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| | PROSECUTIONS FOR CHILD ABUSE WHERE THE PRINCIPAL OFFENCE WAS 'SEXUAL OFFENCES' | | | | | | | |
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| | | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| | | Vol | % | Vol | % | Vol | % | |
| | Guilty plea | 1994 | 0.510235414534289 | 2269 | 0.560939431396786 | 2288 | 0.565217391304348 | |
| | Conviction after trial | 786 | 0.201125895598772 | 765 | 0.189122373300371 | 761 | 0.187994071146245 | |
| | Total Convictions | 2780 | 0.71136131013306 | 3034 | 0.750061804697157 | 3049 | 0.753211462450593 | |
| | Administratively Finalised | 40 | 0.0102354145342886 | 45 | 0.0111248454882571 | 34 | 0.00839920948616601 | |
| | Discharged committal | 22 | 0.00562947799385875 | 13 | 0.00321384425216316 | 12 | 0.00296442687747036 | |
| | Prosecution Dropped | 483 | 0.123592630501535 | 466 | 0.115203955500618 | 419 | 0.10350790513834 | |
| | Judge directed acquittal | 61 | 0.0156090071647902 | 45 | 0.0111248454882571 | 52 | 0.0128458498023715 | |
| | Jury acquittal | 468 | 0.119754350051177 | 412 | 0.10185414091471 | 457 | 0.112895256916996 | |
| | Dismissed after full trial | 49 | 0.0125383828045036 | 28 | 0.0069221260815822 | 23 | 0.00568181818181818 | |
| | No case to answer | 5 | 0.00127942681678608 | 2 | 0.000494437577255871 | 2 | 0.000494071146245059 | |
| | Total Unsuccessful | 1128 | 0.28863868986694 | 1011 | 0.249938195302843 | 999 | 0.246788537549407 | |
| | TOTAL COMPLETED CASE OUTCOMES | 3908 | | 4045 | | 4048 | | |
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