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Annex 1 - Arrests of children aged between 7 and 14 years for specific selected offences (1993 - 1997)



Table 1
(1993)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Indecent Assault

-

1

-

-

1

5

14

29

Wounding

-

-

-

-

1

3

11

27

Serious Assault

1

-

1

4

11

29

100

163

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

2

7

22

Other Robberies (robberies with pistol like object excluded)

1

-

4

4

13

53

174

261

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

7

27

58

Burglary with Breaking

1

1

5

7

14

21

48

64

Burglary without Breaking

1

3

1

4

26

23

46

31

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

2

3

6

10

15

11

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

1

1

1

-

3

3

3

Theft (Shop theft)

18

36

53

113

165

229

334

384

Taking Conveyance w/o Authority

-

-

-

-

-

3

7

15

Handling Stolen Goods

1

-

1

4

5

12

16

13

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

12

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

13

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs (D.D.)

-

-

-

1

-

-

3

7

Possession of D.D. for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

2

6

15

Criminal Damage

-

1

6

2

7

26

49

65

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

-

2

9

39

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

11

45

70

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

2

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

-

3

31

43

Going Equipped for Stealing

1

-

3

4

5

13

24

35

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

4


Table 2
(1994)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Indecent Assault

-

1

1

-

2

8

25

46

Wounding

-

-

-

2

3

5

12

24

Serious Assault

1

-

4

4

13

29

114

214

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

1

10

20

Other Robberies (robberies with pistol like object excluded)

1

1

1

2

12

58

143

214

Blackmail

-

-

1

1

6

12

44

58

Burglary with Breaking

-

2

1

4

13

22

43

63

Burglary without Breaking

-

-

4

4

10

20

40

41

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

1

-

6

8

12

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

1

1

1

3

3

15

10

Theft (Shop theft)

17

52

69

124

167

235

419

442

Taking Conveyance w/o Authority

-

-

-

-

3

2

10

17

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

2

3

11

18

Deception

-

-

-

-

2

-

6

7

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

21

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs (D.D.)

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

7

Possession of D.D. for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

13

Criminal Damage

1

-

4

3

10

16

54

79

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

1

-

1

-

-

6

20

29

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

1

1

11

49

95

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

3

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

3

4

14

28

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

3

11

13

36

36

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

3


Table 3
(1995)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Indecent Assault

-

-

1

-

3

8

23

27

Wounding

-

-

-

-

1

3

14

21

Serious Assault

-

1

-

2

11

40

124

254

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

3

4

4

20

25

Other Robberies (robberies with pistol like object excluded)

-

2

1

2

11

33

90

127

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

5

4

27

43

Burglary with Breaking

1

1

1

5

6

24

63

84

Burglary without Breaking

1

1

-

4

4

20

44

59

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

1

3

6

8

8

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

-

1

3

-

1

3

Theft (Shop theft)

17

38

74

128

183

295

483

506

Taking Conveyance w/o Authority

-

-

-

1

-

2

-

3

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

2

6

18

15

22

Deception

-

-

-

-

1

1

4

7

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

16

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs (D.D.)

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

14

Possession of D.D. for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

1

10

21

Criminal Damage

1

2

2

11

9

13

35

57

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

2

8

16

55

Unlawful Society Offences

1

-

-

-

1

9

43

76

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

1

3

4

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

1

1

-

1

9

10

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

-

4

19

22

44

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

3



Table 4
(1996)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Indecent Assault

-

-

-

1

1

10

30

35

Wounding

-

-

-

-

-

4

11

37

Serious Assault

-

1

2

7

14

45

151

259

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

-

-

2

9

23

Other Robberies (robberies with pistol like object excluded)

-

-

2

6

9

35

65

114

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

-

17

31

37

Burglary with Breaking

-

-

1

2

9

14

24

49

Burglary without Breaking

1

-

1

4

12

10

24

26

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

1

2

3

9

7

Theft (Pickpocketing)

-

-

1

-

3

2

-

-

Theft (Shop theft)

19

35

76

114

175

292

469

574

Taking Conveyance w/o Authority

-

-

-

1

-

3

7

14

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

5

4

19

20

Deception

-

-

-

-

1

3

13

15

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

14

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs (D.D.)

-

1

-

1

-

-

1

5

Possession of D.D. for Trafficking

-

-

1

-

-

2

3

9

Criminal Damage

1

1

4

8

9

16

48

57

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

1

-

-

-

7

23

38

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

2

44

84

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

2

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

2

-

2

19

26

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

3

3

12

20

29

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3


Table 5
(1997)

Type of Offence

Age at Arrest

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Indecent Assault

-

1

-

-

2

10

18

26

Wounding

-

-

-

1

-

3

12

54

Serious Assault

-

-

2

2

11

41

147

257

Criminal Intimidation

-

-

-

1

1

6

22

27

Other Robberies (robberies with pistol like object excluded)

1

-

-

-

13

22

64

104

Blackmail

-

-

-

-

1

10

25

44

Burglary with Breaking

2

1

3

4

7

12

34

28

Burglary without Breaking

-

-

-

6

5

9

23

40

Theft (Snatching)

-

-

-

3

1

5

8

10

Theft (Pickpocketing)

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Theft (Shop theft)

15

40

59

104

151

293

474

530

Taking Conveyance w/o Authority

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

4

Handling Stolen Goods

-

-

-

-

1

9

12

17

Deception

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

5

Unlawful Sexual Intercourse

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

23

Trafficking in Dangerous Drugs (D.D.)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

4

Possession of D.D. for Trafficking

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

3

Criminal Damage

1

1

1

2

8

18

25

55

Disorder/Fighting in Public Place

-

-

-

-

4

5

15

53

Unlawful Society Offences

-

-

-

-

-

6

26

65

Other Crimes

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

3

Possession of Offensive Weapon

-

-

-

-

1

2

10

22

Going Equipped for Stealing

-

-

-

1

4

7

15

9

Loitering

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3