HC Deb 29 November 1995 vol 267 cc772-5W
Mr. Steinberg

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles(a) received a police caution and (b) have been prosecuted for a criminal offence by region for each year since 1979. [2499]

Mr. Maclean

Information for 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994 is given in the tables. The provision of data for other years would involve disproportionate costs.

Table A: Number of persons aged 10 to under 18 years cautioned by type of offence1 and region, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994
Region Offence 19792 1984 1989 1992 1995 1994
North West Indictable — 15,237 11,516 15,802 12,915 13,159
Summary non motoring — 3,328 4,257 5,281 4,774 4,859
Total — 18,565 15,773 21,083 17,689 18,018
Yorkshire and Humberside Indictable 11,365 11,538/ 12,893 10,054 10,512
Summary non motoring — 3,171 4,288 3,304 2,992 3,282
Total — 14,536 15,826 16,197 13,046 13,794
East Midlands Indictable — 8,758 7,026 8,409 7,731 7,814
Summary non motoring — 2,241 2,672 2,000 2,224 2,143
Total — 10,999 9,698 10,409 9,955 9,957
West Midlands Indictable — 12,874 10,928 11,968 10,900 11,470
Summary non motoring — 2,259 2,647 2,993 2,992 3,011
Total — 15,133 13,575 14,961 13,892 14,481
East Anglia Indictable — 3,837 2,985 4,550 3,605 3,956
Summary non motoring — 991 1,016 1,072 913 985
Total — 4,828 4,001 5,622 4,518 4,941
South East Indictable — 28,571 19,646 32,001 28,784 28,563
Summary non motoring — 6,320 7,516 7,845 7,970 8,618
Total — 34,891 27,162 39,846 36,754 37,181
South West Indictable — 7,830 4,937 6,369 6,865 7,201
Summary non motoring — 1,980 1,397 1,305 1,379 1,602
Total — 9,810 6,334 7,674 8,244 8,803
Wales Indictable — 5,280 4,940 5,775 5,733 4,819
Summary non motoring — 1,795 1,899 1,578 1,605 1,675
Total — 7,075 6,839 7,353 7,338 6,494
England and Wales Indictable — 102,008 80,361 105,623 94,063 95,487
Summary non motoring — 23,551 28,436 28,069 27,519 29,167
Total 125,559 108,797 133,692 121,582 124,654
1 A number of indictable offences were reclassified as summary on October 1988 following the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
2 Not available.

Table B: Number of persons aged 10 to under 18 years prosecuted at magistrates' courts by type of offence1 and region, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994
Region Offence 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 1994
North Indictable 9,615 9,694 5,454 6,131 6,208 6,919
Summary non motoring 3,782 2,999 3,249 2,578 2,500 2,730
Total 13,397 12,693 8,703 8,709 8,708 9,649
North West Indictable 23,105 20,803 11,260 10,170 8,620 10,340
Summary non motoring 8,337 6,031 5,622 4,058 3,182 3,620
Total 31,442 26,834 16,882 14,228 11,802 13,960
Table B: Number of persons aged 10 to under 18 years prosecuted at magistrates' courts by type of offence1 and region, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994
Region Offence 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 1994
Yorkshire and Humberside Indictable 15,715 15,508 8,026 8,311 8,156 8,152
Summary non motoring 7,107 4,639 3,755 2,843 1,992 2,176
Total 22,822 20,147 11,781 11,154 10,148 10,328
East Midlands Indictable 8,750 8,448 5,438 5,826 5,288 6,018
Summary non motoring 2,893 2,448 2,433 1,982 1,608 1,939
Total 11,643 10,896 7,871 7,808 6,896 7,957
West Midlands Indictable 11,253 13,030 7,649 7,856 7,347 8,262
Summary non motoring 3,933 3,771 3,403 2,486 2,195 2,272
Total 15,186 16,801 11,052 10,342 9,542 10,534
East Anglia Indictable 3,219 3,595 1,814 1,547 1,577 1,681
Summary non motoring 1,669 1,123 774 473 379 525
Total 4,888 4,718 2,588 2,020 1,956 2,206
South East Indictable 35,864 32,596 17,635 214,247 214,717 17,620
Summary non motoring 10,962 8,963 8,233 25,174 24,512 5,763
Total 46,826 41,559 25,868 219,421 219,229 23,383
South West Indictable 7,182 7,463 4,150 3,521 3,315 4,169
Summary non motoring 2,344 2,409 2,170 1,266 1,113 1,287
Total 9,526 9,872 6,320 4,787 4,428 5,456
Wales Indictable 7,933 7,672 4,667 4,551 4,564 35,324
Summary non motoring 3,137 2,405 2,574 1,979 1,475 31,845
Total 11,070 10,077 7,241 6,530 6,039 37,169
England and Wales Indictable 122,636 118,809 66,093 262,160 259,792 368,485
Summary non motoring 44,164 34,788 32,213 222,839 218,956 322,157
Total 166,800 153,597 98,306 284,999 278,748 390,642
1 A number of indictable offences were reclassified as summary on October 1988 following the Criminal Justice Act 1988.
2 Improvements in the data collection methods used by the Metropolitan Police have lead to increases in the numbers proceeded against in 1992 and 1993.
3 Missing data for South Wales lead to a small decrease in the number of summary offences recorded.