| Detection, Conviction and Punishment, 1950 - 2000 | |||||
| % of offences | % of all offences | ||||
| % of crimes | leading to | resulting in | |||
| cleared up | cautions or | immediate | |||
| Date | guilty verdicts | custody | |||
| 1950 | 44.6 | 21.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 1955 | 48.7 | 23.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 1960 | 44.9 | 25.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 1965 | 39.2 | 19.3 | 3.1 | ||
| 1970 | 45.0 | 25.6 | 2.7 | ||
| 1975 | 44.0 | 24.0 | 2.4 | ||
| 1980 | 37.0 | 20.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 1985 | 34.0 | 16.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 1990 | 30.0 | 11.2 | 1.1 | ||
| 1995 | 25.0 | 9.9 | 1.2 | ||
| 2000 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 1.5 | ||