Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the average adult reoffending rate was for (a) men and (b) women ex-prisoners after their release in the last five years for which figures are available. (254010)

The following table shows the one-year reoffending rates for offenders leaving custody in the first quarter of the years 2002 to 2006, by gender. The table shows the proportion of offenders who committed at least one further offence and the number of further offences committed per 100 offenders.

*One-year reoffending rates, offenders leaving custody by gender, 2002-06*
			Number of offenders	Actual reoffending rate (Percentage)	Number of offences per 100 offenders
Males	2002	Q1	14,385	55.0	283.8
	2003	Q1	13,202	53.9	276.8
	2004	Q1	14,359	51.8	249.9
	2005	Q1	13,353	49.1	227.0
	2006	Q1	13,178	46.6	207.5

Females	2002	Q1	1,193	55.8	340.9
	2003	Q1	1,156	54.1	305.1
	2004	Q1	1,402	53.7	285.2
	2005	Q1	1,242	49.1	244.8
	2006	Q1	1,202	45.0	218.6

Further information on the one-year rates of reoffending can be found at:

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/reoffendingofadults.htm

Volume 487: debated on Monday 9 February 2009