Some stats (last from me on this!)

The Sentencing Advisory Council has released sentencing statistics for the sentencing of affray in the County and Supreme Court over a 5 year period between 2008 – 2013. During this period, 134 people were sentenced for this offence. 25% of people sentenced received a wholly suspended period of imprisonment, 25% received a community based order, 13% received a fine and 10% received an immediate term of imprisonment. The median term of imprisonment imposed for affray over this period was 12 months.

Please note, suspended sentences were removed in the higher courts for serious and significant offences committed on or after 1 May 2011. Soon after, suspended sentences were removed as a sentencing option in the higher courts for all offences committed on or after 1 September 2013.

Furthermore, community based orders were only available as a sentencing option until January 2012 and have now been replaced with community correction orders.

Posted By: Old Man, Jan 15, 14:20:09