§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of juveniles 81W cautioned or convicted for indictable offences in each of the past five years had committed offences of (a) violence, (b) sex, (c) robbery, (d) theft and (e) burglary; and if he will give the same information for young adults and the actual numbers involved in each category.
§ Mr. MellorThe number of persons found guilty of or cautioned for indictable offences by age and offence group is published annually in "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales" (table 5.17 of the volume for 1982, Cmnd. 9048). The percentages requested are given in the following table. Corresponding information for 1983 is not yet available.
Persons found guilty at all courts or cautioned for indictable offences by age and certain offence groups England and Wales Percentages Age and type of offence Percentage of total persons 1979 1980 1981 1982 Persons aged 10 and under 17 Violence against the person 6 6 6 7 Sexual offences 1 1 1 1 Burglary 20 21 21 19 Robbery *— 1 1 1 Theft and handling stolen goods 67 65 65 66 Total indictable offences 100 100 100 100 Persons aged 17 and under 21 Violence against the person 13 13 12 12 Sexual Offences 2 2 1 1 Burglary 16 17 19 19 Robbery 1 1 1 1 Theft and handling stolen goods 53 51 50 50 Total indictable offences 100 100 100 100 * Less than one half per cent.