asked Her Majesty's Government:How many people were, respectively, convicted and cautioned for (a) indictable sexual offences and (b) non-indictable sexual offences in 1998. [HL835]
Available information for 1998 is given in the tables.
| Table A—Number of offenders convicted at all courts or cautioned for sexual offences by type of offence, England and Wales, 1998 | ||
| Type of offence | Convicted | Cautioned |
| Indictable only | 929 | 101 |
| Triable either-way | 3,596 | 1,613 |
| Summary1 | 7,209 | 3,875 |
| 1Includes brothel keeping, indecent exposure, kerb crawling and offences by prostitutes. | ||
Table B—Number of offenders convicted at the Crown Court for sexual offences1 by type of offence. Northern Ireland, 1998
| |
Type of offence
| Convicted
|
| Indictable only | 79 |
| Non-indictable | — |
1Figures relate only to the principal offence. | |
Table C—Persons with a charge proved where the main offence was a crime of indecency1 in Scotland, 1998
| |
Court Procedure
| Number of persons with a charge proved
|
| Solemn | 225 |
| Summary | 313 |
1Excluding indecent exposure, brothel keeping, immoral traffic and offences related to prostitution. | |