It is not possible to identify the number of convictions for personal robbery as court proceedings data do not differentiate between personal and commercial robberies.
The following table shows the number of convictions for “Robbery” in England and Wales in 1997 and 2005, as well as the number and percentage of community sentences and custodial sentences.
2006 data will be available in November 2007.
Of those sentenced 1997 2005 Found guilty 5,589 7,083 Sentenced 5,597 7,139 Community sentence 1,307 2,539 Percentage 23 36 Immediate custody 4,008 4,407 Percentage 72 62 1 Data provided on the principal offence basis 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Court proceedings database—Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice