There are over 32,530 employees in the sector in the region.  The largest proportion of sector employees in the region is employed in police and law enforcement (64.3%), followed by custodial care (16.5%).

The recorded crime rate for the Yorkshire and the Humber in 2003-2004 was 8,094 recorded crimes per 100,000 population, which is much lower than the England and Wales crime rate (11,308.2 per 100,000).  Over 8,000 people were sentenced in the region’s Crown Courts and over 29,000 in Magistrates’ Court in 2003.  The prison population is 8,665 in the region, with a capacity of 8,908.

Workforce profile:

• males account for 61.2% of the sector workforce
• 2.4% of the workforce are from a minority ethnic background 
• less than 10% of the workforce are under 25 years (which is mainly due to entry requirement)
• the majority of the workforce are aged 35-44 years

Community justice and the Crown Prosecution Service sub-sectors have the largest proportions of women in the workforce.  The Crown Prosecution Service also has the largest proportion of people from a minority ethnic background (7.2%), but 30.2% of HM Revenue and Customs Law Enforcement workforce did not state their ethnic background.

Source: Skills Foresight Regional Factsheet – Yorkshire and the Humber 2005

For more key facts on the justice sub-sector in the region see:

Sub-sector regional information