Table 1 Departures from custody, by type of offence. 1998-2001. Average number of days in custody and numbers

1	Departures from custody, by type of offence. 1998-2001. Average number of days in custody and numbers

	1998	1999	2000	2001


Average number of days
Total	67	59	62	63
Economic offences	50	30	55	39
Other offences for profit	50	49	53	52
Violent offences	75	72	68	72
Sexual offences	47	81	50	85
Narcotics offences	96	80	82	83
Other offences	41	38	43	38

numbers
Total	3 462	3 846	3 732	3 898
Economic offences	..	145	109	106
Other offences for profit	..	1 876	1 694	1 587
Violent offences	..	517	648	645
Sexual offences	..	93	109	154
Narcotics offences	..	970	966	1 054
Other offences	..	245	206	352

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