## England And Wales Overview Individuals Formally Dealt With By The Criminal Justice System, 2007 To 2014

Out of court disposals
150,700 cautions were administered in 2014. 

Around half of these were for indictable offences.

Penalty Notices for Disorder, 2014
Cautions for indictable offences, 2014

## Prosecutions Change In The Number Of Defendants Proceeded Against From 2013 To 2014

Sexual offences In the latest year, prosecutions for sexual offences increased by
(the highest in a decade)

## Motoring Offences Motoring Prosecutions Saw A

 increase in the latest year.

Sentencing Custody rate Criminal histories The number of first time entrants dealt with by the Criminal Justice System fell by between 2007 and 2014. Number of previous cautions/convictions of offenders sentenced for indictable offences, 2004 and 2014
while out of court disposals continued to decline.

The average custodial sentence length for offenders sentenced for sexual offences increased by 2.9 months to The largest increases were seen in: 
Speed limit offences Vehicle insurance offences Sentencing outcomes at all courts, 2014
In 2014, custody was the most common outcome. Changes to legislation that came into effect in 2005 and 2012 made Suspended Sentence Orders more readily available.

 
The reduction has been much sharper for juveniles: