Courts and sentencing

Statistics and data relating to criminal court matters and sentencing.

Latest: NSW Criminal Courts statistics 

This report presents information on the characteristics of defendants dealt with by NSW Higher, Local and Children's Criminal Courts. Information is provided on offence types, case outcomes, penalties, AVOs, appeals, court delay and bail status.

Published: June 2024


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An interactive dashboard that presents sentencing outcomes for adults found guilty in court
An interactive tool that presents data on bail decisions, bail conditions and breaches of bail.

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