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Alcoholic Drinks: Young Offenders

Answer

Information showing the number of males and females prosecuted at magistrates courts, convicted at all courts and those sentenced to immediate custody for alcohol related offences, England and Wales 2008 (latest available) broken down by police force area, can be viewed in Table l and Table 2.A penalty notice for disorder (PND) may also be issued for certain alcohol-related offences. The number of PNDs issued for alcohol-related offences 2008 can be viewed in Table 3.

Table 1: Number of males prosecuted at the magistrates court, convicted at all courts and those sentenced to immediate custody for alcohol related offences, by age group and police force area, England and Wales, 2008¹, ², ³, 4
	Aged 10-12	Aged 13-16	Aged 17-18
	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody
Avon and Somerset	—	—	—	16	15	—	95	88	—
Bedfordshire	—	—	—	6	6	—	35	33	—
Cambridgeshire	—	—	—	3	3	—	27	25	1
Cheshire	1	1	—	22	21	—	88	87	1
Cleveland	—	—	—	26	23	—	75	72	1
Cumbria	—	—	—	31	28	—	82	79	1
Derbyshire	1	1	—	17	17	—	80	76	1
Devon and Cornwall	—	—	—	49	45	—	162	155	1
Dorset	—	—	—	14	12	—	60	57	—
Durham	—	—	—	42	37	—	83	78	—
Essex	—	—	—	11	10	—	79	73	—
Gloucestershire	—	—	—	7	7	—	39	36	—
Greater Manchester	—	—	—	43	42	—	170	166	1
Hampshire	—	—	—	19	19	—	152	146	—
Hertfordshire	—	—	—	5	5	—	43	42	1
Humberside	—	—	—	13	12	—	30	30	3
Kent	—	—	—	31	30	—	109	100	1
Lancashire	—	—	—	88	82	—	213	193	2
Leicestershire	—	—	—	11	10	—	43	37	1
Lincolnshire	—	—	—	10	10	—	54	47	—
London, City of	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Merseyside	—	—	—	49	41	—	137	124	—
Metropolitan Police	—	—	—	30	26	—	174	163	—
Norfolk	—	—	—	9	8	—	56	55	—
Northamptonshire	—	—	—	7	5	—	27	26	—
Northumbria	—	—	—	202	177	—	451	407	1
North Yorkshire	—	—	—	23	22	—	83	80	2
Nottinghamshire	—	—	—	15	13	—	61	60	—
South Yorkshire	—	—	—	48	42	—	120	106	1
Staffordshire	—	—	—	18	15	—	77	75	1
Suffolk	—	—	—	3	3	—	34	34	—
Surrey	—	—	—	4	4	—	43	41	—
Sussex	—	—	—	23	22	—	126	117	2
Thames Valley	—	—	—	19	16	—	91	85	1
Warwickshire	—	—	—	6	6	—	35	35	1
West Mercia	—	—	—	24	21	—	101	97	—
West Midlands	—	—	—	28	23	—	150	139	—
West Yorkshire	—	—	—	75	60	—	174	153	1
Wiltshire	—	—	—	8	8	—	19	17	—
Dyfed Powys	—	—	—	6	5	—	40	38	—
Gwent	—	—	—	18	15	—	71	65	1
North Wales	—	—	—	16	15	—	83	79	1
South Wales	—	—	—	8	7	—	82	79	2
England and Wales	2	2	—	1,103	988	—	3,954	3,695	29
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 Alcohol-related offences for which cautions have been issued;
(a) Drunkenness simple.
(b) Drunkenness with aggravation.
(c) Offences by licenced person.
(d) Other offences against intoxicating liquor laws.
(e) Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs.
(f) Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.
³ 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 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.
4 Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July, and August 2008.
Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services in the Ministry of Justice Ref: IOS 173-10

Table 2: Number of females prosecuted at the magistrates court, convicted at all courts and those sentenced to immediate custody for alcohol related offences, by age group and police force area, England and Wales, 2008¹, ², ³, 4
	Age 10-12	Age 13-16	Age 17-18
	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody	Proceeded against	Found guilty	Sentenced to immediate custody
Avon and Somerset	—	—	—	4	4	—	16	15	—
Bedfordshire	—	—	—	3	2	—	4	4	—
Cambridgeshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—
Cheshire	—	—	—	5	5	—	23	23	—
Cleveland	—	—	—	10	10	—	8	7	—
Cumbria	—	—	—	13	12	—	22	18	—
Derbyshire	—	—	—	9	8	—	11	10	—
Devon and Cornwall	—	—	—	19	18	—	27	27	—
Dorset	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	—
Durham	—	—	—	11	10	—	16	16	—
Essex	—	—	—	5	4	—	16	15	—
Gloucestershire	—	—	—	1	1	—	4	4	—
Greater Manchester	—	—	—	7	6	—	24	23	—
Hampshire	—	—	—	12	12	—	24	24	—
Hertfordshire	—	—	—	1	1	—	10	9	—
Humberside	—	—	—	2	1	—	6	5	—
Kent	—	—	—	14	14	—	15	14	—
Lancashire	1	1	—	30	23	—	58	51	—
Leicestershire	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—
Lincolnshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—
London, City of	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Merseyside	—	—	—	18	15	—	29	24	—
Metropolitan Police	—	—	—	3	3	—	33	32	—
Norfolk	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—
Northamptonshire	—	—	—	3	1	—	6	5	—
Northumbria	—	—	—	122	110	—	86	82	—
North Yorkshire	—	—	—	7	7	—	18	18	—
Nottinghamshire	—	—	—	3	3	—	15	15	—
South Yorkshire	—	—	—	20	16	—	22	21	—
Staffordshire	—	—	—	3	3	—	12	10	—
Suffolk	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—
Surrey	—	—	—	3	2	—	11	11	—
Sussex	—	—	—	7	5	—	16	14	—
Thames Valley	—	—	—	1	1	—	23	20	—
Warwickshire	—	—	—	2	2	—	3	3	—
West Mercia	—	—	—	5	4	—	12	11	—
West Midlands	—	—	—	11	9	—	30	28	—
West Yorkshire	—	—	—	33	27	—	32	27	1
Wiltshire	—	—	—	1	1	—	7	6	—
Dyfed Powys	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	—
Gwent	—	—	—	4	4	—	14	12	—
North Wales	—	—	—	3	3	—	15	14	—
South Wales	—	—	—	5	4	—	16	15	—
England and Wales	1	1	—	400	351	—	713	660	1
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 Alcohol-related offences for which cautions have been issued;
(a) Drunkenness simple.
(b) Drunkenness with aggravation.
(c) Offences by licenced person.
(d) Other offences against intoxicating liquor laws.
(e) Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs.
(f) Causing death by careless driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.
³ 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 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.
4 Excludes data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July, and August 2008.
Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services in the Ministry of Justice Ref IOS 173-10

Table 3: Number of Penalty Notices for Disorder issued to persons aged 16 and aged 17 to 18 for alcohol related offences, England and Wales 2008¹, ², ³
	Aged 16	Aged 17-18
Police force area	Male	Female	Male	Female
Avon and Somerset	9	1	50	14
Bedfordshire	4	—	17	2
British Transport police	2	2	46	13
Cambridgeshire	6	—	38	3
Cheshire	1	1	68	12
Cleveland	19	7	155	54
Cumbria	—	—	37	12
Derbyshire	20	3	103	34
Devon and Cornwall	6	2	128	28
Dorset	3	1	39	11
Durham	9	3	118	14
Essex	1	2	31	5
Gloucestershire	—	3	19	1
Greater Manchester	16	7	123	37
Hampshire	6	1	105	27
Hertfordshire	14	2	65	11
Humberside	24	7	109	21
Kent	25	12	228	51
Lancashire	140	44	651	154
Leicestershire	—	—	24	8
Lincolnshire	3	1	16	4
London, City of	—	—	1	—
Merseyside	98	44	498	119
Metropolitan	17	7	219	46
Norfolk	2	2	49	1
North Yorkshire	20	4	118	23
Northamptonshire	11	5	54	8
Northumbria	34	13	517	155
Nottinghamshire	8	4	69	17
South Yorkshire	46	12	398	78
Staffordshire	7	3	77	15
Suffolk	2	—	13	1
Surrey	4	1	18	10
Sussex	3	3	132	25
Thames Valley	4	1	59	19
Warwickshire	—	—	19	3
West Mercia	4	—	86	14
West Midlands	46	9	366	78
West Yorkshire	14	6	202	53
Wiltshire	14	—	51	14
Dyfed Powys	1	—	22	7
Gwent	2	—	51	9
North Wales	7	1	98	17
South Wales	0	1	35	4
England and Wales	652	215	5,322	1,232
¹ 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 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.
² The Penalty Notice for Disorder (PND) scheme was implemented in all 43 police forces in England and Wales in 2004 under the provisions of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
³ Data are published at Age 16 and over.
Source:
Justice Statistics Analytical Services in the Ministry of Justice Ref: IOS 173-10

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

508 c911-7W; 323234

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Alcoholic drinks Young people Young offenders

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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