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Explaining Different Conviction Rates Across Different Legal Systems: A Comparative Exercise Cover

Explaining Different Conviction Rates Across Different Legal Systems: A Comparative Exercise

Open Access
|Jun 2026

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Comparative conviction rates 2022, first degree, percentage and absolute values.

JURISDICTIONCONVICTION RATE (PERCENTAGE)TOTAL CASES
U.S. Federal
    Guilty pleading90.063,073
    Pleading not guilty2.0
    Terminations92.070,223
England and Wales
    Magistrates Court83.6
    Crown Court77.996,000
    of which guilty pleas66.0
Italy
    Terminations (court decisions)52.2262,766
    of which guilty pleas6.918,041
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36745/ijca.681 | Journal eISSN: 2156-7964
Language: English
Page range: 3 - 3
Published on: Jun 12, 2026
Published by: International Association for Court Administration
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Paolo D’Anselmi, published by International Association for Court Administration
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.