Conviction rate is the number of accused who are either convicted by a jury or judge or plead guilty at any time after committal as a percentage of the total number of accused committed for trial.
The following tables provide a breakdown of the overall conviction rate according to the percentage of convictions by verdict and convictions by plea.
Overall conviction rate
| Overall conviction rates | |
|---|---|
| 2019-20 AVERAGE | 80.60% |
| Jul 19 | 79.01% |
| Aug 19 | 86.30% |
| Sep 19 | 72.62% |
| Oct 19 | 80.88% |
| Nov 19 | 81.91% |
| Dec 19 | 89.86% |
| Jan 20 | 88.24% |
| Feb 20 | 75.90% |
| Mar 20 | 79.45% |
| Apr 20 | 73.08% |
| May 20 | 81.82% |
| Jun 20 | 78.08% |
Breakdown of conviction rates by verdicts and pleas
| Convictions by Verdict | Convictions by Plea | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 AVERAGE | 10.17% | 89.83% |
| Jul 19 | 15.63% | 84.37% |
| Aug 19 | 15.90% | 84.10% |
| Sep 19 | 8.19% | 91.80% |
| Oct 19 | 18.86% | 81.13% |
| Nov 19 | 17.94% | 82.05% |
| Dec 19 | 14.28% | 85.71% |
| Jan 20 | 1.66% | 98.33% |
| Feb 20 | 9.52% | 90.47% |
| Mar 20 | 6.89% | 93.10% |
| Apr 20 | 7.69% | 92.30% |
| May 20 | 5.45% | 94.54% |
| Jun 20 | 0% | 100% |