Ministry of Justice · 9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
Crown Court disposals during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2017 Q1 → 2019 Q3 · 10 periods
↓ 17.5%−5,234 cases
Crown Court disposals fell by 17.5% over the period, from 29,988 cases (2017 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 24,754 (2019 Q3, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2017 Q1: 29,988
Level when it left 2019 Q3: 24,754
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The number of criminal cases disposed of by the Crown Court in England and Wales during the quarter, counted once all offences for all defendants on the case have a final result or have been remitted to the magistrates' court.
Doesn’t measure: Cases disposed of by magistrates' courts, the outcome of those cases, or cases in Scotland and Northern Ireland.