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% of adults who believe it is very or fairly likely they % of adults who were a victim of one or more
would be a victim of crime in the next year personal crimes in the past year
26 28
21 22
18
7.4
3.6 5.0 4.1
2.6
White Black Asian Mixed Chinese White Black Asian Mixed Chinese
or Other or Other
Police Activity
Both arrest and stop and search rates vary greatly between ethnicities, with the highest rates for Black individuals.
White 4 White 13
Black 29 Black 47
Asian 8 Asian 16
Mixed 6 Mixed 30
Chinese
or Other 9 Chinese
or Other 15
Prosecutions Sentencing
Black and Mixed defendants had the highest number Black and Mixed defendants were more likely to be
of prosecutions per 1,000 members of the population, sentenced per 1,000 members of the population,
for indictable offences. for indictable offences.
16
13
9
7
4 5 4 4 4 3
White Black Asian Mixed Chinese White Black Asian Mixed Chinese
or Other or Other
White 71%
Black 58%
Asian 59%
Mixed 64%
Chinese
or Other 56%
Conviction ratio
White offenders had the highest conviction ratio, for indictable offences
Custody rate
Asian offenders were more likely to receive a custodial sentence, possibly associated with variations in offence types
between ethnicities.
White 31%
Black 31%
Asian 35%
Mixed 32%
Chinese
or Other 33%
18 months
White
24 months
Black
25 months
Asian
21 months
Mixed
23 months
Chinese
or Other
Prisons
There were more Black and Mixed individuals in prison compared to other ethnicities, per 10,000 members of the
population aged 15 or over.
White 15
Black 75
Asian 24
Mixed 52
Chinese
or Other 13
Proportion released:
50% 44% 40% 48% 31% 34%
White Black
25% 20%
White Black Asian Mixed
Asian Other
Practitioners
Compared to the working-age population, CJS practitioners are generally less likely to be non-White.
= White = Non-White