NCJ Number
145597
Date Published
1993
Length
206 pages
Annotation
This report summarizes official statistics on reported crimes, adult and juvenile court statistics, and corrections statistics for South Australia for 1992.
Abstract
Violence offenses accounted for approximately 9 percent of the total offenses; 70 percent of the offenses were property crimes. Nearly half the property crimes were theft offenses. The majority of offenders were male (83.8 percent), and 25.3 percent of all offenders were under 18 years of age. Just over 60 percent of all defendants appearing in the magistrates court were convicted of their major charge. Another 13 percent were found guilty but had no conviction recorded, and 5 percent were committed for trial or sentence in other courts. A total of 47.6 percent of convicted offenders received fines as their most severe penalty; 25.8 percent received a driver's license suspension; and 8.6 percent received a suspended sentence. The number of prison admissions and inmates increased in 1992. Appearance before juvenile courts or aid panels declined by 15.2 percent during 1992. The most common penalties for juvenile delinquents were bonds and community service orders. Tables and appended information about data sources and definitions