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Table 3: Outcomes of summary cases disposed of in the District Courts 2000-2007 (Frequency Table).

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Imprisonment or Detention	14,216	12,171	10,936	10,432	10,240	9,959	11,462	11,344
Fines	129,430	111,817	110,192	100,475	85,111	86,261	95,913	106,965
Community Service	2,419	3286	2,693	1,840	1,166	1,244	1,389	1,431
Other*	271,441	258,801	239,935	214,930	215,635	204,488	221,011	268,605
Total	417,506	386,075	363,756	327,677	312,152	301,952	329,775	388,345

*More detailed breakdown of the ‘other’ figure introduced in 2005

 

Note: Each individual offence a defendant is charged with is counted as a separate 'case'. For instance, if a single defendant is charged with 'assault' and 'criminal damage', this will count as two cases in the statistics, with two disposals.

(Source: Court Service Reports 2000-2007)

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Table 3a: More detailed breakdown of outcomes of summary cases disposed of in the District Courts 2005-2007 (Frequency Table).

	2005	2006	2007
Imprisonment or Detention	9,959	11,462	11,344
Fines	86,261	95,913	106,965
Community Service	1,244	1,389	1,431
Probation	18,242	17,216	17,183
Struck Out	112,427	121,871	164,541
Dismiss	13,632	12,727	14,646
Taken into Consideration	52,998	61,968	65,882
Adjourn Generally	6,380	6,082	5,187
Peace Bond	809	1,147	1,166
Total	301,952	329,775	388,345

 

(Source: Court Service Reports 2005-2007)

 

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