In 2018/19 the average custodial sentence length for sexual offences in England and Wales was around 58.2 months, or just under five years, the most of any broad offence type in that year. Other crimes that carried high prison sentences were robbery at 51.5 months, and drug offences at 38 months.
Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by offence group
(in months)
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (February 20, 2020). Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by offence group (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
Ministry of Justice UK, und GOV.UK. "Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by offence group (in months)." Chart. February 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2020). Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by offence group (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
Ministry of Justice UK, and GOV.UK. "Average Custodial Sentence Length (Acsl) at All Courts to Immediate Custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by Offence Group (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
Ministry of Justice UK & GOV.UK, Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2018/19 by offence group (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited May 25, 2020)
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