§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what percentage of juveniles cautioned or convicted for indictable and either way offences in 1979 had committed offences of (a) theft and handling, (b) burgarly and (c) violence, sex or robbery;
(2) what percentage of young adults cautioned or convicted for indictable and either way offences in 1979 had committed offences of (a) theft and handling, (b) burglary and (c) violence, sex or robbery.
§ Mr. MayhewThe numbers of persons cautioned or found guilty of offences in 1979 are published by offence groups and. by age groups in Table 5.10 of "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1979" (Cmnd. 8098). The percentages requested are given in the following table:
Percentage of total juveniles and total young adults found guilty at all courts or cautioned for indictable/triable-either-way offences who were guilty of various offences England and Wales Percentages Aged 10 and under 17 Aged 17 and under 21 Theft and handling stolen goods 67 53 Burglary 20 16 Violence against the person, sexual offences or robbery 8 16 Other offences 5 15 Total indictable/ triable-either-way offences (= 100%) 164,178 110,593