In China, the conviction rate was 99.965% in 2019 and 99.969% in 2018.
The number of indicted criminal suspects and acquitted defendants in China in the last two years and the conviction rates we calculate are as follows:
In 2019, 1,818,808 people are indicted by the People’s Procuratorate of China, among which 637 defendants are acquitted in the public prosecution, with a conviction rate of 99.965%.
In 2018, 1,692,846 people are indicted by the People’s Procuratorate of China, among which 517 defendants are acquitted in the public prosecution, with a conviction rate of 99.969%.
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Reference:
- Work Report of the Supreme People’s Court (2020), delivered in May 2020
- Work Report of the Supreme People’s Court (2019), delivered in March 2019
- Work Report of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (2020), delivered in May 2020
- Work Report of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (2019), delivered in March 2019
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