CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT 2001 – 2002 RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Index:

Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Key findings
Section 3 Number of Defendants Charged
Section 4 Police/CPS identification of a racist incident
Section 5 Police racist incident report
Section 6 Admissible Evidence of Racial Aggravation
Section 7 Offences Charged by the Police
Section 8 CPS Action on Police Charges
Section 9 Charges Added by The CPS
Section 10 Details of Charges Prosecuted
Section 11 Outcome of Charges Prosecuted
Section 12 Details of Sentences Imposed
Section 13 Details of Defendant Prosecutions
Section 14 Details of Charges Dropped
Annexes

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 This report contains information compiled by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on prosecution decisions and outcomes in all cases identified by the police or CPS as racist incidents. The report covers the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002.

1.2 For the purposes of this report, the police and CPS have used the Macpherson definition of a racist incident, which states that: 'a racist incident is any incident which is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person'.

1.3 All racist incident cases submitted by the police to The CPS for prosecution should be clearly marked in accordance with the national agreement. This enables The CPS to deal with the case appropriately and to commence the tracking procedure. If, on reviewing the evidence in the case, it is apparent that the case is a racist incident but has not been identified by the police, the reviewing lawyer will mark the case and ensure that it enters the system.

1.4 Details of all cases identified by either the police or CPS as racist incidents are kept by each of the 42 CPS Areas and by the Casework Directorate in London, a specialist unit dealing with serious crime. Returns are provided monthly to CPS Headquarters in York where the information is collated and the annual report prepared.

1.5 Racially aggravated crime was introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. This Act defined what is meant by racial aggravation and created specific offences of racially aggravated assault, criminal damage, public order and harassment. Additionally, section 153 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (replacing section 82 of the 1998 Act) imposes a duty on sentencing courts to treat evidence of racial aggravation as an aggravating feature, increasing the seriousness of the offence and the sentence to be imposed, in cases where offences are not specifically charged under the 1998 Act.

1.6 The CPS Racist Incident Monitoring Scheme (RIMS) covers all racist incidents and therefore includes information about specific offences charged under the 1998 Act as well as offences that could fall within Section 153. The report provides the following information:

the number of racist incident defendant cases submitted by CPS Areas during the reporting period;
CPS decisions on charges put by the police;
details of charges prosecuted;
details of charges dropped;
outcomes of charges prosecuted in the magistrates' courts, Crown Courts and youth courts; and
sentences imposed by each of these court types.

Religiously aggravated crime

1.7 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 was amended by the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, which created new offences of religiously aggravated crime. The CPS has been monitoring prosecutions of these new offences under the existing racist incident monitoring procedures. The Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act came into force on 14 December 2001. There were no prosecutions for religiously aggravated crime completed by 31 March 2002, the closing date for the period covered by the present report.

2. KEY FINDINGS – SUMMARY AND COMMENTS

2.1 IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 3728

Police identification 3321 National percentage 89%

CPS identification 407 National percentage 11%

Comment

The number of defendant cases received for prosecution has increased by over 20% from 3105 to 3728. Police performance in marking racist incident files for CPS attention continues to improve steadily. This year's figure of 89% is a 4% increase on the previous year.

2.2 DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 2674

Defendants not prosecuted 1054

% of defendants prosecuted National percentage 72%

Comment

The CPS prosecuted 72% of the cases received. The remaining 28% were discontinued, dropped at court or could not be prosecuted because the defendant failed to appear. The 28% figure, which covers proceedings in all courts, compares with the 28.3% figure for all types of offences over the same period.

2.3 CHARGES

NUMBER OF POLICE CHARGES 5477

NUMBER and % OF CHARGES UNALTERED 4148 National percentage 76%

NUMBER OF CHARGES ADDED BY THE CPS 287

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 5764

Total number charges Prosecuted 3597 National percentage 62%

Total number of charges Dropped 2167 National percentage 38%

Comment

This is the third full year in which we have gathered information on the new racially aggravated offences under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The percentage of police charges unaltered by The CPS was 76% compared with the 75% in 2000 - 2001 and 47% recorded in 1999 - 2000. The number of charges added by The CPS decreased from 292 to 287.

2.4 DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 3597

Racially aggravated assaults 488

Racially aggravated criminal damage 184

Racially aggravated public order 1272

Racially aggravated harassment 166

Other assaults 433

Other criminal damage 201

Other public order 552

Other harassment 39

Theft Act 72

Other 187

Homicide 3

Comment

58% of the 3597 offences prosecuted were charged under the Crime and Disorder Act with the majority being racially aggravated public order offences. Although the remainder could not be prosecuted under the Act, a proportion contained admissible evidence of racial aggravation, which would have been presented to the court.

The three charges of homicide represent a single case involving three defendants.

2.5 OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Guilty pleas 2482 National percentage 69%

Guilty after contest 513 National percentage 14%

Committal discharge 52 National percentage 1%

Half-time acquittal 117 National percentage 3%

Full-time acquittal 433 National percentage 12

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mags. Court 2242 62%

Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 836 23%

Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 519 15%

Comment

The outcomes are charged-based rather than defendant-based and for this reason it is not possible to make direct comparisons with the outcomes for defendants in the national Performance Indicator system. We would, however, expect the percentage figures for defendants to be higher because each defendant faces an average of more than one charge. This year's 83% conviction rate remains the same as the previous year.

2.6 REASONS FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Number of charges dropped 2167

Dropped: witness fails to attend 329 National percentage 15%

Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 218 National percentage 10%

Dropped: other insufficient evidence 923 National percentage 43%

Dropped: public interest 326 15% Dropped: written off/other 178 National percentage 8%

Bound Over without trial 193 National percentage 9%

Comment

Witness difficulties accounted for 25% of the charges dropped. Charges dropped because there was insufficient evidence accounted for a further 43%. Charges not pursued on public interest grounds accounted for 15% with the most common reason being that the defendant was being dealt with on more serious offences or was serving a long prison sentence. A further 8% of charges could not be prosecuted because the defendant failed to attend court and/or could not be traced. In respect of the remaining 9% of charges, the defendants were bound over without trial.

Charges dropped do not necessarily result in the whole case being terminated. The scheme records only those offences that are racially aggravated. A defendant may be charged with other offences arising from the same set of facts and these would not be tracked as part of the scheme.

3. THE NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CHARGED

3.1 The report contains a mixture of defendant based and charge based information. The initial unit of counting for the scheme is the defendant but decisions taken in respect of each defendant, whether by The CPS in relation to prosecution or by the courts in relation to sentence, are recorded on a charge by charge basis rather than a whole case basis. This means that four defendants in one case charged jointly with one offence will be counted as four units. Similarly, one defendant charged with several offences will be counted as one unit provided at least one of the offences is racially aggravated for the purpose of the scheme.

3.2 During the reporting period, 3728 defendants were charged with an offence, which, in view of the police or CPS, met the definition of a racist incident. In comparison with 2000 -2001 this represents an increase of over 20%. Table 1 represents the total number of defendants recorded by each CPS Area.

TABLE 1 – THE NUMBER OF DEFENDANT CASES RECORDED BY EACH CPS AREA

(Previous year's figure in brackets)

Avon & Somerset 27 (38)
Bedfordshire 43 (59)
Cambridgeshire 83 (37)
Cheshire 76 (72)
Cleveland 12 (10)
Cumbria 20 (17)
Derbyshire 27 (46)
Devon & Cornwall 73 (67)
Dorset 27 (26)
Durham 41 (27)
Dyfed Powys 30 (37)
Essex 38 (10)
Gloucestershire 18 (23)
Gt Manchester 216 (206)
Gwent 91 (77)
Hampshire 57 (88)
Hertfordshire 5 (3)
Humberside 58 (39)
Kent 81 (34)
Lancashire 70 (98)
Leicestershire 133 (105)
Lincolnshire 9 (10)
Merseyside 65 (84)
Metropolitan & City 219 (339)
Norfolk 54 (37)
Northants 47 (44)
Northumbria 184 (185)
North Wales 46 (16)
North Yorkshire 28 (17)
Nottinghamshire 143 (81)
South Wales 237 (195)
South Yorkshire 68 (66)
Staffordshire 152 (67)
Suffolk 43 (22)
Surrey 35 (39)
Sussex 76 (44)
Thames Valley 73 (77)
Warwickshire 32 (37)
West Mercia 61 (36)
West Midlands 432 (279)
West Yorkshire 421 (280)
Wiltshire 28 (27)
Casework Dir 0 (4)
Total 3728 (3105)

4. POLICE/CPS IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

4.1 There is a national agreement with the police that, when submitting files to The CPS, they will identify those which meet the definition of a racist incident. Files not identified by the police will be identified by The CPS.

4.2 During this reporting year the police have identified 89% of cases as meeting the Macpherson definition of a racist incident. Compared to last year's report this is an increase of 4%. The CPS identified the remaining 11%. Table 2 indicates the identification performance of The CPS and the police by Area.

4.3 Police identification in 16 CPS Areas was below the national average of 89%. In 27 Areas identification by the police was 89% and over.

TABLE 2 – POLICE/CPS IDENTIFICATION OF RACIST INCIDENT CASES BY AREA

Avon & Somerset Police: 19 70% CPS: 8 30%
Bedfordshire Police: 29 67% CPS: 14 33%
Cambridgeshire Police: 75 90% CPS: 8 10%
Cheshire Police: 76 100% CPS: 0 0%
Cleveland Police: 6 50% CPS: 6 50%
Cumbria Police: 19 95% CPS: 1 5%
Derbyshire Police: 24 89% CPS: 3 11%
Devon & Cornwall Police: 69 95% CPS: 4 5%
Dorset Police: 27 100% CPS: 0 0%
Durham Police: 36 88% CPS: 5 12%
Dyfed Powys Police: 28 93% CPS: 2 7%
Essex Police: 31 82% CPS: 7 18%
Gloucestershire Police: 18 100% CPS: 0 0%
Gt Manchester Police: 194 90% CPS: 22 10%
Gwent Police: 88 97% CPS: 3 3%
Hampshire Police: 57 100% CPS: 0 0%
Hertfordshire Police: 51 94% CPS: 3 6%
Humberside Police: 44 76% CPS: 14 24%
Kent Police: 74 91% CPS: 7 9%
Lancashire Police: 67 96% CPS: 3 4%
Leicestershire Police: 120 90% CPS: 13 10%
Lincolnshire Police: 6 67% CPS: 3 33%
Merseyside Police: 62 95% CPS: 3 5%
Metropolitan & City Police: 200 91% CPS: 19 9%
Norfolk Police: 51 94% CPS: 3 6%
Northants Police: 38 81% CPS: 9 19%
Northumbria Police: 173 94% CPS: 11 6%
North Wales Police: 38 83% CPS: 8 17%
North Yorkshire Police: 22 79% CPS: 6 21%
Nottinghamshire Police: 132 92% CPS: 11 8%
South Wales Police: 225 95% CPS: 12 5%
South Yorkshire Police: 56 82% CPS: 12 18%
Staffordshire Police: 135 89% CPS: 17 11%
Suffolk Police: 42 98% CPS: 1 2%
Surrey Police: 34 97% CPS: 1 3%
Sussex Police: 66 87% CPS: 10 13%
Thames Valley Police: 70 96% CPS: 3 4%
Warwickshire Police: 27 84% CPS: 5 16%
West Mercia Police: 52 85% CPS: 9 15%
West Midlands Police: 379 88% CPS: 53 12%
West Yorkshire Police: 335 80% CPS: 86 20%
Wiltshire Police: 26 93% CPS: 2 7%
Casework Dir Police: 0 0% CPS: 0 0%
Total Police: 3321 89% CPS: 407 11%

5. POLICE RACIST INCIDENT REPORT/COMPUTER RECORD SUPPLIED WITH FILE

5.1 In order to assist with the early identification of racist incidents, in addition to marking the file appropriately when it is submitted to The CPS, the police nationally have agreed to supply The CPS with a copy of their racist incident report form or computer record at the same time. Information contained on the report form may have evidential significance or could prompt The CPS lawyer to raise further questions with the police with a view to improving the quality of the evidence. Of the 3728 defendant cases referred to The CPS, the police supplied a copy of their racist incident report form or computer record in only 657 cases (18%) a 2% decrease from the previous year. The percentage varies considerably from Area to Area. Table 3 shows police performance by CPS Area. Each CPS Area equates to a police force area save London, which includes the Metropolitan and City forces and the Casework Directorate, which may take work from any force.

TABLE 3 – POLICE RACIST INCIDENT REPORT/COMPUTER RECORD SUPPLIED WITH FILE

Did the police supply a copy of their Racist Incident Report or computer record with the file?

Avon & Somerset Yes: 6 22% No: 21 78%
Bedfordshire Yes: 1 2% No: 42 98%
Cambridgeshire Yes: 1 1% No: 82 99%
Cheshire Yes: 36 47% No: 40 53%
Cleveland Yes: 6 50% No: 6 50%
Cumbria Yes: 8 40% No: 12 60%
Derbyshire Yes: 0 0% No: 27 100%
Devon & Cornwall Yes: 32 44% No: 41 56%
Dorset Yes: 13 48% No: 14 52%
Durham Yes: 8 20% No: 33 80%
Dyfed Powys Yes: 10 33% No: 20 67%
Essex Yes: 3 8% No: 35 92%
Gloucestershire Yes: 0 0% No: 18 100%
Gt Manchester Yes: 55 25% No: 161 75%
Gwent Yes: 10 11% No: 81 89%
Hampshire Yes: 4 7% No: 53 93%
Hertfordshire Yes: 18 33% No: 36 67%
Humberside Yes: 4 7% No: 54 93%
Kent Yes: 6 7% No: 75 93%
Lancashire Yes: 6 9% No: 64 91%
Leicestershire Yes: 9 7% No: 124 93%
Lincolnshire Yes: 0 0% No: 9 100%
Merseyside Yes: 22 34% No: 43 66%
Metropolitan & City Yes: 19 9% No: 200 91%
Norfolk Yes: 11 20% No: 43 80%
Northants Yes: 6 13% No: 41 87%
Northumbria Yes: 78 42% No: 106 58%
North Wales Yes: 7 15% No: 39 85%
North Yorkshire Yes: 1 4% No: 27 96%
Nottinghamshire Yes: 32 22% No: 111 78%
South Wales Yes: 115 49% No: 122 51%
South Yorkshire Yes: 2 3% No: 66 97%
Staffordshire Yes: 4 3% No: 148 97%
Suffolk Yes: 15 35% No: 28 65%
Surrey Yes: 1 3% No: 34 97%
Sussex Yes: 2 3% No: 74 97%
Thames Valley Yes: 10 14% No: 63 86%
Warwickshire Yes: 3 9% No: 29 91%
West Mercia Yes: 19 31% No: 42 69%
West Midlands Yes: 5 1% No: 427 99%
West Yorkshire Yes: 69 16% No: 352 84%
Wiltshire Yes: 0 0% No: 28 100%
Casework Dir Yes: 0 0% No: 0 0%
Total Yes: 657 18% No: 3071 82%

6. ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE OF RACIAL AGGRAVATION

6.1 The Macpherson definition of a racist incident is deliberately wide in order to encourage the reporting of racist incidents to the police. Inevitably, in some cases, despite the case having been reported as a racist incident, there will not be sufficient evidence to justify prosecution for a racially aggravated offence under the definition in the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

6.2 The monitoring scheme requires The CPS lawyer considering the evidence in the case to indicate whether in his or her judgement there was sufficient evidence to establish racial aggravation as defined by the 1998 Act. Table 4 below indicates that the reviewing lawyer took the view that there was such evidence in 3002 defendant cases (81%) received from the police and further breaks this down for each Area.

TABLE 4 – ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE OF RACIAL AGGRAVATION

Did The CPS lawyer consider that there was sufficient evidence to establish racial aggravation as defined by Section 28 Crime & Disorder Act 1998?

Avon & Somerset Yes: 21 78% No: 6 22%
Bedfordshire Yes: 24 56% No: 19 44%
Cambridgeshire Yes: 55 66% No: 28 34%
Cheshire Yes: 68 89% No: 8 11%
Cleveland Yes: 12 100% No: 0 0%
Cumbria Yes: 19 95% No: 1 5%
Derbyshire Yes: 24 89% No: 3 11%
Devon & Cornwall Yes: 52 71% No: 21 29%
Dorset Yes: 25 93% No: 2 7%
Durham Yes: 33 80% No: 8 20%
Dyfed Powys Yes: 28 93% No: 2 7%
Essex Yes: 35 92% No: 3 8%
Gloucestershire Yes: 14 78% No: 4 22%
Gt Manchester Yes: 189 88% No: 27 13%
Gwent Yes: 77 85% No: 14 15%
Hampshire Yes: 53 93% No: 4 7%
Hertfordshire Yes: 39 72% No: 15 28%
Humberside Yes: 48 83% No: 10 17%
Kent Yes: 62 77% No: 19 23%
Lancashire Yes: 52 74% No: 18 26%
Leicestershire Yes: 99 74% No: 34 26%
Lincolnshire Yes: 8 89% No: 1 11%
Merseyside Yes: 55 85% No: 10 15%
Metropolitan & City Yes: 188 86% No: 31 14%
Norfolk Yes: 51 94% No: 3 6%
Northants Yes: 42 89% No: 5 11%
Northumbria Yes: 161 88% No: 23 13%
North Wales Yes: 37 80% No: 9 20%
North Yorkshire Yes: 26 93% No: 2 7%
Nottinghamshire Yes: 122 85% No: 21 15%
South Wales Yes: 199 84% No: 38 16%
South Yorkshire Yes: 58 85% No: 10 15%
Staffordshire Yes: 123 81% No: 29 19%
Suffolk Yes: 34 79% No: 9 21%
Surrey Yes: 27 77% No: 8 23%
Sussex Yes: 69 91% No: 7 9%
Thames Valley Yes: 56 77% No: 17 23%
Warwickshire Yes: 23 72% No: 9 28%
West Mercia Yes: 52 85% No: 9 15%
West Midlands Yes: 393 91% No: 39 9%
West Yorkshire Yes: 230 55% No: 191 45%
Wiltshire Yes: 19 68% No: 9 32%
Casework Dir Yes: 0 0% No: 0 0%
Total Yes: 3002 81% No: 726 19%

7. OFFENCES CHARGED BY THE POLICE

7.1 During the reporting year there were 5477 offences charged by the police, broken down as follows:

1019 racially aggravated assaults

348 racially aggravated criminal damage

2039 racially aggravated public order

320 racially aggravated harassment

474 other assaults

266 other criminal damage

641 other public order

26 other harassment

101 Theft Act

4 homicide

239 other offences

7.2 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 makes it possible for certain specified offences to be charged under the Act as racially aggravated crimes. The racially aggravated assault, criminal damage, public order and harassment charges listed above are offences specifically charged under the Act. The remaining offences listed were charged under other legislation.

AREA	NUMBER OF POLICECHARGES	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	41	0	6	4	2	1	14	9	1	0	2	2
Bedfordshire	75	0	21	17	1	7	19	4	5	0	0	1
Cambridgeshire	158	0	9	20	19	9	48	24	13	0	5	11
Cheshire	96	0	14	4	10	5	52	6	2	0	0	3
Cleveland	20	0	1	5	0	2	6	6	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	25	0	4	3	1	0	15	0	2	0	0	0
Derbyshire	34	0	4	2	3	0	15	2	6	1	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	99	0	27	8	1	4	29	14	10	0	3	3
Dorset	45	0	13	1	9	1	7	6	4	0	3	1
Durham	53	0	1	1	3	1	18	14	10	0	2	3
Dyfed Powys	43	0	1	0	4	2	30	3	1	0	0	2
Essex	50	0	11	6	1	2	21	5	3	0	1	0
Gloucestershire	26	0	5	2	1	2	14	1	0	1	0	0
Gt Manchester	362	0	48	61	25	21	112	51	15	2	6	21
Gwent	138	0	21	9	5	10	59	26	1	0	0	7
Hampshire	113	0	26	10	8	5	34	14	4	0	1	11
Hertfordshire	100	0	19	12	8	3	35	14	3	0	2	4
Humberside	83	0	12	7	3	3	26	24	3	1	2	2
Kent	115	0	34	6	9	5	34	13	7	0	0	7
Lancashire	79	0	5	0	12	1	55	3	3	0	0	0
Leicestershire	198	0	37	10	12	10	87	20	15	0	2	5
Lincolnshire	13	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	3	0	0	0
Merseyside	83	0	25	3	12	0	28	3	9	0	1	2
Metropolitan & City	375	0	86	53	28	18	116	30	13	1	7	23
Norfolk	86	0	16	6	2	1	42	13	4	1	0	1
Northants	102	0	9	18	4	9	28	16	3	1	4	10
Northumbria	229	0	36	6	14	13	96	21	28	0	8	7
North Wales	69	0	10	7	6	3	25	15	0	2	0	1
North Yorkshire	36	0	7	0	1	1	18	4	2	0	0	3
Nottinghamshire	198	0	44	8	9	5	99	18	4	0	2	9
South Wales	409	0	49	33	18	33	153	41	27	2	19	34
South Yorkshire	112	0	28	15	10	8	27	18	1	0	1	4
Staffordshire	186	0	27	15	7	15	82	26	4	1	1	8
Suffolk	48	0	13	0	1	0	24	0	9	0	0	1
Surrey	50	0	11	0	9	0	23	0	7	0	0	0
Sussex	109	0	19	7	4	5	41	9	6	1	3	14
Thames Valley	112	0	23	9	11	7	42	9	4	1	1	5
Warwickshire	47	0	6	6	2	2	25	1	1	0	1	3
West Mercia	81	0	12	9	0	1	47	4	5	1	2	0
West Midlands	590	0	165	48	47	29	183	45	42	5	13	13
West Yorkshire	556	0	106	40	24	19	193	105	38	5	9	17
Wiltshire	33	4	3	2	2	3	14	3	2	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5477	4	1019	474	348	266	2039	641	320	26	101	239
Percentage	100%	0%	19%	9%	6%	5%	37%	12%	6%	0%	2%	4%

8. CPS ACTION ON POLICE CHARGES

8.1 Of the 5477 police charges, 76% (or 4148 charges) were unaltered by The CPS, compared with 75% recorded in 2000 – 2001 and 47% recorded in 1999 - 2000. Table 6 gives information concerning these charges together with a breakdown of The CPS action in respect of the remaining 24%.

TABLE 6 – CPS ACTION ON POLICE CHARGES

AREA	Number of Police Charges	Unaltered	Increase RA to Non RA e.g. s.20 to s.18	Increase Non RA To RA	Reduce RA To Non RA	Reduce Non RA to RA e.g. s.18 to s.20	Increase for any other reasons	Reduce for any other reasons
Avon & Somerset	41	31	0	4	2	0	0	4
Bedfordshire	75	46	0	2	7	0	3	17
Cambridgeshire	158	126	0	1	19	0	5	7
Cheshire	96	80	0	6	5	0	1	4
Cleveland	20	14	0	6	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	25	21	0	0	1	0	0	3
Derbyshire	34	25	0	2	3	0	0	4
Devon & Cornwall	99	67	0	7	14	1	1	9
Dorset	45	38	1	0	5	0	0	1
Durham	53	48	0	3	1	0	0	1
Dyfed Powys	43	29	0	2	1	0	2	9
Essex	50	30	1	6	10	0	1	2
Gloucestershire	26	19	0	0	4	1	0	2
Gt Manchester	362	253	0	20	20	11	12	46
Gwent	138	103	0	8	10	0	2	15
Hampshire	113	92	0	4	7	0	0	10
Hertfordshire	100	72	0	10	16	0	1	1
Humberside	83	58	0	7	10	0	0	8
Kent	115	72	0	6	20	0	1	16
Lancashire	79	54	0	1	13	0	0	11
Leicestershire	198	145	0	5	24	0	2	22
Lincolnshire	13	11	0	0	2	0	0	0
Merseyside	83	67	0	2	9	1	0	4
Metropolitan & City	375	307	0	14	32	1	6	15
Norfolk	86	67	0	2	8	2	0	7
Northants	102	80	1	11	4	0	2	4
Northumbria	229	180	2	12	18	2	5	10
North Wales	69	52	1	5	1	0	4	6
North Yorkshire	36	27	0	1	3	0	0	5
Nottinghamshire	198	128	0	13	25	2	6	24
South Wales	409	339	2	17	35	1	2	13
South Yorkshire	112	87	0	4	5	0	0	16
Staffordshire	186	144	0	15	10	1	1	15
Suffolk	48	37	0	0	8	0	0	3
Surrey	50	22	1	0	18	0	0	9
Sussex	109	87	0	2	5	0	2	13
Thames Valley	112	79	0	3	13	1	1	15
Warwickshire	47	35	0	4	3	0	0	5
West Mercia	81	62	0	6	6	0	3	4
West Midlands	590	458	2	23	66	4	7	30
West Yorkshire	556	433	1	12	45	2	4	59
Wiltshire	33	23	0	1	6	0	1	2
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5477	4148	12	247	514	30	75	451
Percentage	100%	76%	0%	5%	9%	1%	1%	8%

8.2 It should be noted that not all dropped charges necessarily result in the termination of a prosecution. Some charges against a defendant may proceed whilst others may be dropped.

9. CHARGES ADDED BY THE CPS

9.1 There were 5477 police charges recorded for the reporting period. A further 287 charges were added by The CPS, making a total of 5764 charges. A breakdown of the added charges by offence type is given in Table 7.

TABLE 7 – CHARGES ADDED BY OFFENCE TYPE

AREA	Number of Police Charges	No, of charges added by CPS	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	41	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	75	15	0	2	6	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	2
Cambridgeshire	158	11	0	4	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cheshire	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	25	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	34	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	99	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Dorset	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	53	6	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	50	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	362	24	0	3	2	1	1	12	2	1	1	0	1
Gwent	138	15	0	1	3	0	0	5	5	0	1	0	0
Hampshire	113	7	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0
Hertfordshire	100	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Humberside	83	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Kent	115	9	0	1	1	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	1
Lancashire	79	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	198	6	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0
Lincolnshire	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	83	5	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	375	24	0	7	5	0	2	2	6	0	2	0	0
Norfolk	86	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Northants	102	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Northumbria	229	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
North Wales	69	8	0	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	198	10	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
South Wales	409	20	0	1	4	2	0	6	5	0	1	0	1
South Yorkshire	112	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Staffordshire	186	32	0	2	5	1	1	14	9	0	0	0	0
Suffolk	48	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	50	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Sussex	109	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Thames Valley	112	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Warwickshire	47	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	81	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	590	32	0	1	5	2	0	4	15	3	1	0	1
West Yorkshire	556	8	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1
Wiltshire	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5477	287	0	35	55	7	12	81	62	15	10	0	10
Percentage	100%	100%	0%	12%	19%	2%	4%	28%	22%	5%	4%	0%	4%

10. DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

10.1 A total of 2674 defendants were prosecuted in the magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court on 3597 charges (charges either put by the police or added by The CPS). Of the 3597 charges, 2242 charges (62%) were prosecuted in the magistrates' court, 836 charges (23%) in the Crown Court and 519 charges (15%) in the youth court. Tables 8 - 10 set out the types of offences dealt with in each of the court centres.

TABLE 8 – OFFENCES PROSECUTED IN THE MAGISTRATES' COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	17	0	0	3	2	0	9	1	0	0	1	1
Bedfordshire	25	0	9	2	1	0	7	2	1	2	0	1
Cambridgeshire	71	0	7	10	6	7	20	10	0	0	2	9
Cheshire	51	0	5	2	4	1	34	2	1	0	0	2
Cleveland	6	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	20	0	0	3	0	1	9	0	6	0	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	44	0	6	4	0	2	17	6	5	1	1	2
Dorset	12	0	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	2	0
Durham	28	0	1	2	1	2	13	3	4	0	1	1
Dyfed Powys	22	0	0	0	2	0	15	2	2	1	0	0
Essex	15	0	0	2	0	0	6	6	1	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	12	0	3	0	0	1	5	2	0	1	0	0
Gt Manchester	129	0	8	15	6	9	67	11	2	1	1	9
Gwent	74	0	7	2	2	7	42	11	0	0	0	3
Hampshire	36	0	4	3	3	2	13	6	2	1	1	1
Hertfordshire	53	0	4	5	7	2	19	12	0	0	2	2
Humberside	26	0	2	5	0	0	14	2	3	0	0	0
Kent	46	0	5	7	2	2	12	11	2	0	0	5
Lancashire	50	0	2	2	3	3	33	4	2	1	0	0
Leicestershire	92	0	9	8	4	3	46	9	6	1	1	5
Lincolnshire	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	28	0	4	3	2	3	12	0	1	0	1	2
Metropolitan & City	145	0	16	21	6	9	60	16	4	0	5	8
Norfolk	27	0	1	1	0	1	14	5	1	1	0	3
Northants	59	0	5	12	1	6	18	6	1	0	3	7
Northumbria	77	0	5	4	5	4	35	12	7	0	3	2
North Wales	40	0	4	4	1	3	14	12	0	0	0	2
North Yorkshire	22	0	2	0	1	1	12	2	0	0	0	4
Nottinghamshire	96	0	8	7	4	7	48	13	3	1	1	4
South Wales	164	0	12	16	4	15	51	28	9	2	6	21
South Yorkshire	47	0	6	14	5	1	13	6	1	0	0	1
Staffordshire	97	0	9	14	2	10	44	14	1	0	0	3
Suffolk	18	0	2	0	1	0	12	2	0	1	0	0
Surrey	28	0	3	1	0	3	12	8	1	0	0	0
Sussex	41	0	4	3	1	2	20	1	1	1	2	6
Thames Valley	49	0	4	4	4	2	20	11	1	0	1	2
Warwickshire	28	0	4	4	1	0	14	2	0	0	1	2
West Mercia	38	0	2	3	0	1	27	1	3	1	0	0
West Midlands	190	0	29	20	10	20	69	22	9	3	6	2
West Yorkshire	182	0	23	20	9	7	71	32	11	1	4	4
Wiltshire	21	0	1	0	2	1	10	5	1	0	0	1
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2242	0	219	227	103	142	975	301	94	20	45	116
Percentage	100%	0%	10%	10%	5%	7%	40%	13%	6%	1%	3%	5%

TABLE 9 – OFFENCES PROSECUTED IN THE CROWN COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	8	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Bedfordshire	26	0	1	11	0	1	3	4	3	0	0	3
Cambridgeshire	26	0	1	4	1	4	2	6	4	0	1	3
Cheshire	23	0	2	1	8	0	3	6	1	0	0	2
Cleveland	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	9	0	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	6	0	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	12	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
Dorset	15	0	3	4	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1
Durham	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1
Essex	13	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
Gloucestershire	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	74	0	12	13	4	6	5	23	4	0	2	5
Gwent	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	43	0	16	2	0	2	10	6	0	0	0	7
Hertfordshire	17	0	4	3	5	0	1	2	2	0	0	0
Humberside	35	0	3	1	4	0	3	19	0	1	2	2
Kent	25	0	7	2	0	2	5	3	2	0	0	4
Lancashire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	30	0	8	13	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	11	0	4	0	1	0	3	2	1	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	73	0	21	13	4	3	16	5	3	4	0	4
Norfolk	16	0	7	1	0	1	2	3	2	0	0	0
Northants	15	0	1	1	1	0	7	0	1	0	0	4
Northumbria	34	0	5	2	4	0	6	8	1	2	3	3
North Wales	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	8	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1
South Wales	47	0	6	5	2	3	14	6	1	1	5	4
South Yorkshire	22	0	7	0	0	2	2	10	0	0	0	1
Staffordshire	16	0	5	3	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	0
Suffolk	7	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Surrey	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Sussex	22	0	5	5	1	1	5	0	1	0	1	3
Thames Valley	12	0	6	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Warwickshire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
West Mercia	12	0	5	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	0
West Midlands	66	0	16	10	7	2	6	13	5	0	3	4
West Yorkshire	64	0	12	7	1	1	15	25	0	0	0	3
Wiltshire	7	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	836	3	195	120	48	34	141	167	42	11	19	56
Percentage	100%	0%	24%	14%	6%	4%	17%	20%	5%	1%	2%	7%

TABLE 10 – OFFENCES PROSECUTED IN THE YOUTH COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	13	0	0	3	1	1	0	3	4	0	1	0
Cheshire	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	5	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dyfed Powys	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	34	0	4	2	3	1	13	5	4	1	0	1
Gwent	12	0	1	2	2	0	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hampshire	5	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	9	0	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Humberside	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kent	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lancashire	7	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	15	0	2	2	0	0	6	4	1	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	17	0	4	1	2	1	7	1	0	0	0	1
Metropolitan & City	43	0	9	7	5	4	10	4	0	1	2	1
Norfolk	6	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	0
Northants	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Northumbria	21	0	3	0	0	1	12	1	2	1	0	1
North Wales	11	0	1	0	4	0	4	1	1	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	36	0	10	6	0	0	12	7	1	0	0	0
South Wales	37	0	3	4	0	2	16	7	2	0	1	2
South Yorkshire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	9	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	1	0
Suffolk	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Thames Valley	6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
Warwickshire	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	107	0	21	22	6	7	24	11	8	3	1	4
West Yorkshire	71	0	3	19	3	3	12	26	2	1	1	1
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	519	0	74	86	33	25	156	84	30	8	8	15
Percentage	100%	0%	14%	16%	6%	5%	30%	16%	6%	2%	2%	3%

10.2 Specific racially aggravated offences as defined by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 accounted for 61% of the total number of charges prosecuted in the magistrates' court, 52% in the Crown Court and 56% in the youth court. Overall, 58% of the charges prosecuted were specific racially aggravated offences. This is the same percentage as the previous year.

10.3 The remaining 42% related to charges not capable of being charged as specific racially aggravated offences and which were, therefore, prosecuted under other legislation. A percentage of these charges, however, contained admissible evidence of racial aggravation which was put before the court on a guilty plea or in a contested trial under the provisions of Section 153 of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000.

11. OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Magistrates' Court

11.1 2242 charges were prosecuted in the magistrates' court. Defendants pleaded guilty to 1632 of these charges (73%) and were convicted after contest in respect of 263 charges (12%). This is a conviction rate of 85%, but it should be noted that this is based on charges and not defendants. In respect of the remaining 347 charges, defendants were either acquitted or discharged at committal.

TABLE 11 - OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED IN MAGISTRATES' COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	Guilty	Guilty After Contest	Committal Discharge	Half Time Acquittal	Full Time Acquittal
Avon & Somerset	17	13	0	0	0	4
Bedfordshire	25	15	0	0	1	9
Cambridgeshire	71	52	9	0	3	7
Cheshire	51	34	7	0	0	10
Cleveland	6	6	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	11	11	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	20	17	2	0	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	44	35	5	0	2	2
Dorset	12	6	2	2	0	2
Durham	28	24	1	1	0	2
Dyfed Powys	22	20	0	0	0	2
Essex	15	14	1	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	12	8	1	0	1	2
Gt Manchester	129	87	17	0	17	8
Gwent	74	45	16	0	0	13
Hampshire	36	25	1	7	0	3
Hertfordshire	53	47	3	1	1	1
Humberside	26	16	3	2	2	3
Kent	46	35	4	3	0	4
Lancashire	50	40	5	1	1	3
Leicestershire	92	59	17	8	0	8
Lincolnshire	5	5	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	28	16	9	0	0	3
Metropolitan & City	145	86	26	3	3	27
Norfolk	27	23	3	0	1	0
Northants	59	47	5	0	0	7
Northumbria	77	67	5	0	1	4
North Wales	40	28	4	0	2	6
North Yorkshire	22	15	3	0	0	4
Nottinghamshire	96	68	14	0	1	13
South Wales	164	133	19	4	2	6
South Yorkshire	47	22	10	0	7	8
Staffordshire	97	71	12	0	0	14
Suffolk	18	12	1	0	3	2
Surrey	28	26	2	0	0	0
Sussex	41	30	4	1	0	6
Thames Valley	49	40	5	0	1	3
Warwickshire	28	28	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	38	27	3	0	3	5
West Midlands	190	134	25	2	10	19
West Yorkshire	182	127	18	17	0	20
Wiltshire	21	18	1	0	0	2
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2242	1632	263	52	62	233
Percentage	100%	73%	12%	2%	3%	10%

Crown Court

11.2 836 charges were prosecuted in the Crown Court. Defendants pleaded guilty to 542 of these charges (65%) and were convicted after contest in respect of 112 charges (13%). This is a charge based conviction rate of 78%. In respect of the remaining 182 charges, the defendants were acquitted.

TABLE 12 – OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED IN CROWN COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	Guilty	Guilty After Contest	Half Time Acquittal	Full Time Acquittal
Avon & Somerset	8	6	1	0	1
Bedfordshire	26	10	9	0	7
Cambridgeshire	26	24	0	0	2
Cheshire	23	18	3	2	0
Cleveland	7	7	0	0	0
Cumbria	9	3	2	0	4
Derbyshire	6	6	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	12	7	2	0	3
Dorset	15	10	4	0	1
Durham	3	2	0	0	1
Dyfed Powys	3	3	0	0	0
Essex	13	6	2	3	2
Gloucestershire	5	2	3	0	0
Gt Manchester	74	66	4	1	3
Gwent	10	10	0	0	0
Hampshire	43	18	3	7	15
Hertfordshire	17	7	4	1	5
Humberside	35	26	5	0	4
Kent	25	6	8	0	11
Lancashire	1	1	0	0	0
Leicestershire	30	19	1	2	8
Lincolnshire	2	0	1	0	1
Merseyside	11	5	0	3	3
Metropolitan & City	73	34	17	6	16
Norfolk	16	11	0	5	0
Northants	15	8	4	0	3
Northumbria	34	26	8	0	0
North Wales	4	3	0	0	1
North Yorkshire	2	1	1	0	0
Nottinghamshire	8	3	1	0	4
South Wales	47	26	10	1	10
South Yorkshire	22	19	2	1	0
Staffordshire	16	12	0	0	4
Suffolk	7	5	0	0	2
Surrey	4	1	0	0	3
Sussex	22	16	1	0	5
Thames Valley	12	6	5	0	1
Warwickshire	1	0	0	0	1
West Mercia	12	11	0	0	1
West Midlands	66	53	6	2	5
West Yorkshire	64	41	4	5	14
Wiltshire	7	4	1	2	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0
Total	836	542	112	41	141
Percentage	100%	65%	13%	5%	17%

11.3 519 charges were prosecuted in the Youth Court. Defendants pleaded guilty to 308 of these charges (59%) and were convicted after contest in respect of 138 charges (27%). This is a charge based conviction rate of 86%. In respect of the remaining 73 charges, the defendants were acquitted.

TABLE 13 – OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED IN YOUTH COURT

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	Guilty	Guilty After Contest	Half Time Acquittal	Full Time Acquittal	Committal Discharge
Avon & Somerset	3	2	1	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	3	3	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	13	4	9	0	0	0
Cheshire	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	2	2	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	1	1	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	5	1	4	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	5	5	0	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	3	1	2	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	2	1	1	0	0	0
Essex	4	1	2	0	1	0
Gloucestershire	3	3	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	34	29	4	0	1	0
Gwent	12	8	3	0	1	0
Hampshire	5	4	0	1	0	0
Hertfordshire	9	5	4	0	0	0
Humberside	3	3	0	0	0	0
Kent	4	2	1	1	0	0
Lancashire	7	3	3	0	1	0
Leicestershire	15	10	2	0	3	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	17	8	8	1	0	0
Metropolitan & City	43	15	14	6	8	0
Norfolk	6	5	1	0	0	0
Northants	4	4	0	0	0	0
Northumbria	21	15	5	1	0	0
North Wales	11	2	5	0	4	0
North Yorkshire	1	1	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	36	14	7	0	15	0
South Wales	37	27	7	0	3	0
South Yorkshire	1	1	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	9	8	1	0	0	0
Suffolk	3	2	1	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	6	4	2	0	0	0
Thames Valley	6	5	0	0	1	0
Warwickshire	4	4	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	1	1	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	107	45	45	0	17	0
West Yorkshire	71	57	6	4	4	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	519	308	138	14	59	0
Percentage	100%	59%	27%	3%	11%	0%

11.4 The overall conviction rate covering prosecutions in all courts is 83%. This is the same rate as in the previous year 200-2001.

12. DETAILS OF SENTENCES IMPOSED

Magistrates' Court

12.1 Of the 2242 charges prosecuted in the magistrates' court, a total of 1895 charges (85%) resulted in a conviction. The courts imposed a custodial sentence in respect of 242 charges (13%), a community sentence on 604 charges (32%), a fine on 591 charges (31%), a discharge on 230 charges (12%) and a bind over on 34 charges (2%). Other sentences accounted for 194 of the charges (10%). This information is shown in Table 14.

TABLE 14 - MAGISTRATES' COURT DETAILS OF SENTENCES IMPOSED

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	Custodial Sentence (incl. Suspended Sentences)	Community Sentence	Fine	Discharge	Bind Over	Deferred Sentence	Other
Avon & Somerset	17	1	7	3	1	0	0	1
Bedfordshire	25	1	8	1	5	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	71	8	22	18	7	0	0	6
Cheshire	51	6	17	12	5	1	0	0
Cleveland	6	0	2	4	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	11	1	2	7	1	0	0	0
Derbyshire	20	1	9	6	0	2	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	44	15	5	8	2	0	0	10
Dorset	12	1	1	3	3	0	0	0
Durham	28	0	11	6	7	0	0	1
Dyfed Powys	22	1	4	13	2	0	0	0
Essex	15	1	4	7	3	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	12	2	0	2	1	0	0	4
Gt Manchester	129	14	33	29	22	0	0	6
Gwent	74	3	25	26	4	1	0	2
Hampshire	36	5	10	9	1	0	0	1
Hertfordshire	53	6	25	11	2	0	0	6
Humberside	26	1	4	9	4	0	0	1
Kent	46	2	15	11	5	3	0	3
Lancashire	50	1	10	15	2	1	0	16
Leicestershire	92	13	22	21	4	4	0	12
Lincolnshire	5	0	2	3	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	28	2	11	10	1	0	0	1
Metropolitan & City	145	20	37	28	17	0	0	10
Norfolk	27	4	9	7	4	1	0	1
Northants	59	6	9	5	0	0	0	32
Northumbria	77	7	27	14	20	0	0	4
North Wales	40	4	12	7	4	0	0	5
North Yorkshire	22	2	8	3	2	1	0	2
Nottinghamshire	96	16	21	29	8	1	0	7
South Wales	164	20	37	61	19	0	0	15
South Yorkshire	47	4	14	8	3	0	0	3
Staffordshire	97	5	32	30	15	0	0	1
Suffolk	18	1	4	6	0	0	0	2
Surrey	28	0	1	12	1	7	0	7
Sussex	41	10	9	10	1	0	0	4
Thames Valley	49	7	12	12	5	3	0	6
Warwickshire	28	3	17	6	1	0	0	1
West Mercia	38	4	6	12	5	0	0	3
West Midlands	190	18	46	55	26	6	0	8
West Yorkshire	182	19	50	48	14	2	0	12
Wiltshire	21	7	4	4	3	1	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	2242	242	604	591	230	34	0	194
Percentage		13%	32%	31%	12%	2%	0%	10%

Crown Court

12.2 Of the 836 charges prosecuted in the Crown Court a total of 654 charges (78%) resulted in a conviction. The courts imposed a custodial sentence in respect of 362 charges (56%), a community sentence on 214 charges (33%), a fine on 29 charges (4%) and a discharge on 27 charges (4%). Also, a deferred sentence on 2 charges (0%), a bind over on 2 charges (0%). Other sentences accounted for 18 of the charges (3%). This information is shown in Table 15.

TABLE 15 - CROWN COURT DETAILS OF SENTENCES IMPOSED

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	CustodialSentence (incl. Suspended Sentences)	Community Sentence	Fine	Discharge	Bind Over	Deferred Sentence	Other
Avon & Somerset	8	2	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	26	18	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	26	9	12	1	2	0	0	0
Cheshire	23	7	14	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	9	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	12	7	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dorset	15	9	4	1	0	0	0	0
Durham	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	13	5	2	0	0	0	1	0
Gloucestershire	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	74	26	32	2	8	0	1	1
Gwent	10	2	8	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	43	17	0	0	0	1	0	3
Hertfordshire	17	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Humberside	35	21	9	1	0	0	0	0
Kent	25	2	12	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	30	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	11	2	3	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	73	34	8	4	1	0	0	4
Norfolk	16	9	0	1	0	1	0	0
Northants	15	9	0	0	0	0	0	3
Northumbria	34	22	7	2	2	0	0	1
North Wales	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
South Wales	47	27	5	2	2	0	0	0
South Yorkshire	22	3	16	2	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	16	3	6	0	3	0	0	0
Suffolk	7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Surrey	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	22	8	6	2	1	0	0	0
Thames Valley	12	5	4	1	0	0	0	1
Warwickshire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	12	9	1	1	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	66	27	21	3	5	0	0	3
West Yorkshire	64	32	10	3	0	0	0	0
Wiltshire	7	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	836	362	214	29	27	2	2	18
Percentage		56%	33%	4%	4%	0%	0%	3%

Youth Court

12.3 Of the 519 charges prosecuted in the youth court, a total of 446 charges (86%) resulted in a conviction. The courts imposed a custodial sentence in respect of 64 charges (14%), a community sentence on 251 charges (56%), a fine on 17 charges (4%) and a discharge on 37 charges (8%). Other sentences accounted for 77 of the charges (18%). This information is shown in Table 16.

TABLE 16 – YOUTH COURT DETAILS OF SENTENCES IMPOSED

AREA	Charges Prosecuted	Custodial Sentence (incl. Suspended Sentences)	Community Sentence	Fine	Discharge	Bind Over	Deferred Sentence	Other
Avon & Somerset	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	13	3	0	1	1	0	0	8
Cheshire	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	4
Devon & Cornwall	5	0	3	0	1	0	0	1
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Essex	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	34	6	21	2	3	0	0	1
Gwent	12	2	9	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Hertfordshire	9	0	6	0	2	0	0	1
Humberside	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kent	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Lancashire	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Leicestershire	15	2	6	0	0	0	0	4
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	17	0	14	0	0	0	0	2
Metropolitan & City	43	5	16	2	3	0	0	3
Norfolk	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
Northants	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Northumbria	21	0	13	0	5	0	0	2
North Wales	11	1	5	0	0	0	0	1
North Yorkshire	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	36	2	13	0	1	0	0	5
South Wales	37	3	13	2	4	0	0	12
South Yorkshire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	9	2	4	0	3	0	0	0
Suffolk	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Thames Valley	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	3
Warwickshire	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	107	15	67	1	3	0	0	4
West Yorkshire	71	19	24	3	5	0	0	12
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	519	64	251	17	37	0	0	77
Percentage		14%	56%	4%	8%	0%	0%	18%

13. DETAILS OF DEFENDANT PROSECUTIONS

13.1 Of the 3728 defendant cases received, 1054 defendants (28%) were not prosecuted on any charge. This represents a 2% increase on last year's figures, and includes all defendants against whom charges were dropped at the magistrates', Crown or youth courts. The term dropped includes formal discontinuance under sections 23 and 23A of the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 and cases not proceeded with at court. The number of defendants prosecuted and not prosecuted in each CPS Area is shown in Table 17.

TABLE 17 – NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED BY AREA

AREA	Number of defendants	Number of defendants prosecuted	Number of defendants NOT prosecuted
Avon & Somerset	27	19	8
Bedfordshire	43	39	4
Cambridgeshire	83	68	15
Cheshire	76	63	13
Cleveland	12	9	3
Cumbria	20	17	3
Derbyshire	27	24	3
Devon & Cornwall	73	48	25
Dorset	27	16	11
Durham	41	26	15
Dyfed Powys	30	26	4
Essex	38	27	11
Gloucestershire	18	14	4
Gt Manchester	216	159	57
Gwent	91	73	18
Hampshire	57	43	14
Hertfordshire	54	49	5
Humberside	58	49	9
Kent	81	57	24
Lancashire	70	54	16
Leicestershire	133	107	26
Lincolnshire	9	5	4
Merseyside	65	44	21
Metropolitan & City	219	164	55
Norfolk	54	40	14
Northants	47	39	8
Northumbria	184	111	73
North Wales	46	40	6
North Yorkshire	28	22	6
Nottinghamshire	143	104	39
South Wales	237	159	78
South Yorkshire	68	52	16
Staffordshire	152	101	51
Suffolk	43	26	17
Surrey	35	30	5
Sussex	76	47	29
Thames Valley	73	53	20
Warwickshire	32	23	9
West Mercia	61	46	15
West Midlands	432	287	145
West Yorkshire	421	269	152
Wiltshire	28	25	3
Casework Dir	0	0	0
Total	3728	2674	1054

14. DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

14.1 A total of 2167 charges were dropped in the magistrates' court, Crown Court and youth court. Of the 2167 charges, 1571 charges (73%) were dropped in the magistrates' court, 327 charges (15%) dropped in the Crown Court and 269 charges (12%) dropped in the youth court. Tables 18 – 23 set out the types of offence dropped in each of the court types.

14.2 Eight per cent of dropped charges were written off. For the purposes of the scheme, a case is written off when proceedings are terminated in certain circumstances; for example, the defendant fails to appear at court and is not re-arrested, the defendant cannot be traced and a summons or other notice remains unserved.

TABLE 18 – CHARGES DROPPED IN MAGISTRATES' COURT

AREA	Number of Charges Dropped	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	9	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	23	0	8	7	0	2	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	43	0	1	5	2	5	14	10	2	1	1	2
Cheshire	19	0	5	2	2	1	9	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	6	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Derbyshire	6	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1
Devon & Cornwall	30	0	6	3	3	0	11	5	2	0	0	0
Dorset	12	0	3	0	4	0	0	4	1	0	0	0
Durham	23	0	1	0	0	0	9	8	3	0	1	1
Dyfed Powys	15	0	1	0	2	1	9	2	0	0	0	0
Essex	15	0	2	0	2	1	6	3	1	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	7	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	69	0	11	5	4	4	29	7	3	1	2	3
Gwent	50	0	7	8	1	2	15	13	0	0	0	4
Hampshire	23	0	5	1	0	2	4	9	2	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	23	0	8	2	0	3	7	0	0	1	0	2
Humberside	17	0	2	5	0	1	7	1	1	0	0	0
Kent	43	0	15	3	3	3	10	1	3	0	0	5
Lancashire	21	0	1	0	2	1	15	2	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	49	0	4	2	4	2	26	2	5	0	1	3
Lincolnshire	7	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0
Merseyside	14	0	3	1	2	2	4	0	2	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	98	0	28	14	3	9	22	13	4	0	0	5
Norfolk	25	0	6	2	1	0	15	0	1	0	0	0
Northants	25	0	3	5	0	2	10	4	0	1	0	0
Northumbria	57	0	10	0	5	0	25	3	13	0	0	1
North Wales	16	0	5	2	1	0	6	2	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	12	0	2	1	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	1
Nottinghamshire	58	0	16	2	3	0	31	3	0	0	1	2
South Wales	149	0	20	9	9	14	54	16	13	4	5	5
South Yorkshire	23	0	3	0	5	2	9	3	0	0	1	0
Staffordshire	86	0	10	5	6	3	46	8	5	0	0	3
Suffolk	20	0	3	0	0	0	9	0	8	0	0	0
Surrey	21	0	3	1	2	2	6	3	2	2	0	0
Sussex	29	0	5	1	0	1	14	3	3	0	0	2
Thames Valley	37	0	10	4	2	5	9	3	1	1	0	2
Warwickshire	14	0	1	0	1	1	10	1	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	22	0	2	2	0	0	15	1	1	1	0	0
West Midlands	153	0	39	15	3	9	62	8	11	1	1	4
West Yorkshire	197	0	21	14	8	9	81	29	24	2	5	4
Wiltshire	5	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1571	0	273	127	83	90	622	173	119	16	18	50
Percentage	100%	0%	17%	8%	5%	6%	40%	11%	8%	1%	1%	3%

TABLE 19 - REASONS FOR DROPPING/DISCONTINUING CHARGES IN MAGISTRATES' COURT

AREA	Number of charges dropped	Dropped: Witness Fails to attend	Dropped: Witness Refuses to Give evidence	Dropped: Other insufficient evidence	Dropped: Public Interest	Written Off/Other	Bound Over without Trial
Avon & Somerset	9	0	0	5	0	1	3
Bedfordshire	23	3	5	12	3	0	0
Cambridgeshire	43	3	6	11	17	2	4
Cheshire	19	1	1	8	3	1	5
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	6	2	2	0	1	1	0
Derbyshire	6	2	3	1	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	30	3	1	20	2	4	0
Dorset	12	0	0	12	0	0	0
Durham	23	7	1	9	3	2	1
Dyfed Powys	15	2	6	4	2	0	1
Essex	15	2	3	3	6	0	1
Gloucestershire	7	0	1	5	1	0	0
Gt Manchester	69	7	12	27	7	1	15
Gwent	50	13	3	17	10	4	3
Hampshire	23	2	3	16	2	0	0
Hertfordshire	23	15	2	3	1	2	0
Humberside	17	2	2	5	4	3	1
Kent	43	3	8	21	6	1	4
Lancashire	21	2	3	11	2	3	0
Leicestershire	49	3	4	27	7	0	8
Lincolnshire	7	0	0	4	0	0	3
Merseyside	14	8	0	4	1	0	1
Metropolitan & City	98	9	6	42	23	15	3
Norfolk	25	1	1	16	5	0	2
Northants	25	1	3	9	0	12	0
Northumbria	57	18	8	17	10	0	4
North Wales	16	3	0	7	4	2	0
North Yorkshire	12	1	1	3	5	2	0
Nottinghamshire	58	6	9	25	8	2	8
South Wales	149	29	19	63	8	18	12
South Yorkshire	23	3	1	16	3	0	0
Staffordshire	86	19	10	39	9	5	4
Suffolk	20	1	1	13	4	0	1
Surrey	21	0	8	7	1	2	3
Sussex	29	3	3	13	5	2	3
Thames Valley	37	7	4	8	0	12	6
Warwickshire	14	0	0	10	4	0	0
West Mercia	22	1	2	16	2	0	1
West Midlands	153	21	17	61	9	19	26
West Yorkshire	197	13	2	137	20	6	19
Wiltshire	5	0	0	3	1	0	1
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1571	216	161	730	199	122	143
Percentage	100%	14%	10%	46%	13%	8%	9%

TABLE 20 – CHARGES DROPPED IN CROWN COURT

AREA	Number of Charges Dropped	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	7	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bedfordshire	10	0	0	6	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	7	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0
Cheshire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dorset	6	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
Durham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	53	0	14	16	3	2	8	8	0	0	1	1
Gwent	5	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	7	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Hertfordshire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humberside	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0
Kent	6	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	7	0	2	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	13	0	6	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	24	0	10	4	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	1
Norfolk	7	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
Northants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northumbria	15	0	11	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
North Wales	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
South Wales	14	0	7	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
South Yorkshire	24	0	10	2	3	1	1	4	1	0	0	2
Staffordshire	6	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1
Suffolk	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	12	0	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	3
Thames Valley	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Warwickshire	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	8	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0
West Midlands	46	0	21	0	7	0	3	8	4	1	2	0
West Yorkshire	25	0	13	1	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	327	0	124	48	18	13	51	39	16	2	6	10
Percentage	100%	0%	38%	15%	5%	4%	15%	12%	5%	1%	2%	3%

TABLE 21 - REASONS FOR DROPPING/DISCONTINUING CHARGES IN CROWN COURT

AREA	Number of charges dropped	Dropped: Witness Fails to attend	Dropped: Witness Refuses to Give evidence	Dropped: Other insufficient evidence	Dropped: Public Interest	Written Off/Other	Bound Over without Trial
Avon & Somerset	7	0	0	5	1	1	0
Bedfordshire	10	0	0	1	9	0	0
Cambridgeshire	7	0	0	2	5	0	0
Cheshire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	3	0	0	0	0	2	1
Cumbria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	4	0	2	0	0	2	0
Dorset	6	1	0	1	2	0	2
Durham	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Dyfed Powys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	53	15	7	14	9	4	4
Gwent	5	4	0	0	1	0	0
Hampshire	7	0	0	7	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Humberside	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
Kent	6	1	0	3	2	0	0
Lancashire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	7	0	0	2	5	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	13	3	4	4	1	0	1
Metropolitan & City	24	6	2	2	9	2	3
Norfolk	7	1	1	1	3	1	0
Northants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northumbria	15	3	3	1	8	0	0
North Wales	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
South Wales	14	0	1	3	3	3	4
South Yorkshire	24	2	1	3	12	0	6
Staffordshire	6	3	0	1	1	1	0
Suffolk	2	0	0	1	0	0	1
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	12	3	2	4	3	0	0
Thames Valley	4	2	0	0	0	0	2
Warwickshire	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	8	4	0	3	0	1	0
West Midlands	46	9	3	16	3	13	2
West Yorkshire	25	12	0	12	0	0	1
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	327	70	30	86	82	32	27
Percentage	100%	22%	9%	26%	25%	10%	8%

TABLE 22 – CHARGES DROPPED IN YOUTH COURT

AREA	Number of Charges Dropped	HOMICIDE	RA ASSAULT	OTHER ASSAULT	RA DAMAGE	OTHER DAMAGE	RA PUBLIC ORDER	OTHER PUBLIC ORDER	RA HARASSMENT	OTHER HARASSMENT	THEFT ACT	OTHER
Avon & Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	9	0	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dyfed Powys	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Essex	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	27	0	5	3	3	1	6	1	8	0	0	0
Gwent	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Hampshire	6	0	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Hertfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humberside	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Leicestershire	11	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	2	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
Metropolitan & City	16	0	5	2	2	1	4	0	1	0	0	1
Norfolk	8	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0
Northants	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Northumbria	28	0	3	0	1	7	9	3	3	0	1	1
North Wales	5	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	8	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
South Wales	18	0	0	1	0	3	7	4	1	0	2	0
South Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1
Suffolk	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Thames Valley	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warwickshire	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
West Mercia	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Midlands	60	0	15	9	7	2	20	2	3	2	0	0
West Yorkshire	25	0	2	2	1	0	13	3	1	0	0	3
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	269	0	43	25	19	22	95	24	30	2	3	6
Percentage	100%	0%	16%	9%	7%	8%	36%	9%	11%	1%	1%	2%

TABLE 23 - REASONS FOR DROPPING/DISCONTINUING CHARGES IN YOUTH COURT

AREA	Number of charges dropped	Dropped: Witness Fails to attend	Dropped: Witness Refuses to Give evidence	Dropped: Other insufficient evidence	Dropped: Public Interest	Written Off/Other	Bound Over without Trial
Avon & Somerset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bedfordshire	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridgeshire	9	4	0	4	1	0	0
Cheshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cleveland	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Cumbria	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Derbyshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Devon & Cornwall	6	0	3	3	0	0	0
Dorset	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Durham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dyfed Powys	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Essex	5	3	0	1	0	1	0
Gloucestershire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gt Manchester	27	4	5	11	4	3	0
Gwent	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
Hampshire	6	1	0	1	4	0	0
Hertfordshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Humberside	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Kent	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lancashire	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
Leicestershire	11	1	0	10	0	0	0
Lincolnshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Merseyside	5	0	1	3	0	1	0
Metropolitan & City	16	4	0	7	4	0	1
Norfolk	8	0	0	0	8	0	0
Northants	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
Northumbria	28	4	3	6	3	0	12
North Wales	5	0	0	2	0	3	0
North Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nottinghamshire	8	4	1	1	2	0	0
South Wales	18	4	0	7	6	1	0
South Yorkshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Staffordshire	4	0	0	0	4	0	0
Suffolk	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Surrey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sussex	3	1	0	2	0	0	0
Thames Valley	6	0	0	3	2	1	0
Warwickshire	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
West Mercia	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
West Midlands	60	10	10	19	3	9	9
West Yorkshire	25	0	2	21	0	2	0
Wiltshire	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Casework Dir	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	269	43	27	107	45	24	23
Percentage	100%	16%	10%	40%	17%	9%	8%

Annexes

Annex 1 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Avon and Somerset
Annex 2 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Bedfordshire
Annex 3 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Cambridgeshire
Annex 4 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Cheshire
Annex 5 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Cleveland
Annex 6 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Cumbria
Annex 7 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Derbyshire
Annex 8 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Devon and Cornwall
Annex 9 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Dorset
Annex 10 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Durham
Annex 11 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Dyfed Powys
Annex 12 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Essex
Annex 13 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Gloucestershire
Annex 14 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Greater Manchester
Annex 15 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Gwent
Annex 16 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Hampshire
Annex 17 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Hertfordshire
Annex 18 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Humberside
Annex 19 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Kent
Annex 20 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Lancashire
Annex 21 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Leicestershire
Annex 22 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Lincolnshire
Annex 23 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Merseyside
Annex 24 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Metropolitan and City
Annex 25 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Norfolk
Annex 26 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Northamptonshire
Annex 27 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Northumbria
Annex 28 Summary of Key Findings for CPS North Wales
Annex 29 Summary of Key Findings for CPS North Yorkshire
Annex 30 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Nottinghamshire
Annex 31 Summary of Key Findings for CPS South Wales
Annex 32 Summary of Key Findings for CPS South Yorkshire
Annex 33 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Staffordshire
Annex 34 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Suffolk
Annex 35 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Surrey
Annex 36 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Sussex
Annex 37 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Thames Valley
Annex 38 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Warwickshire
Annex 39 Summary of Key Findings for CPS West Mercia
Annex 40 Summary of Key Findings for CPS West Midlands
Annex 41 Summary of Key Findings for CPS West Yorkshire
Annex 42 Summary of Key Findings for CPS Wiltshire
Annex 43 Summary of Key Findings for CPS HQ Casework Directorate

ANNEX 1

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS AVON AND SOMERSET

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 27
Police identification 19 70% 89%
CPS identification 8 30% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 19
Defendants not prosecuted 8
% of defendants prosecuted 70% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 41
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 76% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 44

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 12
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 5
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Guilty pleas 21 71% 69%
Guilty after contest 2 7% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 2% 3%
Full-time acquittal 5 20% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 17 61% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 8 28% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 11% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 16
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 7
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give
evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 10 63% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 6% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 13% 8%
Bound over without trial 3 18% 9%

ANNEX 2

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS BEDFORDSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 43
Police identification 29 67% 89%
CPS identification 14 33% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 39
Defendants not prosecuted 4
% of defendants prosecuted 91% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 75
Charges added by The CPS 15
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 61% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 90

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 54
Racially aggravated assaults 11
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 4
Other assaults 14
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 6
Other harassment 2
Theft Act 0
Other4 4
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 54
National %
Guilty pleas 28 52% 69%
Guilty after contest 9 17% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 2% 3%
Full-time acquittal 16 29% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 25 46% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 26 48% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 6% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 36
Racially aggravated assaults 8
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 5
Racially aggravated harassment 4
Other assaults 13
Other criminal damage 5
Other public order 1
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 6 17% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give
evidence 5 14% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 13 36% 43%
Dropped: public interest 12 33% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 3

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS CAMBRIDGESHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 83
Police identification 75 90% 89%
CPS identification 8 10% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 68
Defendants not prosecuted 15
% of defendants prosecuted 82% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 158
Charges added by The CPS 11
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 80% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 169

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 110
Racially aggravated assaults 8
Racially aggravated criminal damage 8
Racially aggravated public order 22
Racially aggravated harassment 8
Other assaults 17
Other criminal damage 12
Other public order 19
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 4
Other 12
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 110
Guilty pleas 80 73% 69%
Guilty after contest 18 16% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 3 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 9 8% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 71 65% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 26 24% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 13 11% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 59
Racially aggravated assaults 3
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 21
Racially aggravated harassment 4
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 8
Other public order 11
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 7 12% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 6 10% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 17 29% 43%
Dropped: public interest 23 39% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 3% 8%
Bound over without trial 4 7% 9%

ANNEX 4

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS CHESHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 76
Police identification 76 100% 89%
CPS identification 0 0% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 63
Defendants not prosecuted 13
% of defendants prosecuted 83% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 96
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 83% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 96

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 76
Racially aggravated assaults 7
Racially aggravated criminal damage 12
Racially aggravated public order 39
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 8
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 4
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 76
Guilty pleas 54 71% 69%
Guilty after contest 10 13% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 10 13% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 51 67% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 23 30% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 2 3% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 20
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 1 5% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 10% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 8 40% 43%
Dropped: public interest 3 15% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 5% 8%
Bound over without trial 5 25% 9%

ANNEX 5

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS CLEVELAND

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 12
Police identification 6 50% 89%
CPS identification 6 50% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 9
Defendants not prosecuted 3
% of defendants prosecuted 75% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 20
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 70% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 20

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 15
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 4
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 5
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 15
Guilty pleas 15 100% 69%
Guilty after contest 0 0% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 0 0% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 6 40% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 7 47% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 2 13% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 5
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 3
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 40% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 0 0% 43%
Dropped: public interest 0 0% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 40% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 20% 9%

ANNEX 6

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS CUMBRIA

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 20
Police identification 19 95% 89%
CPS identification 1 5% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 17
Defendants not prosecuted 3
% of defendants
prosecuted 85% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 25
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 84% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 28

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 21
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 13
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 1
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 21
Guilty pleas 15 71% 69%
Guilty after contest 2 10% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 4 19% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 11 52% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown
Court 9 43% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 1 5% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 7
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 3
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 29% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 29% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 1 14% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 14% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 14% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 7

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS DERBYSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 27
Police identification 24 80% 89%
CPS identification 3 20% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 24
Defendants not prosecuted 3
% of defendants prosecuted 89% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 34
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 74% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 37

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 31
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 15
Racially aggravated harassment 6
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 1
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 31
Guilty pleas 24 78% 69%
Guilty after contest 6 19% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 1 3% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 20 65% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 6 19% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 5 16% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 6
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 1
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 1
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

National %
Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 33% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 50% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 1 17% 43%
Dropped: public interest 0 0% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 8

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS DEVON AND CORNWALL

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 73
Police identification 69 95% 89%
CPS identification 4 5% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 48
Defendants not prosecuted 25
% of defendants prosecuted 66% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 99
Charges added by The CPS 2
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 68% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 101

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 61
Racially aggravated assaults 10
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 18
Racially aggravated harassment 5
Other assaults 11
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 6
Other harassment 4
Theft Act 1
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 61
Guilty pleas 47 77% 69%
Guilty after contest 7 12% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 5 8% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 44 72% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 12 20% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 5 8% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 40
Racially aggravated assaults 9
Racially aggravated criminal damage 3
Racially aggravated public order 13
Racially aggravated harassment 5
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 5
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 3 7% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 6 15% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 23 58% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 5% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 6 15% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 9

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS DORSET

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 27
Police identification 27 100% 89%
CPS identification 0 0% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 16
Defendants not prosecuted 11
% of defendants prosecuted 59% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 45
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 84% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 45

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 27
Racially aggravated assaults 5
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 4
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 4
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 2
Other 1
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 27
Guilty pleas 16 59% 69%
Guilty after contest 6 22% 14%
Committal discharge 2 8% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 3 11% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 12 44% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 15 56% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 0 0% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 18
Racially aggravated assaults 5
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 2
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 4
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 1 6% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give
evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 13 72% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 11% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 2 11% 9%

ANNEX 10

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS DURHAM

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 41
Police identification 36 88% 89%
CPS identification 5 12% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 26
Defendants not prosecuted 15
% of defendants prosecuted 63% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 53
Charges added by The CPS 6
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 90% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 59

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 34
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 14
Racially aggravated harassment 7
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 34
Guilty pleas 27 79% 69%
Guilty after contest 3 9% 14%
Committal discharge 1 3% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 3 9% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 28 82% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 3 9% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 9% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 25
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 4
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 8
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 1
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 7 28% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 1 4% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 9 36% 43%
Dropped: public interest 4 16% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 8% 8%
Bound over without trial 2 8% 9%

ANNEX 11

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS DYFED POWYS

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 30
Police identification 28 93% 89%
CPS identification 2 7% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 26
Defendants not prosecuted 4
% of defendants prosecuted 87% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 43
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 67% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 43

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 27
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 19
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 2
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 1
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 27
Guilty pleas 24 89% 69%
Guilty after contest 1 4% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 2 7% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 22 81% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 3 11% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 2 8% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 16
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 2
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 12% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 6 38% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 4 25% 43%
Dropped: public interest 3 19% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 6% 9%

ANNEX 12

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS ESSEX

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 38
Police identification 31 82% 89%
CPS identification 7 18% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 27
Defendants not prosecuted 11
% of defendants prosecuted 71% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 50
Charges added by The CPS 4
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 60% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 54

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 32
Racially aggravated assaults 12
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 6
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 32
Guilty pleas 21 66% 69%
Guilty after contest 5 16% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 3 9% 3%
Full-time acquittal 3 9% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 15 47% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 13 41% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 14 12% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 22
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 4
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 5 23% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 14% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 4 18% 43%
Dropped: public interest 8 36% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 4.5% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 4.5% 9%

ANNEX 13

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS GLOUCESTERSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 18
Police identification 18 100% 89%
CPS identification 0 0% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 14
Defendants not prosecuted 4
% of defendants prosecuted 78% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 26
Charges added by The CPS 1
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 73% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 27

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 20
Racially aggravated assaults 5
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 2
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 20
Guilty pleas 13 65% 69%
Guilty after contest 4 20% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 5% 3%
Full-time acquittal 2 10% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 12 60% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 5 25% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 15% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 7
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 5
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 1 14% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 5 72% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 14% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 14

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS GREATER MANCHESTER

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 216
Police identification 194 90% 89%
CPS identification 22 10% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 159
Defendants not prosecuted 57
% of defendants prosecuted 74% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 362
Charges added by The CPS 24
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 70% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 386

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 237
Racially aggravated assaults 24
Racially aggravated criminal damage 13
Racially aggravated public order 85
Racially aggravated harassment 10
Other assaults 30
Other criminal damage 16
Other public order 39
Other harassment 2
Theft Act 3
Other 15
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 237
Guilty pleas 182 77% 69%
Guilty after contest 25 11% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 18 7% 3%
Full-time acquittal 12 5% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 129 55% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 74 31% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 34 14% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 149
Racially aggravated assaults 30
Racially aggravated criminal damage 10
Racially aggravated public order 43
Racially aggravated harassment 11
Other assaults 24
Other criminal damage 7
Other public order 16
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 3
Other 4
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 26 17% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 24 16% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 52 35% 43%
Dropped: public interest 20 13% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 8 5% 8%
Bound over without trial 19 13% 9%

ANNEX 15

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS GWENT

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 91
Police identification 88 97% 89%
CPS identification 3 3% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 73
Defendants not prosecuted 18
% of defendants prosecuted 80% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 138
Charges added by The CPS 15
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 75% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 153

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 96
Racially aggravated assaults 10
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 46
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 19
Other public order 7
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 96
Guilty pleas 63 66% 69%
Guilty after contest 19 20% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 14 14% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 74 77% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 10 10% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 12 13% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 57
Racially aggravated assaults 11
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 15
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 10
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 14
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 4
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 17 30% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 5% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 18 32% 43%
Dropped: public interest 12 21% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 4 7% 8%
Bound over without trial 3 5% 9%

ANNEX 16

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS HAMPSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants

received 57
Police identification 57 100% 89%
CPS identification 0 0% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 43
Defendants not prosecuted 14
% of defendants prosecuted 75% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 113
Charges added by The CPS 7
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 81% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 120

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 84
Racially aggravated assaults 20
Racially aggravated criminal damage 3
Racially aggravated public order 26
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 7
Other criminal damage 4
Other public order 12
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 8
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 84
Guilty pleas 47 56% 69%
Guilty after contest 4 5% 14%
Committal discharge 7 8% 1%
Half-time acquittal 8 10% 3%
Full-time acquittal 18 21% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 36 43% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 43 51% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 5 6% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 36
Racially aggravated assaults 9
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 6
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 9
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 3 8% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 8% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 24 67% 43%
Dropped: public interest 6 17% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 17

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS HERTFORDSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 54
Police identification 51 94% 89%
CPS identification 3 6% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 49
Defendants not prosecuted 5
% of defendants
prosecuted 91% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 100
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 72% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 103

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 79
Racially aggravated assaults 9
Racially aggravated criminal damage 12
Racially aggravated public order 20
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 14
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 16
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 2
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 79
Guilty pleas 59 75% 69%
Guilty after contest 11 14% 14%
Committal discharge 1 1% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 2% 3%
Full-time acquittal 6 8% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 53 67% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 17 22% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 9 11% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 24
Racially aggravated assaults 9
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 7
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 0
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 15 62% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 8% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 3 13% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 4% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 3 13% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 18

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS HUMBERSIDE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 58
Police identification 44 76% 89%
CPS identification 14 24% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 49
Defendants not prosecuted 9
% of defendants prosecuted 84% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 83
Charges added by The CPS 2
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 70% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 85

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 64
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 18
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 22
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 2
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 64
Guilty pleas 45 70% 69%
Guilty after contest 8 13% 14%
Committal discharge 2 3% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 7 11% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 26 41% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 35 55% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 4% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 21
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 5
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 9% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 4 19% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 5 24% 43%
Dropped: public interest 5 24% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 4 19% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 5% 9%

ANNEX 19

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS KENT

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 81
Police identification 74 91% 89%
CPS identification 7 9% 11%
DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED
Defendants prosecuted 57
Defendants not prosecuted 24
% of defendants prosecuted 70% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 115
Charges added by The CPS 9
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 63% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 124
DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED
Number of charges prosecuted 75
Racially aggravated assaults 13
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 18
Racially aggravated harassment 5
Other assaults 10
Other criminal damage 4
Other public order 14
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 9
Homicide 0
OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED
Number of charges prosecuted 75
Guilty pleas 43 58% 69%
Guilty after contest 13 17% 14%
Committal discharge 3 4% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 1% 3%
Full-time acquittal 15 20% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 46 61% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown
Court 25 33% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 4 6% 15%
DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED
Number of charges dropped 49
Racially aggravated assaults 17
Racially aggravated criminal damage 6
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 2
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 5
Homicide 0
REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES
Dropped: witness fails to attend 4 8% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 8 16% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 24 49% 43%
Dropped: public interest 8 17% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 2% 8%
Bound over without trial 4 8% 9%

ANNEX 20

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS LANCASHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 70
Police identification 67 96% 89%
CPS identification 3 4% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 54
Defendants not prosecuted 16
% of defendants prosecuted 77% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 79
Charges added by The CPS 1
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 68% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 80

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 58
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 7
Racially aggravated public order 37
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 4
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 58
Guilty pleas 44 76% 69%
Guilty after contest 8 14% 14%
Committal discharge 1 2% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 2% 3%
Full-time acquittal 4 6% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 50 86% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 1 2% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 7 12% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 22
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 15
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 9% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 14% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 12 54% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 9% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 3 14% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 21

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS LEICESTERSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 133
Police identification 120 90% 89%
CPS identification 13 10% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 107
Defendants not prosecuted 26
% of defendants prosecuted 80% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 198
Charges added by The CPS 6
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 73% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 204

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 137
Racially aggravated assaults 19
Racially aggravated criminal damage 5
Racially aggravated public order 54
Racially aggravated harassment 9
Other assaults 23
Other criminal damage 5
Other public order 15
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 5
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 137
Guilty pleas 88 64% 69%
Guilty after contest 20 15% 14%
Committal discharge 8 6% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 1% 3%
Full-time acquittal 19 14% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 92 67% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 30 22% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 15 11% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 67
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 32
Racially aggravated harassment 7
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 7
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 3
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 4 6% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 4 6% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 39 58% 43%
Dropped: public interest 12 18% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 8 12% 9%

ANNEX 22

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS LINCOLNSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 9
Police identification 6 67% 89%
CPS identification 3 33% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 5
Defendants not prosecuted 4
% of defendants prosecuted 55% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 13
Charges added by The CPS 1
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 85% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 14

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 7
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 4
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 7
Guilty pleas 5 72% 69%
Guilty after contest 1 14% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 1 14% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 5 71% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 2 29% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 0 0% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 7
Racially aggravated assaults 1
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 0
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 1
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 4 57% 43%
Dropped: public interest 0 0% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 3 43% 9%

ANNEX 23

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS MERSEYSIDE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 65
Police identification 62 95% 89%
CPS identification 3 5% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 44
Defendants not prosecuted 21
% of defendants prosecuted 68% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 83
Charges added by The CPS 5
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 81% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 88

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 56
Racially aggravated assaults 12
Racially aggravated criminal damage 5
Racially aggravated public order 22
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 4
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 56
Guilty pleas 29 52% 69%
Guilty after contest 17 30% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 4 7% 3%
Full-time acquittal 6 11% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 28 50% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 11 20% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 17 30% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 32
Racially aggravated assaults 10
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 6
Racially aggravated harassment 7
Other assaults 5
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 11 35% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 5 16% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 11 34% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 6% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 3% 8%
Bound over without trial 2 6% 9%

ANNEX 24

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS METROPOLITAN AND CITY

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 219
Police identification 200 91% 89%
CPS identification 19 9% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 164
Defendants not prosecuted 55
% of defendants prosecuted 75% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 375
Charges added by The CPS 24
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 82% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 399

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 261
Racially aggravated assaults 46
Racially aggravated criminal damage 15
Racially aggravated public order 86
Racially aggravated harassment 7
Other assaults 41
Other criminal damage 16
Other public order 25
Other harassment 5
Theft Act 7
Other 13
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 261
Guilty pleas 135 52% 69%
Guilty after contest 57 22% 14%
Committal discharge 3 1% 1%
Half-time acquittal 15 6% 3%
Full-time acquittal 51 19% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 145 56% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 73 28% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 43 16% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 138
Racially aggravated assaults 43
Racially aggravated criminal damage 5
Racially aggravated public order 30
Racially aggravated harassment 6
Other assaults 20
Other criminal damage 12
Other public order 15
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 7
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 19 14% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 8 6% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 51 37% 43%
Dropped: public interest 36 26% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 17 12% 8%
Bound over without trial 7 5% 9%

ANNEX 25

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NORFOLK

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 54
Police identification 51 94% 89%
CPS identification 3 6% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 40
Defendants not prosecuted 14
% of defendants prosecuted 74% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 86
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 78% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 89

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 49
Racially aggravated assaults 8
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 19
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 10
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 49
Guilty pleas 39 80% 69%
Guilty after contest 4 8% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 6 12% 3%
Full-time acquittal 0 0% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 27 55% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 16 33% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 6 12% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 40
Racially aggravated assaults 9
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 19
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 6
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 2 5% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 5% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 17 43% 43%
Dropped: public interest 16 40% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 2% 8%
Bound over without trial 2 5% 9%

ANNEX 26

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 47
Police identification 38 81% 89%
CPS identification 9 19% 11%
DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED
Defendants prosecuted 39
Defendants not prosecuted 8
% of defendants prosecuted 83% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 102
Charges added by The CPS 4
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 78% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 106

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 78
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 26
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 13
Other criminal damage 6
Other public order 7
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 4
Other 12
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 78
Guilty pleas 59 76% 69%
Guilty after contest 9 11% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 10 13% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 59 76% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 15 19% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 4 5% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 28
Racially aggravated assaults 3
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 4
Other public order 4
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 1 4% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 3 10% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 9 32% 43%
Dropped: public interest 0 0% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 15 54% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 27

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NORTHUMBRIA

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 184
Police identification 173 94% 89%
CPS identification 11 6% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 111
Defendants not prosecuted 73
% of defendants prosecuted 60% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 229
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 79% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 232

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 132
Racially aggravated assaults 13
Racially aggravated criminal damage 9
Racially aggravated public order 53
Racially aggravated harassment 10
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 5
Other public order 21
Other harassment 3
Theft Act 6
Other 6
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 132
Guilty pleas 108 82% 69%
Guilty after contest 18 14% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 1% 3%
Full-time acquittal 4 3% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 77 58% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 34 26% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 21 16% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 100
Racially aggravated assaults 24
Racially aggravated criminal damage 6
Racially aggravated public order 34
Racially aggravated harassment 19
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 8
Other public order 6
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 25 25% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 14 14% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 24 24% 43%
Dropped: public interest 21 21% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 16 16% 9%

ANNEX 28

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NORTH WALES

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 46
Police identification 38 83% 89%
CPS identification 8 17% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 40
Defendants not prosecuted 6
% of defendants prosecuted 86% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 69
Charges added by The CPS 8
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 75% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 77

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 55
Racially aggravated assaults 5
Racially aggravated criminal damage 5
Racially aggravated public order 18
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 16
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 55
Guilty pleas 33 60% 69%
Guilty after contest 9 16% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 4% 3%
Full-time acquittal 11 20% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 40 73% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 4 7% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 11 20% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 22
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 9
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 2
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 4 18% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 9 41% 43%
Dropped: public interest 4 18% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 5 23% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 29

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NORTH YORKSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 28
Police identification 22 79% 89%
CPS identification 6 21% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 22
Defendants not prosecuted 6
% of defendants prosecuted 79% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 36
Charges added by The CPS 1
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 75% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 37

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 25
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 13
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 2
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 4
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 25
Guilty pleas 17 68% 69%
Guilty after contest 4 16% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 4 16% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 22 88% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 2 8% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 1 4% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 12
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 5
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 2
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 1
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 1 8% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 1 8% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 3 25% 43%
Dropped: public interest 5 42% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 17% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 30

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 143
Police identification 132 92% 89%
CPS identification 11 8% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 104
Defendants not prosecuted 39
% of defendants prosecuted 73% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 198
Charges added by The CPS 10
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 65% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 208

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 140
Racially aggravated assaults 21
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 63
Racially aggravated harassment 5
Other assaults 13
Other criminal damage 7
Other public order 20
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 5
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 140
Guilty pleas 85 61% 69%
Guilty after contest 22 16% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 32 23% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 96 68% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 8 6% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 36 26% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 68
Racially aggravated assaults 20
Racially aggravated criminal damage 3
Racially aggravated public order 35
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 3
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 10 15% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 10 15% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 26 38% 43%
Dropped: public interest 12 17% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 3% 8%
Bound over without trial 8 12% 9%

ANNEX 31

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS SOUTH WALES

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 237
Police identification 225 95% 89%
CPS identification 12 5% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 159
Defendants not prosecuted 78
% of defendants prosecuted 67% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 409
Charges added by The CPS 20
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 83% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 429

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 248
Racially aggravated assaults 21
Racially aggravated criminal damage 6
Racially aggravated public order 81
Racially aggravated harassment 12
Other assaults 25
Other criminal damage 20
Other public order 41
Other harassment 3
Theft Act 12
Other 27
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 248
Guilty pleas 186 75% 69%
Guilty after contest 36 15% 14%
Committal discharge 4 2% 1%
Half-time acquittal 3 1% 3%
Full-time acquittal 19 7% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 164 66% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 47 19% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 37 15% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 181
Racially aggravated assaults 27
Racially aggravated criminal damage 10
Racially aggravated public order 62
Racially aggravated harassment 15
Other assaults 14
Other criminal damage 17
Other public order 20
Other harassment 4
Theft Act 7
Other 5
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 33 18% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 20 11% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 73 41% 43%
Dropped: public interest 17 9% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 22 12% 8%
Bound over without trial 16 9% 9%

ANNEX 32

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS SOUTH YORKSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 68
Police identification 56 82% 89%
CPS identification 12 18% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 52
Defendants not prosecuted 16
% of defendants prosecuted 76% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 112
Charges added by The CPS 5
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 78% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 117

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 70
Racially aggravated assaults 13
Racially aggravated criminal damage 5
Racially aggravated public order 16
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 14
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 16
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 70
Guilty pleas 42 60% 69%
Guilty after contest 12 18% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 8 11% 3%
Full-time acquittal 8 11% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 47 67% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 22 31% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 1 2% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 47
Racially aggravated assaults 13
Racially aggravated criminal damage 8
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 7
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 5 11% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 4% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 19 40% 43%
Dropped: public interest 15 32% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 6 13% 9%

ANNEX 33

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS STAFFORDSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 152
Police identification 135 89% 89%
CPS identification 17 11% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 101
Defendants not prosecuted 51
% of defendants prosecuted 66% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 186
Charges added by The CPS 32
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 77% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 218

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 122
Racially aggravated assaults 15
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 51
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 18
Other criminal damage 12
Other public order 17
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 122
Guilty pleas 91 75% 69%
Guilty after contest 13 10% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 18 15% 12%
Venue of Cases
Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 97 80% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 16 13% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 9 7% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 96
Racially aggravated assaults 10
Racially aggravated criminal damage 6
Racially aggravated public order 51
Racially aggravated harassment 5
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 10
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 5
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 22 23% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 10 10% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 40 42% 43%
Dropped: public interest 14 15% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 6 6% 8%
Bound over without trial 4 4% 9%

ANNEX 34

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS SUFFOLK

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 43
Police identification 42 98% 89%
CPS identification 1 2% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 26
Defendants not prosecuted 17
% of defendants prosecuted 60% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 48
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 77% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 51

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 14
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 4
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Guilty pleas 19 68% 69%
Guilty after contest 2 7% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 3 11% 3%
Full-time acquittal 4 14% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 18 64% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 7 25% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 3 11% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 23
Racially aggravated assaults 5
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 10
Racially aggravated harassment 8
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 1 4% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 1 4% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 14 61% 43%
Dropped: public interest 5 22% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 2 9% 9%

ANNEX 35

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS SURREY

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 35
Police identification 34 97% 89%
CPS identification 1 3% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 30
Defendants not prosecuted 5
% of defendants prosecuted 86% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 50
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 44% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 53

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 32
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 12
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 8
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 32
Guilty pleas 27 85% 69%
Guilty after contest 2 6% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 3 9% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 28 88% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 4 12% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 0 0% 14%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 21
Racially aggravated assaults 3
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 6
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 3
Other harassment 2
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 8 38% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 7 33% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 5% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 10% 8%
Bound over without trial 3 14% 9%

ANNEX 36

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS SUSSEX

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 76
Police identification 66 87% 89%
CPS identification 10 13% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 47
Defendants not prosecuted 29
% of defendants prosecuted 62% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 109
Charges added by The CPS 4
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 80% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 113

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 69
Racially aggravated assaults 11
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 25
Racially aggravated harassment 2
Other assaults 9
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 4
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 3
Other 9
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 69
Guilty pleas 50 73% 69%
Guilty after contest 7 10% 14%
Committal discharge 1 1% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 11 16% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 41 59% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 22 32% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 6 9% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 44
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 18
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 5
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 5
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 7 16% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 5 11% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 19 43% 43%
Dropped: public interest 8 18% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 2 5% 8%
Bound over without trial 3 7% 9%

ANNEX 37

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS THAMES VALLEY

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 73
Police identification 70 96% 89%
CPS identification 3 4% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 53
Defendants not prosecuted 22
% of defendants prosecuted 73% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 112
Charges added by The CPS 2
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 70% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 114

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 67
Racially aggravated assaults 11
Racially aggravated criminal damage 6
Racially aggravated public order 23
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 5
Other criminal damage 3
Other public order 12
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 3
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 67
Guilty pleas 51 76% 69%
Guilty after contest 10 15% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 1 1% 3%
Full-time acquittal 5 7% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 49 73% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 12 18% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 6 9% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 47
Racially aggravated assaults 11
Racially aggravated criminal damage 4
Racially aggravated public order 16
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 4
Other criminal damage 5
Other public order 3
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 0
Other 2
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 9 19% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 4 9% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 11 23% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 4% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 13 28% 8%
Bound over without trial 8 17% 9%

ANNEX 38

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS WARWICKSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 32
Police identification 27 84% 89%
CPS identification 5 16% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 23
Defendants not prosecuted 9
% of defendants prosecuted 72% 72%
CHARGES
Police charges 47
Charges added by The CPS 3
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 74% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 50

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 33
Racially aggravated assaults 4
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 16
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 6
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 2
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 1
Other 2
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 33
Guilty pleas 32 97% 69%
Guilty after contest 0 0% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 1 3% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 28 85% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 1 3% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 4 12% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 17
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 1
Racially aggravated public order 12
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 1
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 1 6% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 12 71% 43%
Dropped: public interest 4 23% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

ANNEX 39

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS WEST MERCIA

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 61
Police identification 52 85% 89%
CPS identification 9 15% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 46
Defendants not prosecuted 15
% of defendants prosecuted 75% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 81
Charges added by The CPS 1
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 76% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 82

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 51
Racially aggravated assaults 8
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 30
Racially aggravated harassment 3
Other assaults 5
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 2
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 1
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 51
Guilty pleas 39 76% 69%
Guilty after contest 3 6% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 3 6% 3%
Full-time acquittal 6 12% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 38 75% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 12 24% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 1 1% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 31
Racially aggravated assaults 6
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 16
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 3
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 3
Other harassment 1
Theft Act 1
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 5 16% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 2 7% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 20 64% 43%
Dropped: public interest 2 7% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 1 3% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 3% 9%

ANNEX 40

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS WEST MIDLANDS

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 432
Police identification 379 88% 89%
CPS identification 53 12% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 287
Defendants not prosecuted 145
% of defendants prosecuted 66% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 590
Charges added by The CPS 32
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 78% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 622

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 363
Racially aggravated assaults 66
Racially aggravated criminal damage 23
Racially aggravated public order 99
Racially aggravated harassment 22
Other assaults 52
Other criminal damage 29
Other public order 46
Other harassment 6
Theft Act 10
Other 10
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 363
Guilty pleas 232 64% 69%
Guilty after contest 76 21% 14%
Committal discharge 2 1% 1%
Half-time acquittal 12 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 41 11% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 190 52% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 66 18% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 107 30% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 259
Racially aggravated assaults 75
Racially aggravated criminal damage 17
Racially aggravated public order 85
Racially aggravated harassment 18
Other assaults 24
Other criminal damage 11
Other public order 18
Other harassment 4
Theft Act 3
Other 4
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 40 15% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 30 12% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 96 37% 43%
Dropped: public interest 15 6% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 41 16% 8%
Bound over without trial 37 14% 9%

ANNEX 41

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS WEST YORKSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 421
Police identification 335 80% 89%
CPS identification 86 20% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 269
Defendants not prosecuted 152
% of defendants prosecuted 64% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 556
Charges added by The CPS 8
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 78% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 564

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 317
Racially aggravated assaults 38
Racially aggravated criminal damage 13
Racially aggravated public order 98
Racially aggravated harassment 13
Other assaults 46
Other criminal damage 11
Other public order 83
Other harassment 2
Theft Act 5
Other 8
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 317
Guilty pleas 225 71% 69%
Guilty after contest 28 9% 14%
Committal discharge 17 5% 1%
Half-time acquittal 9 3% 3%
Full-time acquittal 38 12% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 182 58% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 64 20% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 71 22% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 247
Racially aggravated assaults 36
Racially aggravated criminal damage 9
Racially aggravated public order 98
Racially aggravated harassment 25
Other assaults 17
Other criminal damage 9
Other public order 39
Other harassment 2
Theft Act 5
Other 7
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 25 10% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 4 2% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 170 69% 43%
Dropped: public interest 20 8% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 8 3% 8%
Bound over without trial 20 8% 9%

ANNEX 42

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS WILTSHIRE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 28
Police identification 26 93% 89%
CPS identification 2 7% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 25
Defendants not prosecuted 3
% of defendants prosecuted 89% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 33
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 70% 76%
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 33

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Racially aggravated assaults 2
Racially aggravated criminal damage 2
Racially aggravated public order 11
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 2
Other criminal damage 1
Other public order 5
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 1
Homicide 3

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 28
Guilty pleas 22 79% 69%
Guilty after contest 2 7% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 2 7% 3%
Full-time acquittal 2 7% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 21 75% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 7 25% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 0 0% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 5
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 1
Racially aggravated harassment 1
Other assaults 1
Other criminal damage 2
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 3 60% 43%
Dropped: public interest 1 20% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 1 20% 9%

ANNEX 43

RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

Where two percentages are given the second percentage is the national average

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS - CPS HQ CASEWORK DIRECTORATE

IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

Number of defendants received 0
Police identification 0 0% 89%
CPS identification 0 0% 11%

DEFENDANTS PROSECUTED/NOT PROSECUTED

Defendants prosecuted 0
Defendants not prosecuted 0
% of defendants prosecuted 0% 72%

CHARGES

Police charges 0
Charges added by The CPS 0
% of charges unaltered by The CPS 0% 76%

TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES 0

DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 0
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 0
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

Number of charges prosecuted 0
Guilty pleas 0 0% 69%
Guilty after contest 0 0% 14%
Committal discharge 0 0% 1%
Half-time acquittal 0 0% 3%
Full-time acquittal 0 0% 12%

Venue of Cases

Charges dealt with at the Mag. Court 0 0% 62%
Charges dealt with at the Crown Court 0 0% 23%
Charges dealt with at the Youth Court 0 0% 15%

DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

Number of charges dropped 0
Racially aggravated assaults 0
Racially aggravated criminal damage 0
Racially aggravated public order 0
Racially aggravated harassment 0
Other assaults 0
Other criminal damage 0
Other public order 0
Other harassment 0
Theft Act 0
Other 0
Homicide 0

REASON FOR DROPPING CHARGES

Dropped: witness fails to attend 0 0% 15%
Dropped: witness refuses to give evidence 0 0% 10%
Dropped: other insufficient evidence 0 0% 43%
Dropped: public interest 0 0% 15%
Dropped: written off/other 0 0% 8%
Bound over without trial 0 0% 9%

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CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT 2001 – 2002 RACIST INCIDENT MONITORING SCHEME

1. INTRODUCTION

2. KEY FINDINGS – SUMMARY AND COMMENTS

3. THE NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CHARGED

4. POLICE/CPS IDENTIFICATION OF A RACIST INCIDENT

5. POLICE RACIST INCIDENT REPORT/COMPUTER RECORD SUPPLIED WITH FILE

6. ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE OF RACIAL AGGRAVATION

7. OFFENCES CHARGED BY THE POLICE

8. CPS ACTION ON POLICE CHARGES

9. CHARGES ADDED BY THE CPS

10. DETAILS OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

11. OUTCOME OF CHARGES PROSECUTED

12. DETAILS OF SENTENCES IMPOSED

13. DETAILS OF DEFENDANT PROSECUTIONS

14. DETAILS OF CHARGES DROPPED

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