Criminal Law, LAW FIRM

77.60% of all criminal charges are proven in NSW

The proportion of charges proven in NSW Criminal Courts in 2013 were as follows:

      • Assault 60.10%
      • Sexual assault 46.50%
      • Robbery 64.90%
      • Unlawful entry with intent/burglary, break and enter 67.20%
      • Theft (except motor vehicles) 78.90%
      • Murder 64.60%
      • Attempted murder 33.30%
      • Manslaughter and driving causing death 63%
      • Other acts intended to cause injury 62.50%
      • Non-assaultive sexual offences 70.70%
      • Dangerous or negligent acts endangering persons 52.70%
      • Abduction and kidnapping 64.90%
      • Deprivation of liberty/false imprisonment 30.80%
      • Harassment and threatening behaviour 66.30%
      • Blackmail and extortion 29.40%
      • Motor vehicle theft and related offences 67.90%
      • Receive or handle proceeds of crime 58.70%
      • Illegal use of property (except motor vehicles) 50.00%
      • Obtain benefit by deception 65.20%
      • Forgery and counterfeiting 72.30%
      • Deceptive business/government practices 67.80%
      • Other fraud and deception offences 54.00%
      • Import or export illicit drugs 77.40%
      • Deal or traffic in illicit drugs 63.20%
      • Manufacture or cultivate illicit drugs 92.60%
      • Possess and/or use illicit drugs 88.40%
      • Other illicit drug offences 83.80%
      • Prohibited weapons/explosives offences 69.80%
      • Regulated weapons/explosives offences 76.00%
      • Property damage 77.50%
      • Environmental pollution 73.30%
      • Disorderly conduct 65.40%
      • Regulated public order offences 79.00%
      • Offensive conduct 80.50%
      • Driver Licence offences 91.80%
      • Vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences 94.00%
      • Regulatory driving offences 96.10%
      • Breach of custodial order offences 97.90%
      • Breach of community-based order 96.20%
      • Breach of violence and non-violence orders 76.40%
      • Offences against government operations 82.30%
      • Offences against government security 60.90%
      • Offences against justice procedures 76.60%
      • Defamation, libel and privacy offences 60.00%
      • Public health and safety offences 76.50%
      • Commercial/industry/financial regulation 78.80%
      • Other miscellaneous offences 58.20%
      • Total All Offences 77.60%

Source: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

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