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Theft: Milton Keynes

Answer

Information showing the number of persons found guilty of (a) handling stolen goods and (b) fraud and forgery in each year between 1997 and 2008 (latest available) in the Thames Valley Criminal Justice System area, broken down by age group, from 1997 to 2008 (latest available) is shown in the following tables.

Number of persons found guilty at all courts in the Thames Valley Criminal Justice System area for offences of handling stolen goods and fraud and forgery, by age group, from 1997 to 2008¹, ²
Number of offenders
Type of offence:	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Handling stolen goods
Persons
10 to 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
12 to 14	8	8	8	17	10	17	8	5	8	9	8	4
15 to 17	43	60	76	65	71	72	44	39	49	35	35	33
18 to 20	110	105	103	116	83	82	57	51	42	50	44	42
21 and over	314	330	311	249	247	286	259	199	212	169	178	170
Total	475	503	498	447	411	457	368	294	312	263	265	249

Number of offenders
Type of offence:	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Fraud and forgery
Persons
10 to 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
12 to 14	2	1	2	1	—	6	3	2	3	—	8	—
15 to 17	16	28	18	19	30	15	24	24	17	16	22	10
18 to 20	75	72	75	66	61	64	61	56	67	46	48	49
21 and over	326	337	355	391	411	395	437	420	496	578	544	554
Total	419	438	450	477	502	480	525	502	584	640	622	613
¹ The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe.
² Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.
Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

505 c948W; 315371

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Crime Convictions Fraud Forgery Milton Keynes

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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