The number of persons convicted of rape in all courts, and given (a) an immediate custodial sentence, (b) a community sentence, (c) a fine, (d) a conditional discharge and (e) an absolute discharge, in England and Wales by police force area for the years 2002 to 2006 can be viewed in the following tables.
Court proceedings data for 2007 will be available in the autumn of 2008.
2002 Result Force Found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Immediate custody Avon and Somerset 12 0 0 0 1 11 Bedfordshire 5 0 0 0 0 5 Cambridgeshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Cheshire 9 0 0 0 0 9 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 11 0 0 0 0 11 Cumbria 4 0 0 0 0 4 Derbyshire 7 0 0 0 1 6 Devon and Cornwall 15 0 0 0 0 15 Dorset 6 0 0 0 0 6 Durham 4 0 0 0 0 4 Essex 5 0 0 0 0 5 Gloucestershire 2 0 0 0 0 2 Greater Manchester 32 0 0 0 0 32 Hampshire 21 0 0 0 0 21 Hertfordshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Humberside 9 0 0 0 0 9 Kent 16 0 0 0 0 16 Lancashire 14 0 0 0 0 14 Leicestershire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Lincolnshire 9 0 0 0 0 8 Merseyside 15 0 0 0 0 15 Metropolitan Police 96 1 0 1 2 90 Norfolk 8 0 0 0 0 8 North Yorkshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Northamptonshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Northumbria 22 0 0 0 0 22 Nottinghamshire 13 0 0 0 0 13 South Yorkshire 17 0 0 0 0 17 Staffordshire 11 0 0 0 0 11 Suffolk 7 0 0 0 0 7 Surrey 5 0 0 0 0 5 Sussex 11 0 0 0 0 11 Thames Valley 15 0 0 0 0 15 Warwickshire 1 0 0 0 0 1 West Mercia 12 0 0 0 0 12 West Midlands 27 0 0 0 0 27 West Yorkshire 15 0 0 0 0 15 Wiltshire 9 0 0 0 0 9 Dyfed-Powys 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gwent 16 0 0 0 0 16 North Wales 5 0 0 0 0 5 South Wales 20 0 0 0 1 18 Total (England and Wales) 548 1 0 1 5 537 1 These data are 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. 3 Includes the following statute: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sections 1, and 5. 4 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 came into force on 1 May 2004, 5 The number of defendants sentenced for an offence during a year does not always equal the number found guilty, as a defendant may be sentenced for an offence in a different year to the year they are found guilty of that offence. Source: Court Proceedings Database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
2003 Result Force Found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Immediate custody Avon and Somerset 20 0 0 0 1 19 Bedfordshire 5 0 0 0 0 5 Cambridgeshire 1 0 0 0 0 2 Cheshire 10 0 0 0 0 10 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 9 0 0 0 0 9 Cumbria 8 0 0 0 0 8 Derbyshire 13 0 0 0 0 13 Devon and Cornwall 14 0 0 0 0 14 Dorset 3 0 0 0 0 3 Durham 1 0 0 0 0 1 Essex 6 0 0 0 0 6 Gloucestershire 7 0 0 0 0 7 Greater Manchester 31 0 0 0 0 30 Hampshire 10 0 0 0 0 10 Hertfordshire 10 0 0 0 0 10 Humberside 10 0 0 0 0 10 Kent 7 0 0 0 0 7 Lancashire 20 0 0 0 0 19 Leicestershire 15 0 0 0 0 15 Lincolnshire 4 0 0 0 0 4 Merseyside 13 0 0 0 0 13 Metropolitan Police 113 0 0 0 0 112 Norfolk 5 0 0 0 0 5 North Yorkshire 6 0 0 0 0 6 Northamptonshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Northumbria 20 0 0 0 0 20 Nottinghamshire 13 0 0 0 0 13 South Yorkshire 19 0 0 0 0 19 Staffordshire 9 0 0 0 0 9 Suffolk 6 0 0 0 0 6 Surrey 5 0 0 0 0 C Sussex 17 0 0 0 0 16 Thames Valley 12 0 0 0 0 12 Warwickshire 1 0 0 0 1 0 West Mercia 9 0 0 0 0 9 West Midlands 52 0 0 0 2 48 West Yorkshire 30 1 0 0 3 25 Wiltshire 6 0 0 0 0 6 Dyfed-Powys 2 0 0 0 0 2 Gwent 9 0 0 0 0 9 North Wales 6 0 0 0 0 6 South Wales 17 0 0 0 0 17 Total (England and Wales) 583 1 0 0 7 568 1 These data are 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. 3 Includes the following statute: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sections 1, and 5. 4 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 came into force on 1 May 2004. 5 The number of defendants sentenced for an offence during a year does not always equal the number found guilty, as a defendant may be sentenced for an offence in a different year to the year they are found guilty of that offence. Source: Court Proceedings Database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
2004 Result Force Found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Immediate custody Avon and Somerset 22 0 0 0 1 21 Bedfordshire 12 0 0 0 0 12 Cambridgeshire 4 0 0 0 0 4 Cheshire 11 0 0 0 0 11 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 10 0 0 0 1 9 Cumbria 10 0 0 0 1 9 Derbyshire 19 0 0 0 0 19 Devon and Cornwall 15 0 0 0 1 14 Dorset 4 0 0 0 0 4 Durham 8 0 0 0 0 8 Essex 9 0 0 0 0 9 Gloucestershire 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greater Manchester 27 0 0 0 0 27 Hampshire 14 0 0 0 0 12 Hertfordshire 11 0 0 0 1 10 Humberside 8 0 0 0 0 8 Kent 10 0 0 0 0 10 Lancashire 16 0 0 0 0 16 Leicestershire 12 0 0 0 0 12 Lincolnshire 5 0 0 0 0 5 Merseyside 20 0 0 0 0 20 Metropolitan Police 103 0 0 0 0 101 Norfolk 9 0 0 0 0 9 North Yorkshire 12 0 0 0 1 11 Northamptonshire 14 1 0 0 1 12 Northumbria 18 0 1 0 1 16 Nottinghamshire 11 0 0 0 0 11 South Yorkshire 23 0 0 0 0 23 Staffordshire 16 0 0 0 0 16 Suffolk 3 0 0 0 0 3 Surrey 5 0 0 0 0 5 Sussex 12 0 0 0 0 12 Thames Valley 16 0 0 0 0 16 Warwickshire 3 0 0 0 0 3 West Mercia 10 0 0 0 0 10 West Midlands 51 0 0 0 3 48 West Yorkshire 48 0 0 0 1 47 Wiltshire 4 0 0 0 0 4 Dyfed-Powys 4 0 0 0 0 4 Gwent 6 0 0 0 0 6 North Wales 6 0 0 0 0 6 South Wales 23 0 1 0 1 21 Total (England and Wales) 644 1 2 0 13 624 1 These data are 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. 3 Includes the following statute: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sections 1, and 5. 4 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 came into force on 1 May 2004. 5 The number of defendants sentenced for an offence during a year does not always equal the number found guilty, as a defendant may be sentenced for an offence in a different year to the year they are found guilty of that offence. Source: Court Proceedings Database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
2005 Result Force Found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Immediate custody Avon and Somerset 11 0 0 0 2 8 Bedfordshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Cambridgeshire 9 0 0 0 1 8 Cheshire 10 0 0 0 0 10 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 8 0 0 0 0 8 Cumbria 6 0 0 0 0 6 Derbyshire 12 0 0 0 1 11 Devon and Cornwall 19 0 0 0 0 18 Dorset 4 0 0 0 1 3 Durham 8 0 0 0 0 8 Essex 11 0 0 0 0 11 Gloucestershire 3 0 0 0 0 3 Greater Manchester 46 0 0 0 3 43 Hampshire 27 0 0 0 2 24 Hertfordshire 6 0 0 0 0 6 Humberside 16 0 0 0 1 15 Kent 17 0 0 0 2 15 Lancashire 13 0 0 0 0 13 Leicestershire 10 0 0 0 0 10 Lincolnshire 13 0 0 0 1 12 Merseyside 23 0 0 1 0 22 Metropolitan Police 104 0 0 0 0 102 Norfolk 10 0 0 0 0 9 North Yorkshire 11 0 0 0 0 11 Northamptonshire 7 0 0 0 0 6 Northumbria 11 0 0 0 1 10 Nottinghamshire 18 0 0 0 0 17 South Yorkshire 35 0 1 0 0 33 Staffordshire 13 0 0 0 1 12 Suffolk 7 0 0 0 1 6 Surrey 4 0 0 0 0 3 Sussex 11 0 0 0 0 11 Thames Valley 21 0 0 0 0 20 Warwickshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 West Mercia 11 0 0 0 0 11 West Midlands 62 0 0 0 4 57 West Yorkshire 48 0 0 0 3 44 Wiltshire 3 0 0 0 0 3 Dyfed-Powys 4 0 0 0 0 4 Gwent 7 0 0 0 0 7 North Wales 3 0 0 0 0 3 South Wales 16 0 0 0 1 15 Total (England and Wales) 694 0 1 1 25 654 1 These data are 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. 3 Includes the following statute: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sections 1, and 5. 4 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 came into force on 1st May 2004. 5 The number of defendants sentenced for an offence during a year does not always equal the number found guilty, as a defendant may be sentenced for an offence in a different year to the year they are found guilty of that offence. Source: Court Proceedings Database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
2006 Result Force Found guilty Absolute discharge Conditional discharge Fine Community sentence Immediate custody Avon and Somerset 17 0 0 0 1 16 Bedfordshire 5 0 0 0 0 5 Cambridgeshire 6 0 0 0 0 6 Cheshire 17 0 1 0 2 14 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cleveland 16 0 0 0 0 16 Cumbria 5 0 0 0 0 5 Derbyshire 20 0 0 0 0 19 Devon and Cornwall 18 0 0 0 0 18 Dorset 8 0 0 0 1 7 Durham 7 0 0 0 0 7 Essex 12 1 0 0 1 10 Gloucestershire 13 0 0 0 0 13 Greater Manchester 47 0 0 0 0 47 Hampshire 30 0 0 0 2 28 Hertfordshire 8 0 0 0 1 6 Humberside 26 0 0 0 2 24 Kent 17 0 0 0 1 16 Lancashire 29 0 0 0 2 27 Leicestershire 7 0 0 0 0 7 Lincolnshire 7 0 0 0 0 7 Merseyside 15 0 0 0 0 15 Metropolitan Police 133 0 0 0 3 128 Norfolk 14 0 0 0 0 14 North Yorkshire 11 0 0 0 2 9 Northamptonshire 12 0 0 0 0 11 Northumbria 19 0 0 0 1 17 Nottinghamshire 13 0 0 0 0 13 South Yorkshire 25 0 0 0 4 21 Staffordshire 8 0 0 0 0 8 Suffolk 12 0 0 0 0 11 Surrey 5 0 0 0 1 4 Sussex 11 0 0 0 0 11 Thames Valley 17 0 0 0 0 17 Warwickshire 5 0 0 0 0 5 West Mercia 14 0 0 0 1 11 West Midlands 48 0 0 0 2 46 West Yorkshire 37 0 0 0 3 34 Wiltshire 11 0 0 0 1 10 Dyfed-Powys 3 0 0 0 0 2 Gwent 7 0 0 0 1 6 North Wales 3 0 0 0 0 3 South Wales 16 0 0 0 0 16 Total (England and Wales) 754 1 1 0 32 710 1 These data are 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. 3 Includes the following statute: The Sexual Offences Act 2003, Sections 1, and 5. 4 The Sexual Offences Act 2003 came into force on 1 May 2004. 5 The number of defendants sentenced for an offence during a year does not always equal the number found guilty, as a defendant may be sentenced for an offence in a different year to the year they are found guilty of that offence. Source: Court Proceedings Database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice