§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of convictions in(a) Coventry and (b) the west midlands involved 16 to 24-year-olds in each of the last five years; and if he will indicate the year-on-year percentage change in this figure. [17120]
§ Mr. MacleanInformation which is readily available centrally is restricted to indictable offences and is given in the table. For summary offences, information on the actual age of adults is not available. The information is the latest available; 1995 data will be available in the autumn.
Convictions for indictable offences of persons aged 16 to 24 and of all persons in Coventry Petty Sessional Division (PSD) and West Midlands Police Force Area, for the period 1990 to 1994. Number of persons Aged 16 to 24 All ages Percentage aged 16 to 24 Coventry Petty Sessional Division1 1990 1,709 3,058 56 1991 1,546 2,825 55 1992 1,511 2,685 56 1993 1,203 2,357 51 1994 1,182 2,333 51 West Midlands Police Force Area 1990 11,839 22,323 53 1991 10,934 20,688 53 1992 9,984 19,582 51 1993 8,205 16,784 49 1994 7,541 16,105 47 1 Includes persons convicted at the Crown Court, who were committed for trial/sentence by Coventry PSD.