§ Lord Shore of Stepneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage of men under the age of 30 have a criminal record according to the latest figures available; what were the comparable figures 10 years previously; and what were the main categories of offence that men committed. [HL3053]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (Lord Bassam of Brighton)The latest research, based upon an analysis of convictions for standard list offences for males born in 1953, 1958, 1963 and 1968 is shown in the following table.
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Percentage with conviction by the age of Year of birth 1953 1958 1963 1968 24 27.0% 29.7% 29.8% 26.0% 28 30.0% 32.2% 32.7% N/a 29 30.6% 32.7% N/a N/a The principal offence (which is the offence for which the most severe sentence was given) at the first court appearance for those born in 1953 is shown in the following table.
Offence group Percentage with principal offence at first court appearance in each group% Violence against the person 9.4 Sexual offences 3.0 Robbery 0.6 Burglary 13.4 Theft and handling 50.2 Fraud and forgery 3.9 Criminal damage 10.2 Drug offences 4.1 Other offences 5.1