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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
PRINCIPAL OFFENCE During 2017–18, the most common principal offences were:
During 2017–18, decreases occurred across all offence types, with the exception of Sexual assault and related offences which increased marginally (up 3%, 35) to 1,093 defendants. (Table 28) METHOD OF FINALISATION The majority (71%) of defendants had their matter(s) adjudicated, most of whom (25,335) were proven guilty. Just over one-fifth (22%, 7,943) of all defendants finalised in South Australia had their matter(s) withdrawn by the prosecution, which has been consistently higher than the national average (around 8%) over the time series. (Tables 1 and 28) PRINCIPAL SENTENCE AND SENTENCE LENGTH Of the 25,335 defendants proven guilty during 2017–18:
INDIGENOUS STATUS During 2017–18, nearly one-fifth of defendants finalised in South Australia (19%, 4,635) identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander3, a decrease of 7% (375) on the previous year. (Table 12) The most common principal offence for both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous defendants was Acts intended to cause injury (32% or 1,482 and 24% or 4,247, respectively). Approximately one in five (18%, 564) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defendants who were proven guilty were sentenced to custody in a correctional institution. (Table 13) Footnotes 1 See Explanatory Notes 93 and 95. 2 Excluding life and indeterminate imprisonment (see Explanatory Note 48). 3 Excludes defendants with a principal offence of Traffic and vehicle regulatory offences (ANZSOC Division 14) or Dangerous or negligent operation of a vehicle (ANZSOC Subdivision 041). See Explanatory Note 56. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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