§ Mrs. Bridget PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many juveniles were(a) cautioned and (b) prosecuted by the police in (i) London and (ii) Lewisham for each year since 1990; and how many of those prosecuted were committed by the courts;
(2) how many juveniles convicted of a crime in (a) London and (b) Lewisham had committed an offence which was drug related, in each year since 1985.
§ Mr. MacleanInformation available centrally on juveniles aged 10 to under 17 years in the Metropolitan police district—including the City of London—and courts within the Lewisham area is given in the table.
It is only possible to distinguish centrally offenders who have committed drug offences as opposed to drug-related offences.
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Committed for trial Area/type of offence Cautioned Prosecuted (=100 per cent.) Number Per cent. Indictable offences 2— 238 — — Summary non-motoring offences 2— 66 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 304 — — Greenwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences 2— 21 12 57 Summary non-motoring offences 2— 2 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 23 12 52 Woolwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences 2— 10 5 50 Summary non-motoring offences 2— 10 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 20 5 25 1 Includes the City of London. 2 Not applicable.
Table A2 Number of juveniles aged 10 to under 17 cautioned and prosecuted and committed for trial at magistrates' courts within the Metropolitan Police District1 and the Lewisham area by type of offence 1991 Committed for trial Area/type of offence Cautioned Prosecuted (=100 per cent.) Number Per cent. Metropolitan Police District1 Indictable offences 8,092 4,050 310 8 Summary non-motoring offences 2,733 1,310 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 10,825 5,360 310 6 Lewisham juvenile court Indictable offences 2— 76 4 5 Summary non-motoring offences 2— 18 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 94 4 4 Greenwich juvenile court Indictable offences 2— 210 — — Summary non-motoring offences 2— 57 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 267 — — Greenwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences 2— 45 14 31 Summary non-motoring offences 2— 11 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 56 14 25 Woolwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences 2— 11 4 36 Summary non-motoring offences 2— 3 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) 2— 14 4 29 1 I Includes the City of London. 2 Not applicable. 148W149W
Table A3 Number of juveniles aged 10 to under 17 cautioned and prosecuted and committed for trial at magistrates' courts within the Metropolitan Police District1 and the Lewisham area by type of offence 19922 Committed for trial Area/type of offence Cautioned Prosecuted (=100 per cent.) Number Per cent. Metropolitan Police District1 Indictable offences 8,644 3,823 269 7 Summary non-motoring offences 3,065 1,254 1 0 All offences (excluding summary motoring) 11,709 5,077 270 5 Lewisham juvenile court Indictable offences * 107 3 3 Summary non-motoring offences * 24 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) * 131 3 2 Greenwich juvenile court Indictable offences * 188 1 1 Summary non-motoring offences * 102 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) * 290 1 0 Greenwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences * 28 4 14 Summary non-motoring offences * 6 — — All offences (excluding summary motoring) * 34 4 12
Committed for trial Area/type of offence Cautioned Prosecuted (=100 per cent.) Number Per cent. Woolwich Petty Sessional Division Indictable offences * 8 2 25 Summary non-motoring offences * 3 * — All offences (excluding summary motoring) * 11 2 18 1 Includes the City of London. 2 Provisional. * Not applicable.
Table B Number of juveniles aged 10 to under 17 years convicted of drug offences in the Metropolitan Police District1 and Lewisham area 1985 to 19922 Year Metropolitan Police District1 Lewisham Juvenile Court Greenwich Juvenile Court Greenwich Petty Sessional Division Woolwich Petty Sessional Division 1985 114 8 4 — — 1986 116 8 3 1 1 1987 67 1 3 — — 1988 80 1 3 — — 1989 108 6 6 — — 1990 107 1 7 1 — 1991 86 3 3 — — 19922 67 3 3 — — 1 Including City of London. 2 Provisional.