Offences by age & sex of victim

Reference number: 
20100027
Request date: 
01/2010
Response date: 
22/02/2010 (All day)
Request details: 

“1) The total number of the following groups of offences, for the last three financial years
Violence against the person
Sexual offences
Robbery
Theft and handling stolen goods
Criminal damage
Drugs offences


2) The number of the following groups of offences, broken down by the age and sex of the victim, for the last three financial years
Violence against the person where the victim was under 18
Sexual offences where the victim was under 18
Robbery where the victim was under 18
Theft and handling stolen goods where the victim was under 18
Criminal damage where the victim was under 18
Drugs offences where the victim was under 18

For reference:
By the term 'under 18' I mean 0-17 years old inclusive. Ie. What is legally defined as a child.
In terms of the classification of offences, I am refering to the categories of recorded crime used by the Home Office research development statistics here”
 

SYP response: 

1) Total number of offences 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.  

OFFENCE

2006/2007

2007/2008

2008/2009

 

Violence Against the Person

 

27955

24453

20628

Sexual Offences

 

1320

 

1191

917

Robbery

 

1594

 

1283

1184

Theft/Handling Stolen Goods

 

32132

 

32958

27671

Criminal Damage

 

39507

 

35467

30408

Drugs

 

3458

 

4342

4851

 

2) Victims under 18 for 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009.

Please see attached spreadsheet.