§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportions of successive male cohorts have been convicted of serious offences by the age of 15, 21 and 30 years of age.
§ Mr. MacleanThe available information is drawn from the offenders index and is shown in the following table.
Males born in 1953, 1958, 1963, 1968 or 1973: the cumulative percentage convicted1 at the given age2. Born in Age 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 15 12.2 13.5 12.8 10.7 5.2 21 24.2 26.4 26.9 3n/a 3n/a 30 32.5 34.0 3n/a 3n/a 3n/a 1 For a "standard list" offence by the end of 1989. 2 Percentage convicted at that age or younger. 3 Not yet available.