To ask the Attorney General, how many people were charged with domestic abuse offences after having being previously convicted of domestic abuse offences in each of the last 30 years for which data is available.
Answered on
18 July 2022
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold any data which shows the number of suspects charged with domestic abuse offences who have previously been convicted of similar offences.
However, management information is held which shows the number of suspects involved in allegations of domestic abuse where the CPS decided to charge and prosecute in each year from 2006. The table below shows the number and proportion of suspects charged from 2006 to the latest available year, 2021.
Charged | % Charged | |
2006 | 42,675 | 69.8% |
2007 | 49,233 | 68.7% |
2008 | 54,352 | 70.6% |
2009 | 60,176 | 70.7% |
2010 | 68,029 | 70.1% |
2011 | 67,284 | 71.1% |
2012 | 60,942 | 71.9% |
2013 | 68,819 | 72.3% |
2014 | 83,208 | 72.3% |
2015 | 82,222 | 72.9% |
2016 | 80,186 | 74.1% |
2017 | 79,203 | 75.8% |
2018 | 70,600 | 75.0% |
2019 | 57,408 | 73.4% |
2020 | 52,817 | 70.8% |
2021 | 43,945 | 71.8% |
Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System | ||