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Section 95 Prisoner Characteristics: Table 9.2 Comparisons of the characteristics of prisoners in June 2005 by ethnic group show the following facts: • Of the total population in custody all minority ethnic groups had a higher than average proportion of prisoners on remand (White 15%, Mixed 19%, Black 21%, Asian 22%, and Chinese and other 22%). Similarly, all ethnic groups had a higher proportion of prisoners on remand untried than White prisoners (Whites 9%, Mixed 13%, Blacks 14%, Asians 15%, Chinese and other 16%). On average 11% of all prisoners were on remand untried. These differences may reflect the variation between ethnic groups in the type of offences for which the offender was remanded or sentenced (see below). • For the Mixed group, there were a higher proportion of sentenced prisoners in the 15 to 17 and 18 to 20 age ranges than for other ethnic groups. In the 15 to 17 age range, the proportion was more than twice any other ethnic group. • Just over one-third (34%) of Black prisoners, 26% of the Chinese and other group, and 22% of the Asian and Mixed group prisoners were serving a sentence for drug offences, compared to 14% for White prisoners. A higher proportion of Mixed (20%) and Black prisoners (18%) were serving a sentence for robbery than White (13%), Asian (12%) and prisoners from the Chinese and other category (8%). Fifteen per cent of White prisoners were serving a sentence for burglary compared to 10% of Mixed, 6% of Black, 5% of Chinese and other prisoners and 4% of Asian prisoners. • Variations in the length of imprisonment for different ethnic groups will, in part, reflect differences in the types of offences resulting in a custodial sentence. Thus, 61% of adult Black offenders, 59% of the Chinese and other group and 50% of Asian offenders were serving a custodial sentence of 4 years or more compared with 47% of White prisoners. At the same time, 11% of adult White prisoners were serving custodial sentences of less than 12 months compared with 6% of Black prisoners, 8% of the Mixed group, 11% of Asian prisoners and 12% of the Chinese and other group. Prisoners and Sentencing: Tables 9.3 & 9.4 In the twelve months to March 2005, 81% of sentenced offenders received into prison were White, 10% were Black, 5% were Asian, 2% Mixed and 1% were from Chinese and other ethnic backgrounds (Table 9.3), the same proportions as in the year to June 2004. The offence groups with the highest proportion of White offenders being received into prisons were burglary (88%) and theft and handling (86%). For Black offenders, it was drug offences (23%), fraud and forgery (22%) and robbery (19%). Asians were most represented in fraud and forgery (16% of the total) as were the Chinese and other group (6%). The mixed group were most represented in robbery (4% of the total) (Table 9.4). 92
Section 95 Table 9.2 Prison population by ethnic group, type of prisoner, age group, offence group and sentence length, 30 June 2005 Self-identified ethnicity Chinese and White Mixed Black Asian Not known Total other Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Total (1) 56,824 100 2,157 100 11,168 100 4,563 100 863 100 615 100 76,190 100 Total remand (2) 8,746 15 415 19 2,339 21 993 22 193 22 177 29 12,864 17 Untried 5,261 9 280 13 1,583 14 684 15 140 16 137 22 8,084 11 Convicted unsentenced 3,485 6 135 6 756 7 309 7 54 6 40 7 4,780 6 Sentenced (3) 47,731 84 1,698 79 8,390 75 3,359 74 571 66 430 70 62,179 82 Age group (sentenced) Aged 15-17 1,419 3 117 7 203 2 83 2 6 1 7 2 1,835 3 Aged 18-20 4,411 9 242 14 805 10 310 9 56 10 40 9 5,865 9 Aged 21-24 7,864 16 317 19 1,486 18 750 22 81 14 49 11 10,548 17 Aged 25-29 8,581 18 336 20 1,687 20 856 25 112 20 74 17 11,647 19 Aged over 30 25,456 53 686 40 4,209 50 1,360 40 316 55 258 60 32,285 52 Total 47,731 100 1,698 100 8,390 100 3,359 100 571 100 430 100 62,179 100 Offence group Violence against the person 11,975 25 410 24 1,689 20 829 25 133 23 144 33 15,180 24 Sexual offences 5,145 11 96 6 555 7 306 9 49 9 34 8 6,185 10 Robbery 6,025 13 348 20 1,500 18 399 12 44 8 61 14 8,378 13 Burglary 7,164 15 164 10 532 6 140 4 26 5 55 13 8,082 13 Theft and handling 3,495 7 93 5 313 4 164 5 29 5 32 7 4,126 7 Fraud and forgery 787 2 37 2 302 4 263 8 57 10 7 2 1,454 2 Drug offences 6,484 14 381 22 2,861 34 739 22 150 26 46 11 10,661 17 Motoring offences 1,803 4 54 3 160 2 124 4 7 1 15 3 2,163 3 Other offences 4,312 9 102 6 420 5 352 10 71 12 31 7 5,289 9 Not recorded 542 1 14 1 58 1 43 1 4 1 3 1 664 1 Total 47,731 100 1,698 100 8,390 100 3,359 100 571 100 430 100 62,179 100 Sentence length Young offenders Less than 1 year 1,626 3 69 4 140 2 87 3 16 3 13 3 1,952 3 1 year or more 4,633 10 313 18 947 11 355 11 51 9 40 9 6,338 10 All young offenders 6,259 13 382 22 1,086 13 442 13 68 12 52 12 8,289 13 Adults Less than 1 year 5,147 11 129 8 535 6 359 11 66 12 47 11 6,283 10 1 year but less than 4 years 14,130 30 375 22 1,687 20 885 26 100 18 111 26 17,287 28 4 years or more 22,195 47 812 48 5,082 61 1,674 50 337 59 218 51 30,320 49 All adults 41,472 87 1,317 78 7,304 87 2,918 87 503 88 377 88 53,890 87 Total 47,731 100 1,698 100 8,390 100 3,359 100 571 100 430 100 62,179 100 (1) Total includes 1,069 non-criminal prisoners and 78 fine defaulters. (2) Non-criminal prisoners and fine defaulters are omitted from the remand and sentenced population figures. (3) Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding. 93
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