Question NW668 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

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13 September 2019 - NW668

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Sharif, Ms NK to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

What total number of criminal (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions were dealt with in the (i) magistrates, (ii) district and (iii) high courts in each of the past five financial years?

Reply:

The number of prosecutions finalised including ADRM is displayed in the table below:

Financial Years

2014/15

2015/16

2016/17

2017/18

2018/19

Number of cases (prosecutions) finalised including ADRM

National

503 463

477 802

505 376

494 815

425 778

District Courts

465 834

442 371

470 055

460 598

394 335

Regional Courts

36 651

34 419

34 257

33 246

30 477

High Courts

978

1 012

1 064

971

966

Number of cases (prosecutions) finalised with a verdict (convictions and acquittals)

National

319 149

310 850

341 360

335 161

276 309

District Courts

284 741

278 006

308 688

303 353

247 342

Regional Courts

33 430

31 832

31 608

30 837

28 001

High Courts

978

1 012

1 064

971

966

Number of Convictions

National

294 608

289 245

321 190

317 475

260 456

District Courts

268 127

263 377

295 013

291 609

236 705

Regional Courts

25 591

24 958

25 209

24 976

22 882

High Courts

890

910

968

890

869

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