When looking at sentenced committals (excluding fines) this has remained relatively static, 3,776 in 2017 compared with 3,724 in 2016, a slight increase of 52 (1.4%).The overall daily average number of prisoners in custody in 2017 was 3,680 compared to 3,718 in 2016 a decrease of 1.1%. The average number of female offenders in custody was 144, a 2.9% increase on the 2016 average of 140.

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• P.31 Offence group classified by sentence - Total 2,990 - GP10 Controlled Drug Offences - 347
• P.35 Offence group - Total = 6,037 – GP10 Controlled Drug Offences - 371
• P.65 APPENDIX II - Persons in custody under sentence on 30 November 2017 - Offence group classified by sentence length – includes Controlled Drug Offences
• P.67 APPENDIX V - Committals under sentence 2017 - Classified by Offence group and sentence length – includes Controlled Drug Offences