The bulletin presents prosecutions and convictions and out of court disposals data for 2019 for magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court, disaggregated by age and gender.
In 2019, 84.8% (25,011) of prosecutions in all courts resulted in a conviction. In addition, 5,462 people were given an out of court disposal, such as a caution, informed warning, youth conference plan or penalty notice for disorder.