The PPS Statistics and Research Team provide the Public Prosecution Service with a professional statistics, research and consultancy service.
Our statistical practice is regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (external link opens in a new window / tab) (OSR).
Currently we have a complement of five 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.
These official statistics are produced in compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics. Our Official Statistics page provides further details of how we apply the principles and practices of the Code in the production and publication of our official statistics.
Thematic Bulletins
The PPS publishes an annual statistical bulletin on cases involving Hate Crime. The latest bulletin was published on 19 September 2024. It provides information for the full 2023/24 financial year (i.e. 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024) and includes comparisons with 2022/23. Statistics for the financial year period 2024/24 will be published in August/September 2025.
The PPS also publishes an annual statistical bulletin on Cases Involving Sexual Offences. The latest bulletin was published on 28 November 2024. It provides information for the full 2023/24 financial year (i.e. 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024) and includes comparisons with 2022/23. Following a change to offence classifications, revised statistics on sexual offences for the years 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 were published on 24 October 2019. Statistics for the financial year period 2024/25 will be published in Autumn 2025.
An additional bulletin presenting the findings of the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, “Perceptions of the Public Prosecution Service” is also published by PPS with the latest published on 1 June 2023. The bulletin provided information in respect of the 2022 survey, conducted between September and November 2022, and included comparisons with the 2021 survey. This release replaces findings of the Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey, “Perceptions of the Public Prosecution Service” which was published in previous years. Findings from the 2023 survey will be published on 14 May 2024.
Annual Statistical Bulletin
The PPS also publishes an Annual Statistical Bulletin which presents an overview of caseloads, decisions and outcomes. Statistics for the financial year April 2024 to March 2025 will be published Summer 2025.
Previously published Statistical Bulletins