Young Offenders
(asked on )
Question to the Attorney General:
To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of all defendants of charges of (a) rape, (b) sexual offences other than rape and (c) domestic violence have been aged (i) 18 to 24 and (ii) 14 to 17 in each of the last 10 financial years.
The table below shows the proportion of prosecuted defendants, flagged as rape, sexual offences excluding rape and domestic violence, recorded in the age bands 18 – 24 and 14 – 17 in each of the last seven years:
| (a) Rape | (b) Sexual Offences exc Rape | (c) Domestic Violence | |||
| (i) 14 - 17 | (ii) 18 - 24 | (i) 14 - 17 | (ii) 18 - 24 | (i) 14 - 17 | (ii) 18 - 24 |
2007 - 2008 | 10.1% | 21.5% | 7.5% | 16.3% | 4.0% | 24.1% |
2008 - 2009 | 9.4% | 22.5% | 6.1% | 16.3% | 4.0% | 25.5% |
2009 - 2010 | 9.5% | 22.5% | 6.0% | 17.0% | 4.0% | 26.0% |
2010 - 2011 | 7.6% | 21.9% | 5.5% | 16.9% | 3.8% | 25.9% |
2011 - 2012 | 8.1% | 21.3% | 4.7% | 16.6% | 3.3% | 25.8% |
2012 - 2013 | 7.4% | 22.6% | 4.5% | 16.9% | 3.0% | 25.4% |
2013 - 2014 | 6.8% | 21.4% | 4.3% | 16.8% | 2.7% | 23.5% |
Data Source: CPS Management Information System
The CPS did not separately collect data pertaining to the ages defendants prior to April 2007.