Criminal justice system in the UK

Statistics report on the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom

Criminal justice system in the UK

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about the criminal justice system of the United Kingdom. It provides facts on how the UK justice system is funded, court statistics and information on its workforce.

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Finances

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  • Basic Statistic Budget of the Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom 2004-2023
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on law courts in the UK 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Legal aid spending in England and Wales 2005-2022
  • Basic Statistic Legal aid expenditure in Scotland 2023
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on prisons in the UK 2009-2023
  • Basic Statistic Government spending on the police in the UK 2009-2023
  • Premium Statistic Expenditure per prison place in England and Wales 2015-2022

Courts

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  • Basic Statistic Number of crown court cases in England and Wales 2010-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of magistrates court cases in England and Wales 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic Conviction rate for courts in England and Wales Q2 2013-Q3 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of days between offence and court conclusion in England and Wales 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of court cases in Scotland 2014-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of new indicatable court cases for in Scotland 2014-2023, by type of court
  • Premium Statistic Number of new summary court cases in Scotland 2014-2022, by type of court

Prison system

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  • Basic Statistic Incarceration rate in the UK 2008-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in the UK 1900-2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of prisoners in England and Wales 2022 by length of sentence
  • Basic Statistic Number of spare prison places in England and Wales 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for offences in England and Wales 2022/23
  • Basic Statistic Average length of prison sentences for all offences in England and Wales 2000-2022
  • Basic Statistic Opinion on prison living conditions in Great Britain 2019-2024

Workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of barristers and judges in the UK 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of solicitors and lawyers in the UK 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2003-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of police officers in the UK 2023, by police force
  • Basic Statistic Number of prison officers in England and Wales 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic Ethnicity of court judges in England and Wales 2023
  • Premium Statistic Proportion of police officers from ethnic minorities in England and Wales 2005-2023
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