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Written question asked by Lord Risby (Conservative) on Thursday, 15 May 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 May 2008. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 June 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.

Young Offenders: Females

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many crimes were committed by females aged between 10 and 17 years in Suffolk in each of the last five years.
Answer

Information on the number of crimes committed by females aged between 10 and 17 years in Suffolk is not available from the British Crime Survey (BCS) or police recorded crime data.The BCS does ask victims of crime about the characteristics of their offenders but the sample size is not sufficient to provide reliable estimates for Suffolk. The number of crimes recorded by the police is available for Suffolk but information on the age or sex of the offender is not available centrally.Information on the number of offences committed by females aged 10-17 that led to a pre-court disposal (reprimand or final warning) or a court disposal in Suffolk in each of the last five years are available and shown in the following table.As such, these are not a measure of crime or of the number of young offenders. They represent the workload of youth offending teams and not necessarily the level or variation in crime or offending.

Number of offences resulting in a disposal in Suffolk in which the offender was a female aged 10-17
Number
2003 941
2004 932
2005 872
2006 969
2007 790
Source: Youth Justice Board

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
477 c845W; 206873
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Women Young offenders Suffolk
Link
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