§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many juveniles aged 10 to 16 years were convicted in(a) Lancashire and (b) the north-west for each year since 1992 for each offence. [26727]
Number of persons aged 10–16 years convicted at all courts for all offences by area and type of offence 1992, 1993 Lancashire1 North-west2 England and 1992 Type of offence 1992 1993 1992 1993 1992 1993 Indictable offences Violence against the person 72 74 559 576 3,072 3,152 Sexual offences 4 9 57 42 246 261 Burglary 196 178 974 868 5,449 5,207 Robbery 22 16 184 222 931 1,082 Theft and handling stolen goods 272 225 1,577 1,548 7,936 8,361 Fraud and forgery 9 6 47 35 199 167 Criminal damage 19 28 90 143 954 1,121 Drug offences 7 6 94 69 334 266 Other (excluding motoring) 24 23 322 281 1,037 1,130 Motoring 2 4 43 20 270 132 Total indictable 627 569 3,947 3,804 20,428 20,879 Summary non-motoring 204 200 1,373 1,331 6,673 6,057 Summary motoring 55 58 294 362 1,905 2,324 All offences 886 827 5,614 5,497 29,006 29,260 1 Lancashire police force area. 2 North-west region = Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire police force areas.