The available information is contained in the following table and shows immediate and suspended custodial sentences given in magistrates courts in Suffolk and at the Crown Court if committed by Suffolk magistrates. The Home Office Courts Proceedings Database does not include details as to where crimes are committed.
Persons sentenced and type of sentence Number given immediate custody Number given suspended sentence Total number sentenced Suffolk 2001 877 17 14,627 2002 908 25 15,925 2003 983 39 16,065 2004 1,109 79 18,647 2005 1,019 297 19,296 1 Magistrates courts in Suffolk and the Crown Court if committed by magistrates in Suffolk. Note: Although care is taken in collating and analysing the returns used to compile these figures, the data are of necessity subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system. Consequently, although figures are shown to the last digit in order to provide a comprehensive record of the information collected, they are not necessarily accurate to the last digit shown. Source: RDS-NOMS, Home Office