§ 77. Mr. MalinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proportion of reported crime was committed by juveniles in the years 1978 and 1988.
§ Mr. John PattenThe available information relates to the number of offenders who were cautioned by the police or convicted for indictable offences by the courts. In 1978, 34 per cent. of those cautioned or convicted were juveniles and in 1988 the figure was 23 per cent. Such information is available from "Criminal Statistics, England and Wales", 1988 (table 5.22), a copy of which is in the Library.