Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court was 24,921 Number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
24,921 Number
Change on year
up 5.5%
Rank
3rd
of 3 regions
All-time high
40,538 Number
in 2011
All-time low
22,956 Number
in 2016
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 2008–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2008201320182008: 39.0k Number2009: 39.5k Number2010: 39.6k Number2011: 40.5k Number2012: 38.9k Number2013: 35.3k Number2014: 26.6k Number2015: 24.4k Number2016: 23.0k Number2017: 23.6k Number2018: 24.9k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 24,921 Number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 40,538 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22,956 Number, in 2016.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 2008 to 2018.
Year Number Change
2008 39,018 Number
2009 39,539 Number +1.3%
2010 39,628 Number +0.2%
2011 40,538 Number +2.3%
2012 38,914 Number -4.0%
2013 35,276 Number -9.3%
2014 26,607 Number -24.6%
2015 24,379 Number -8.4%
2016 22,956 Number -5.8%
2017 23,630 Number +2.9%
2018 24,921 Number +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39,278 Number 39,018 Number 39,539 Number 2
2010s 30,761 Number 22,956 Number 40,538 Number 9

Countries ranked near Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 1 Türkiye 745,846 Number compare
  2. 2 Germany 632,115 Number compare
  3. 3 France 433,943 Number compare
  4. 4 Spain 320,298 Number compare
  5. 5 Poland 261,556 Number compare
  6. 5 Poland 261,556 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 24,921 Number in 2018, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 40,538 Number in 2011.
What is the lowest persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 22,956 Number in 2016.
How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court?
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 3rd out of 3 regions with data for 2018.
Is persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court rising or falling in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons brought before criminal courts by legal status of the court process
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 686 data points, 2008–2024
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