(2) how many people convicted of rape in the last three years were (a) under 18, (b) 19 to 25, (c) 26 to 35, (d) 36 to 45, (e) 46 to 55, (f) 56 to 65 and (g) 66 years and over;
(3) how many convictions for rape there were in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007; and how many charges of rape were brought in each year;
(4) what percentage of people prosecuted for rape were convicted of that offence in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007.
The information requested is in the following table. The number of offenders convicted of rape who can be detained indefinitely more than tripled between 2004 and 2006. The figures include those convicted of an offence of rape, under section 1 of the sexual offences Act 2003, and those convicted of an offence of rape of a child under 13, under section 5 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
Charging information is not held by my Department.
Court proceedings data for 2007 will be available in the autumn of 2008.
Proceeded against Found guilty Percentage prosecuted who were found guilty Age group 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 10-17 254 305 229 30 73 71 12 24 31 18 98 100 101 8 18 23 8 18 23 19-25 567 534 532 148 127 142 26 24 27 26-35 591 648 556 141 144 167 24 22 30 36-45 512 553 486 148 171 188 29 31 39 46-55 233 247 235 96 75 90 41 30 38 56-65 146 112 129 45 59 55 31 53 43 66 and over 52 59 67 28 27 18 54 46 27 Total 2,453 2,558 2,335 644 694 754 26 27 32 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. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice Our ref: PQ 188570, 188607 and 188608 (table 1)
Found guilty 1992 33 1993 23 1994 16 1995 26 1996 15 1997 12 1998 14 1999 16 2000 17 2001 14 2002 11 2003 15 2004 20 2005 40 2006 44 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 Staffordshire police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice Our ref: PQ 188499 (table 2)