In 2021/22, first time entrants to the justice system constituted 24.5% of all those dealt with at court or by formal diversionary disposal. Of these first time entrants, 28.3% (1,954) were dealt with by way of formal diversionary disposal, compared to 71.6% (4,932) dealt with by conviction.
The bulletin presents data on first time entrants to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022.
Revision notice: The bulletin was revised in 2024, to correct figures for some double counting of disposals that had occurred in preparation of the original report.
First time entrants to the criminal justice system in NI 2021-22
First time entrants to the criminal justice system in NI 2021-22: ods