| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | characteristics of selected firearms-related cases, pre- and post-2008 mandatory minimum penalty (mmp) legislation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | characteristics of completed court cases | firearms-related offences with amended mmp |  |  |  | firearms-related offences with mmp unchanged |  |  |  |
| 4 |  | pre-2008 |  | post-2008 |  | pre-2008 |  | post-2008 |  |
| 5 |  | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent | number | percent |
| 6 | number of charges per case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7 | total completed cases | 905 | 100 | 812 | 100 | 1,349 | 100 | 1,606 | 100 |
| 8 | single charge | 69 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 56 | 4 | 65 | 4 |
| 9 | multiple charges | 836 | 92 | 780 | 96 | 1,293 | 96 | 1,541 | 96 |
| 10 | number of appearances in case |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 11 | total completed cases | 905 | 100 | 812 | 100 | 1,349 | 100 | 1,606 | 100 |
| 12 | 1 or 2 appearances | 100 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 117 | 9 | 52 | 3 |
| 13 | 3 to 5 appearances | 129 | 14 | 63 | 8 | 252 | 19 | 221 | 14 |
| 14 | 6 to 10 appearances | 249 | 28 | 183 | 23 | 398 | 30 | 510 | 32 |
| 15 | over 10 appearances | 427 | 47 | 531 | 65 | 582 | 43 | 823 | 51 |
| 16 | case length |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 17 | total completed cases | 905 | 100 | 812 | 100 | 1,349 | 100 | 1,606 | 100 |
| 18 | 1 day | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 1 |
| 19 | 2 days to less than 2 months | 134 | 15 | 72 | 9 | 188 | 14 | 168 | 10 |
| 20 | 2 to less than 4 months | 138 | 15 | 94 | 12 | 197 | 15 | 216 | 13 |
| 21 | 4 to less than 8 months | 277 | 31 | 187 | 23 | 375 | 28 | 397 | 25 |
| 22 | 8 to less than 12 months | 146 | 16 | 176 | 22 | 273 | 20 | 324 | 20 |
| 23 | 1 year or longer | 178 | 20 | 275 | 34 | 294 | 22 | 483 | 30 |

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved multiple charges pre 2008 among amended groups?
Answer: 92

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved multiple charges post 2008 among amended groups?
Answer: 96

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved multiple charges pre 2008 among non-amended groups?
Answer: 96

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved multiple charges post 2008 among non-amended groups?
Answer: 96

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances pre 2008 among amended groups?
Answer: 47

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances post 2008 among amended groups?
Answer: 65

Question: among amended groups, which years had a higher proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances?
Answer: post-2008

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances pre 2008 among non-amended groups?
Answer: 43

Question: what was the proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances post 2008 among non-amended groups?
Answer: 51

Question: among non-amended groups, which period had a higher proportion of cases that involved ten or more court appearances?
Answer: post-2008