A drug addict caught with crack cocaine has never been locked up despite 22 court appearances.
Seven years is the maximum sentence but the menace walked away with a conditional discharge in the latest case.
The serial user is one of the worst repeat offenders never to be jailed, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
Another received a community order for their 20th drug rap.
A flasher got the same sentence for his eighth trip to the dock, despite concerns such offences can lead to far more serious sex crimes.
Another serial pervert with five previous convictions dodged jail for sexual assault – which carries a maximum term of 10 years.
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And a thug caught with a blade faced court an eighth time without being caged.
The figures are in stark contrast to Home Secretary Priti Patel ’s tough talk about making criminals “feel terror”.
Shadow Justice Secretary Steve Reed said: “The limp response to such appalling repeat offences prove that the Conservatives are soft on crime.”
David Spencer, of the Centre for Crime Prevention think tank, said: “This is making a complete mockery of our criminal justice system.”
The Ministry of Justice said: “We are making community punishments tougher, tracking thieves with GPS tags and sending the most serious offenders to prison longer.”
