Use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend

Legislation: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) s 474.17

Maximum penalty: 5 years imprisonment

Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 6,702 charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine with conviction (38.5% or 2581 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 2,163 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 2,163 cases, 1,765 people were male and 398 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine with conviction (41.8% or 905 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 6,702 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 465 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 482 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 1,662 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 6,702 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 6,702 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 465 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing community correction order lengths each year for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 8**: Average community correction order lengths for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 482 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 9**: Average fine amounts for charges of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 1,662 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 10A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 2,163 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 10B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 1,765 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 10C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 398 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 10D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 237 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 10E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 1,706 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 11**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 136 cases**, including imprisonment only (96 cases), imprisonment with a recognizance release order where the person is released immediately (42 cases), and imprisonment with a recognizance release order where the person is released after serving some time in prison (4 cases).

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 123 cases**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 13**: Fine amounts for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 905 cases**

Bar graph showing bond lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 14**: Bond lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 576 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 15**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 2,163 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 16**: Number of cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend for all people by financial year
**Number: 2,163 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 17**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 136 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders with and without imprisonment for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 18**: Average community correction order (CCO) lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 123 cases**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 19**: Average fine amounts for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 905 cases**

Bar graph showing bond lengths each year for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 20**: Average bond lengths for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend by financial year
**Number: 576 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 21A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 2,163 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 21B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 2,163 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend — **Figure 21C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of use a carriage service to menace, harass or offend
**Number: 2,163 cases**