NSW CHILDREN'S COURTS

Summary statistics 2007 to 2011

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Finalisations:
Number of persons charged in Children's Courts 8,234 9,536 9,607 8,587 8,633
Number of charges determined in Children's Courts 20,151 23,143 23,165 25,150 27,057
Disposals:
Number of cases finalised by:
- defended hearing 1,580 1,887 2,011 1,837 2,018
- other than defended hearing 6,654 7,649 7,596 6,750 6,615
Percentage of persons whose cases were finalised by defended hearing:
- males 19.6 19.7 21.3 21.4 23.8
- females 17.4 20.0 19.3 21.5 21.6
Outcome of appearance:
Number of persons charged who were found guilty 6,318 7,372 7,642 7,470 7,394
Percentage of persons charged who were found guilty 76.7 77.3 79.5 87.0 85.6
Legal representation:
Percentage of persons charged having legal representation 74.0 76.6 54.8 27.0 81.9
Bail refusal:
Percentage of persons charged refused bail 13.4 17.1 17.1 15.2 15.3
Delay:
Median delay for defended cases (days) 126.0 130.0 120.0 124.0 120.5
Sentencing:
Number of persons given a control order sentence 670 788 822 807 733
Number of males given a control order sentence 620 734 760 737 677
Number of females given a control order sentence 50 54 62 70 56
Average length of minimum/fixed term control order (months):
Total persons 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.3
- males 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.4
- females
4.6 3.5 3.7 3.5 3.5