In 2019/20 the average custodial sentence length for sexual offences in England and Wales was around 56.6 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 51.6 months, and drug offences at 40.7 months.
Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2019/20 by offence group (in months)
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (February 18, 2021). Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2019/20 by offence group (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 13, 2021, 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 2019/20 by offence group (in months)." Chart. February 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed April 13, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/
Ministry of Justice UK, GOV.UK. (2021). Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2019/20 by offence group (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 13, 2021. 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 2019/20 by Offence Group (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Feb 2021, 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 2019/20 by offence group (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited April 13, 2021)