To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average sentence, in months, was for (a) low level burglary and (b) standard burglary in each year from 1995 to 2002. [109583]
The available information, relating to the average custodial sentence length for persons sentenced for burglary and aggravated burglary in England and Wales, 1995 to 2001, is contained in the table.Further details about offences of burglary are not collected centrally, so that offences of low level burglary cannot be distinguished from standard burglary.
Statistics for 2002 will be published in the autumn.
Average custodial sentence length imposed at al courts on persons convicted of offences ob burglary,England and wales,1995 to 20011
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A veraga custodial sentence length (months)
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Burglary
| Aggravated burglary
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In a dwelling
| Other than in a dwelling
| In a dwelling
| Other than in a dwelling
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| 1995 | 13.2 | 8.0 | 244.9 | 27.1 |
| 1996 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 44.0 | 51.3 |
| 1997 | 18.1 | 8.4 | 45.5 | 30.7 |
| 1998 | 17.9 | 8.6 | 46.0 | 38.8 |
| 1999 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 45.5 | 39.2 |
| 2000 | 18.6 | 8.3 | 48.6 | 49.0 |
| 2001 | 19.7 | 8.4 | 50.2 | 40.9 |
1 These data are on the principal offence basis | ||||
2 Excludes one person sentenced to life | ||||