{"id":60329,"date":"2015-08-13T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T09:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=5bc1bb97db718d204912d7296846e1a0"},"modified":"2015-08-13T09:54:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T09:54:00","slug":"press-release-sex-offender-sentences-hit-record-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=60329","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Sex offender sentences hit record levels"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prison sentences given to sex offenders have reached record levels, statistics released today (13 August 2015) show. <\/p>\n

Sex offenders are now sentenced on average to more than 5 years in prison \u2013 an increase of 4.5 months in the past year alone.<\/p>\n

A total of 6,402 sex offenders were convicted in the latest year, an increase of 10% on the previous 12 months. That means that as well as sentences being longer, the number of offenders convicted was the highest it has been in a decade.<\/p>\n

Justice Minister Andrew Selous said:<\/p>\n

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These figures show sex offenders are receiving harsher punishment than ever before for their appalling crimes.<\/p>\n

Longer sentences will be welcomed by victims, who deserve to know that those who commit these sickening acts are properly held to account.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Today\u2019s statistics also show that in all offence categories, serious offenders are more likely to go straight to prison than at any point in the last 10 years. 27% of people convicted of an indictable offence received an immediate custodial sentence, up from 24% in the 12 months ending March 2010. <\/p>\n

The average custodial sentence length for all indictable offences has increased to 18.7 months in March 2015, up from 16.5 months in the 12 months ending March 2010. <\/p>\n

The proportion of offenders sentenced to a community sentence for an indictable offence has decreased since the 12 months ending March 2009, from 33% to 20% in the latest year. <\/p>\n

In the latest year, there was also a 21% drop in the use of out-of-court disposals, which include cautions, Penalty Notices for Disorder, and cannabis and khat warnings. <\/p>\n

Notes to editors:<\/h3>\n
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    View Criminal Justice System Statistics Quarterly<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The average custodial sentence length for sexual offences in the 12 months ending March 2015 was 63.0 months. This has risen by 4.5 months since the previous year. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The average custodial sentence length for sex offences is at the highest level over the period for which figures are readily available (since 2000). <\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The average custodial sentence length for all crimes has risen by 0.6 months in the same period to 15.9 months.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    For further information please call the Ministry of Justice press office on 020 3334 3536. Follow us @MoJpress<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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