PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Young Offenders (3 July 2014)

Question Asked

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.

Asked by:
Emily Thornberry (Labour)

Answer

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.


Answered by:
Sir Oliver Heald (Conservative)
10 July 2014

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