Table 5.
Number of crimes by type and sentence type, 2020–2021.
| Violence against the person | Sexual | Robbery | Theft | Criminal damage and Arson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charged/Summonsed | 5.2% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Taken into consideration | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Out-of-court (formal) | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.2% |
| Out-of-court (informal) | 1.8% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| Prosecution prevented or not in the public interest | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Evidential difficulties (suspect identified; victim supports action) | 17.4% | 13.7% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 7.4% |
| Evidential difficulties (victim does not support action) | 41.5% | 33.2% | 20.4% | 8.1% | 16.8% |
| Investigation complete - no suspect identified | 13.5% | 13.2% | 39.4% | 71.4% | 58.4% |
| Action undertaken by another body/agency | 2.2% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Further investigation to support formal action not in the public interest | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Diversionary, educational or intervention activity, resulting from the crime report, no further action | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Not yet assigned an outcome | 13.5% | 30.2% | 26.1% | 9.0% | 7.7% |
| Conviction ratio (%)* | 71.6% | 55.5% | 62.9% | 83.0% | 67.6% |
| Multiplier 2 | 13.10 | 32.26 | 15.81 | 19.02 | 14.66 |
Source: Q1.3 (Flatley, 2021). Notes: * the source states that the conviction ratio is calculated using the number of crimes charged and the number of convictions in a given time period; these estimate do not necessarily relate to the same cases, as some crimes will take a long period to progress from a charge to a conviction. This suggests the data may be inaccurate, but there is no reason to believe that it will bias the data.