AQW 3104/22-27


Miss Nuala McAllister
Alliance Party
North Belfast


Tabled Date: 08/09/2022
Answered On Date: 13/09/2022
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Justice for a breakdown of convictions for sexual assault offences, in each of the last five years, broken down by gender of the those convicted.


Answer:
Information has been provided in relation to the number of convictions at courts, for cases involving sexual offences, as sexual assault can fall under a number of offence descriptions, that were dealt with in the period 2017 to 2021, the most recent five years for which information is available.
Convictions at courts for sexual offences by gender of perpetrator, 2017-2021
Year
Male
Female
Total
2017
#
*
172
2018
190
4
194
2019
228
6
234
2020
#
*
148
2021
287
3
290
Note:
Figures relate to initial disposal at court. Appeals are not included.
Figures relate to cases where at least one offence prosecuted was a sexual offence. This includes a range of sexual assault type offences, such as rape, indecent assault and others, as well as sexual offences which specifically are described as sexual assault.
Transgender and those with a non-specified gender are included within the “male” category.
Figures relate to cases dealt with at Crown Court and at magistrates’ courts.
* means a figure less than three has been treated under rules of disclosure.
# means a figure greater than or equal to three has been suppressed to prevent disclosure of a small number elsewhere.