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Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022

This report compiles statistics from data sources across the Criminal Justice System, to provide a combined perspective on the typical experiences of different ethnic groups in England and Wales.

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 25 January 2024
• Last updated: 19 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England and Wales

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Statistics on Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022

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Dashboard: Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022

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A User Guide to Statistics on Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022

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A Technical Guide to Statistics on Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System 2022

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Chapter 3: Victims tables

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Chapter 5: Defendants tables

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Chapter 6: Offender Management tables

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Chapter 7: Offender Characteristics tables

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Chapter 8: Practicioners tables

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Pre-release access list: Ethnicity and the CJS 2022

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The areas of focus include: Victimisation, Police Activity, Defendants, Offender Management, Offender Characteristics, Offence Analysis, and Practitioners.

This is the latest biennial compendium of Statistics on Ethnicity and the Criminal Justice System and follows on from its sister publication Statistics on Women and the Criminal Justice System, 2021.

Published 25 January 2024
Last updated 19 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 19 March 2024

   Table 5_13 in the Chapter 5: Defendants tables has been updated to amend an error in all rows where Ethnicity is 'Not stated or unknown'.

2. 25 January 2024

   First published.