Reoffending of adults

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The latest National Statistics on the reoffending of adults, released by the Ministry of Justice and produced in accordance with arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

The annual release presents statistics on the reoffending of adults released from custody or starting a community sentence in England and Wales in the first quarter of a particular year. The data relate to reoffending in two-year and one-year follow up periods that results in a conviction. The release also measures progress on targets to reduce reoffending.

Results from the 2006 cohort

New measures of reoffending 2000-2005