In 2021 the average custodial sentence length for sexual offences in England and Wales was around 52.4 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 46.7 months, and drug offences at 38.1 months.
Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2021, by offence group (in months)
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Ministry of Justice UK, & GOV.UK. (October 28, 2021). Average custodial sentence length (ACSL) at all courts to immediate custody in England and Wales in 2021, by offence group (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, 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 2021, by offence group (in months)." Chart. October 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. 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 2021, by offence group (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. 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 2021, by Offence Group (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 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 2021, by offence group (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100192/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-by-offence/ (last visited May 16, 2022)