§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of offenders in Staffordshire were(a) under 18, (b) under 21 and (c) under 25 years in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Jack[holding answer 2 March 1993]: Information for 1991 on the number and percentage of known offenders by age group is given in the table.
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Number and percentage of offenders cautioned and found guilty at all courts in Staffordshire police force area and England and Wales by age and type of offence 1991 Staffordshire police force area England and Wales Indictable offences Summary non-motoring offences All offences (excluding summary motoring) Indictable offences Summary non-motoring offences All offences (excluding summary motoring) Age/disposal Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Aged 10 and under 18 Cautioned 2,078 57 539 48 2,617 55 95,533 53 27,076 27 122,609 44 Found guilty 881 13 349 4 1,230 8 42,019 13 17,918 4 59,937 8 Total Tound guilty and cautioned 2,959 28 888 9 3,847 19 137,552 27 44,994 8 182,546 17 Aged 18 and under 21 Cautioned 391 11 146 13 537 11 23,891 13 11,573 12 35,464 13 Found guilty 1,571 23 1,062 12 2,633 16 73,357 22 45,361 10 118,718 15 Total found guilty and cautioned 1,962 19 1,208 12 3,170 15 97,248 19 56,934 10 154,182 14 Aged 21 and under 25 Cautioned 241 7 89 8 330 7 16,790 9 11,060 11 27,850 10 Found guilty 1,465 22 1,520 16 2,985 19 70,402 21 39,223 9 109,625 14 Total found guilty and cautioned 1,706 16 1,609 16 3,315 16 87,192 17 50,283 9 137,475 13 All ages Cautioned 3,676 100 1,120 100 4,796 100 179,885 100 98,880 100 278,765 100 Found guilty 6,740 100 9,225 100 15,965 100 335,394 100 450,558 100 785,952 100 Total found guilty and cautioned 10,416 100 10,345 100 20,761 100 515,279 100 549,438 100 1,064,717 100