§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will establish ways of detecting changes in the proportions of people at different ages of involvement in serious crime.
Table 1 Persons cautioned in 1985 and 1988 samples by previous cautioning history Year 0 1 2 3 4 5+ Total 1985 2,371 295 43 12 5 8 2,734 1988 2,493 343 74 27 10 3 2,950
Table 2 Percentage of persons cautioned in 1985 and 1988 samples by previous cautioning history Year 0 1 2 3 4 5 + Total ( = 100per cent.) 1985 87 11 2 1 1 l 2,734 1988 85 12 3 1 1 1 2,950 1 Is less than 0.5 per cent.