§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles aged 10 to 16 years were convicted in each offence group in each year since 1994. [2991]
§ Mr. MichaelInformation from 1994 and 1995 is given in the table. 1996 data will not be available until the autumn.
Number of persons aged 10 to under 17 convicted at all courts by type of offence 1994 and 1995 England and Wales Offence 1994 1995 Indictable offences Violence against the person 3,951 3,231 Sexual offences 322 301 Burglary 5,758 6,049 Robbery 1,204 1,466 Theft and handling stolen goods 11,043 12,267 Fraud and forgery 266 306 Criminal damage 1,461 1,583 Drug offences 471 600 Other (excluding motoring offences) 1,491 1,814 Motoring offences 158 175 Total Indictable offences 26,125 27,792 Summary non-motoring offences 8,046 10,393 Summary motoring offences 2,646 2,936 All offences 36,817 41,121