Highlights of the 2007 report include: (1) a 0.8-percent increase in the number of persons/organizations with matters finalized in the Local Courts; (2) the number of persons/organizations with matters finalized increased in both the Licensing Court (up 10.5 percent to 359) and Children’s Courts (up 3.0 percent to 9,141); and (3) the number of persons finalized in trial and sentence cases in the Higher Courts decreased (down 3.7 percent to 3,341). This report deals with criminal court cases finalized in 2007 by the New South Wales (NSW) Local, Children’s, District, Supreme and Licensing Courts. The majority of the data presented are collected from the courts and maintained by the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research. Minor criminal matters, such as regulatory driving offenses are not included in this report. Tables and appendices