4519.0 - Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2011-12 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 28/02/2013   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All  
Contents >> Summary, Police proceedings >> New South Wales


NEW SOUTH WALES

The number of police proceedings presented in this publication for New South Wales exclude those legal actions taken under the NSW Young Offenders Act 1997. For further information refer to the Explanatory Notes paragraphs 45-47.

There were 140,288 police proceedings recorded in New South Wales in 2011-12 (excluding proceedings under the NSW Young Offenders Act 1997). This represents a 7% decrease compared with 2010-11, similar to the decrease in the unique offender population for this state (6%).


Court actions

There were 77,926 police-initiated court proceedings in New South Wales in 2011-12. Acts intended to cause injury comprised the largest component of these court proceedings (37% of all court initiated proceedings), followed by Illicit drug offences (14%) and Theft (14%).


Graph Image for POLICE PROCEEDINGS - COURT ACTIONS, Selected principal offence, New South Wales(a) - 2008-09 to 2011-12

Footnote(s): (a) Excludes offenders proceeded against under the NSW Young Offenders Act 1997 (see Explanatory Notes paragraphs 45-47).

Source(s): Recorded Crime - Offenders, 2011-12 (cat. no. 4519.0)





Previous Page