Crimes Committed by Under 10-Year-Olds 2018 to 2023
Publication Number: 1540
FOI Number: 19471
Information Request
How many crimes have been committed by under 10-year-olds in your police force in the following years:
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Can you also please detail what the most common type of crime was committed by those under 10 years of age?
FOI Duty
First Duty – Essex Police does hold information relating to all your request.
Second Duty – See below
Fact – See below
Exemption – Not applicable
Essex Police can report as follows:
Caveat: The data is correct as at 09 February 2024
Notes
- Data is for all crimes recorded between 01 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 where the recorded outcome type is ‘Type 11 – Prosecution prevented – Named Suspect Identified but is below the age of criminal responsibility’.
- The offence types are ranked by the highest to lowest number of offences for each year.
Results
Number of Offences with Type 11 Outcome by Year – 2018 to 2023
|
Year |
Count of Crimes |
|
2018 |
353 |
|
2019 |
343 |
|
2020 |
394 |
|
2021 |
464 |
|
2022 |
479 |
|
2023 |
434 |
|
Total |
2467 |
Highest to Lowest Offence Types for Type 11 Outcome Offences by Year – 2018 to 2023
|
2018 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
RAPE |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
BICYCLE THEFT |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
SHOPLIFTING |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
ARSON |
|
BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
2019 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
RAPE |
|
BICYCLE THEFT |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
BURGLARY - RESIDENTIAL |
|
SHOPLIFTING |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
ROBBERY - PERSONAL |
|
ARSON |
|
THEFT FROM THE PERSON |
|
2020 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
RAPE |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
ARSON |
|
SHOPLIFTING |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
VEHICLE OFFENCES |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
2021 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
RAPE |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
SHOPLIFTING |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
2022 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
RAPE |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
ARSON |
|
2023 |
|
VIOLENCE WITHOUT INJURY |
|
VIOLENCE WITH INJURY |
|
OTHER SEXUAL OFFENCES |
|
MISC CRIMES AGAINST SOCIETY |
|
CRIMINAL DAMAGE |
|
RAPE |
|
PUBLIC ORDER OFFENCES |
|
POSSESSION OF WEAPONS OFFENCES |
|
ALL OTHER THEFT OFFENCES |
|
SHOPLIFTING |
|
ROBBERY - PERSONAL |
|
BICYCLE THEFT |
Every effort is made to ensure that the data provided by Essex Police is accurate and complete. However, Essex Police systems are designed primarily for the management of individual cases and not for the purposes of providing data to answer specific FOI enquiries. Please note although data can be extracted from a number of sources via database queries, the results may be subject to inaccuracies. Care should be taken to understand our return when considering the interpretation or further use of the data.
Due to low numbers, no further breakdown of the data by specific offender age or specific numbers of offences by offence type will be provided by virtue of the exemption Section 40 Personal Information as to do so may identify individuals.
The following articles available via our publication scheme may also be of interest:
Sexual Offences Under 18's 2017-2021 | Essex Police
Crimes Committed by Children Aged Under 10 2010 to 2019 | Essex Police