§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of cleared-up crime was committed by(a) males under 18, (b) males between 18 and 25, (c) males over 25, (d) females under 18, (e) females between 18 and 25 and (f) females over 25 in the last year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [102655]
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§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe statistics on cleared up crime are not collected centrally by age or sex. However, the Cautions and Court Proceedings Databases contain details of persons cautioned or convicted by age and sex from which the figures in the table have been derived.
Persons cautioned or convicted for an indictable offence by age and sex in 1998 —England and Wales Total Expressed as a percentage of all persons cautioned or convicted Males Aged 10 to 17 99,027 19 Aged 18 to 25 166,795 31 Aged 26 or over 170,034 32 All males 435,856 82 Females Aged 10 to 17 27,891 5 Aged 18 to 25 29,992 6 Aged 26 or over 38,253 7 All females 96,136 18 All persons Aged 10 to 17 126,918 24 Aged 18 to 25 196,787 37 Aged 26 or over 208,287 39 All persons 531,992 100