02/04/2020 - Users of PPS Official Statistics are asked to note information about the potential disruption to the publication of statistical bulletins due to COVID 19.
The PPS Statistics and Research Team provide the Public Prosecution Service with a professional statistics, research and consultancy service.
Currently we have a complement of three statisticians on loan from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
In this section you can find statistical information on key topic areas within the Public Prosecution Service.
All of our published statistics comply with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics and are produced in line with best practice. Additional information on this can be found on the Official Statistics page of the website.
Thematic Bulletins
The PPS publishes an annual statistical bulletin on cases involving Hate Crime. The latest bulletin was published on 24th September 2020. It provides information for the full 2019/20 financial year (i.e. 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020) and includes comparisons with 2018/19. Statistics for the financial year period 2020/21 will be published in August/September 2021.
The PPS also publishes an annual statistical bulletin on Cases Involving Sexual Offences. The latest bulletin was published on 5th November 2020. It provides information for the full 2019/20 financial year (i.e. 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020) and includes comparisons with 2018/19. Following a change to offence classifications, revised statistics on sexual offences for the years 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 were published on 24th October 2019. Statistics for the financial year period 2020/21 will be published in October/November 2021.
An additional bulletin presenting the findings of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, “Perceptions of the Public Prosecution Service” are also published by PPS with the latest published on 17th June 2020. The bulletin provided information in respect of the 2019 survey, conducted between September 2019 and February 2020, and included comparisons with the 2018 survey. This release replaces findings of the Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey, “Perceptions of the Public Prosecution Service” which was published in previous years.
Quarterly Statistical Bulletin
The PPS also publishes a regular Quarterly Statistical Bulletin which presents an overview of caseloads, decisions and outcomes.
Previously published Quarterly Statistical Bulletins
