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Australian crime : facts and figures 2003

The criminal court process

Defendants' cases finalised in higher courts, by method of finalisation, 2001-2002
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Excludes Queensland defendants finalised by a bench warrant being issued.

Source

  • Australian Bureau of Statistics 2003, Criminal courts, Australia 2001-02, cat. no. 4513.0, ABS, Canberra.

What this chart shows

  • In 2001-2002 there were 17,997 defendants finalised in the higher courts. This represented an increase of 2% from 2000-2001, when there were 17,718 defendants.
  • Overall, 79% of the defendants whose cases were heard by a higher court were found guilty of an offence.
  • In 6% of cases the defendant was acquitted of an offence.

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