## System 2015 England And Wales Victims Of Crime

The likelihood of being a victim of personal crime was less for women in 2015/16. the past year (Crime Survey for England and Wales) 

## From Offence To Criminal Court

Women made up less than a quarter of those given an out of court disposal (23%, caution or PND) and even fewer of those arrested (16%) by the police.

## Out Of Court Disposal Arrests At The Criminal Courts

Women are substantially underrepresented among those prosecuted, convicted and sentenced at just over a quarter of the total.

Conviction ratios were similar for women and men.

Indictable offences Indictable offences

## Offender Characteristics

Women were less likely to reoffend.

A smaller proportion of women were repeat offenders.

Proportion who were first time offenders

## Offenders In Prison

Women represented only 4.5% of the prison population.

Female prisoners were more likely to self-harm. There were more assaults in male prisons. 

## Practitioners

Less than a third of police officers and the judiciary were women, compared to two-thirds of those working in the Ministry of Justice and Crown Prosecution Service.

which was much less common