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Written question asked by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 8 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 June 2005. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 June 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.

Muggings

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in each year since the introduction of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 in each age cohort under the age of 18 have been issued with reprimands or final warnings for muggings; and how many of those have later been convicted of another offence.
Answer

It is not possible to distinguish ‘muggings' from other forms of robbery. Available information from the Home Office Court Proceedings database on the number of persons in each age cohort under the age of 18 who have been issued with a reprimand or final warning since the introduction of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, for robbery are contained in the table. It is not possible to identify those offenders who have then later been convicted of another offence. Statistics for 2004 will be available in the autumn.

Number of juveniles issued with a reprimand or final warning for robbery, by age cohort, England and Wales 1999–2003(8)
Age cohorts
Offence: RobberyStatute: Theft Act 1968 Sec 8 10–11 years 12–14 years 15–17 years
1999 53 233 191
2000 66 266 187
2001 39 228 195
2002 36 182 121
2003 44 188 128
(8) These data are on the principal offence basis

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
3796; 435 c1574W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Young people Mugging
Legislation
Crime and Disorder Act 1998