Majority of car thieves avoid jail

Hugo Griffiths2018-04-11 15:45
Official figures show the majority of thieves are handed non-custodial sentences following car theft convictions, with fines averaging £198The majority of people prosecuted for car theft are being handed non-custodial sentences, a new analysis of official crime statistics has revealed.
Of the 7,405 prosecutions for theft of a motor vehicle between 2012 and 2016, 3,696 resulted in convictions with sentences handed down. And with only 20 per cent of total prose