FOI Crimes Committed by Children (0066.2022-23)
Request
Information for the following years: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
1) How many crimes have been recorded by your force which are suspected to have been committed by children aged under 10 (below the age of criminal responsibility)
2) A breakdown of the crimes suspected to have been committed by children aged under 10 (below the age of criminal responsibility)
3) A breakdown of ages and genders of suspects aged under 10 (below the age of criminal responsibility) associated with committing crimes
Response
1 & 2. Please see below the total number of crimes where there is a linked child offender aged under 10 between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2021 broken down by crime type.
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Number of crimes where there is a linked child offender aged under 10 by crime type (01.01.2011-31.12.2021) |
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Crime |
Count |
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Arson & Criminal Damage |
7 |
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Sexual Offences |
14 |
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Theft: All Other Theft |
5 |
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Theft: Shoplifting |
2 |
|
Vehicle Offences |
2 |
|
Violence Against The Person |
15 |
|
Total |
45 |
3a. Please see below the total number of crimes where there is a linked child offender aged under 10 between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2021 by age of offender.
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Number of crimes where the suspect was aged under 10 by age of offender (01.01.2011-31.12.2021) |
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Age |
Count |
|
5 |
2 |
|
6 |
7 |
|
7 |
1 |
|
8 |
15 |
|
9 |
20 |
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Total |
45 |
3b. Please see below the total number of crimes where there is a linked child offender aged under 10 between 01 January 2011 and 31 December 2021 by gender of offender.
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Number of crimes where there is a linked child offender aged under 10 by gender of offender (01.01.2011-31.12.2021) |
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Gender |
Count |
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Female |
5 |
|
Male |
40 |
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Total |
45 |
Please be aware that the suspect’s age at the time of the crime is calculated by using the suspect’s date of birth and the crime committed from date. If the committed from date is recorded inaccurately, due to recording errors or when the exact committed dates are unknown and an approximation is entered, this will cause anomalies in the calculated suspects age at crime.