The average length of a prison sentence for all offences in England and Wales was 22.6 months in 2022, compared with 11.4 months in the year 2000.
Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months)
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Ministry of Justice UK. (October 26, 2022). Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/
Ministry of Justice UK. "Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months)." Chart. October 26, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/
Ministry of Justice UK. (2022). Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/
Ministry of Justice UK. "Average Custodial Sentence Length at All Courts to Immediate Custody for All Offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in Months)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/
Ministry of Justice UK, Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/ (last visited June 08, 2023)
Average custodial sentence length at all courts to immediate custody for all offences in England and Wales from 2000 to 2022 (in months) [Graph], Ministry of Justice UK, October 26, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1100628/prison-sentence-length-in-england-and-wales-over-time/