HC Deb 15 March 1994 vol 239 cc593-4W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of offenders appearing before the courts in the Doncaster area were aged under 21 years in each year since 1988 and this year to date.

Number of juveniles aged 10 to under 17 years convicted of all offences by police force area and type of offence 1982, 1987 and 1992
Type of offence/Year South Yorkshire North Yorkshire West Yorkshire Humberside England and Wales
Indictable
1982 2,715 863 5,383 2,187 81,756
1987 1,551 410 2,055 914 41,963
1992 692 191 1,578 477 20,428
Summary non-motoring
1982 462 231 957 632 17,145
1987 247 75 321 148 7,304
1992 180 49 478 155 6,673
Summary motoring
1982 288 209 553 487 11,117
1987 84 66 117 167 4,330
1992 42 14 81 106 1,905
All offences
1982 3,465 1,303 6,893 3,306 110,018
1987 1,882 551 2,493 1,229 53,597
1992 914 254 2,137 738 29,006

Mr. Maclean

Information for 1988 to 1992 is given in the table. Data for 1993 and 1994 are not yet available.

Number and percentage of offenders aged under 21 years convicted at Doncaster magistrates court1 for all offences by type of offence 1988–1992
Type of offence/Year All ages Aged under 21
[=100%] Number Percentage
Indictable
1988 3,079 1,324 43
1989 2,602 1,128 43
1990 2,540 1,065 42
1991 2,334 994 43
1992 2,180 816 37
Summary non-motoring
1988 3,142 593 19
1989 2,934 720 25
1990 3,513 705 20
1991 3,106 476 15
1992 3,108 357 11
Summary motoring
1988 3,367 648 19
1989 3,912 689 18
1990 3,899 694 18
1991 3,152 556 18
1992 3,103 484 16
All offences
1988 9,588 2,565 27
1989 9,448 2,537 27
1990 9,952 2,464 25
1991 8,592 2,026 24
1992 8,391 1,657 20
1 Includes convictions at the Crown court where the committing court was Doncaster PSD.

Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles were convicted of offences in(a) South Yorkshire, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) West Yorkshire and (d) Humberside for the latest date he has figures available; and what were the figures (i) five years and (ii) 10 years ago.

Mr. Charles Wardle

Information for 1982, 1987 and 1992 is given in the table. Data for 1993 will not be available until autumn 1994.