and environmental pollution
Property damage 4.4 4.4 4.7 4.9
Environmental pollution - - - -
Public order offences
Disorderly conduct 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7
Regulated public order offences 1.1 2.2 3.3 6.1
Road traffic and motor vehicle regulatory offences
Driving licence offences 7.2 7.2 5.6 4.6
Road vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences 0.0 0.1 0.0 -
Regulatory driving offences 0.9 0.8 1.0 0.9
security and government operations
Breach of Justice order 17.3 17.6 21.2 20.3
Other offences against justice procedures 4.8 5.5 7.1 5.6
Offences against government security - - - -
Offences against government operations 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1
Miscellaneous offences
Harassment and related offences 14.7 13.7 14.7 11.8
Public health and safety offences 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.0
Commercial/industry/financial regulations - 0.1 - 0.4
Other miscellaneous offences 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.4

All offences 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.4

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