Persons¹ with charge proved by age, sex and main crime or offence, 1998

Table 6(b)

FEMALES

Main crime or offence

(Number)

(Per cent)

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total²

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total²

All crimes and offences

3,366

7,456

7,531

18,667

100

100

100

100

All crimes

1,712

3,524

2,242

7,481

51

47

30

40

Non-sexual crimes of violence

77

109

116

302

2

1

2

2

Homicide

1

-

5

6

*

-

*

*

Serious assault

17

23

26

66

1

*

*

*

Handling offensive weapons

26

39

29

94

1

1

*

1

Robbery

28

11

5

44

1

*

*

*

Other

5

36

51

92

*

*

1

*

Crimes of indecency

56

532

154

742

2

7

2

4

Sexual assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

-

2

1

3

-

*

*

*

Other

56

530

153

739

2

7

2

4

Crimes of dishonesty

1,136

2,008

1,439

4,585

34

27

19

25

Housebreaking

28

30

8

66

1

*

*

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

14

8

6

28

*

*

*

*

Theft of motor vehicle

33

13

7

53

1

*

*

*

Shoplifting

563

980

614

2,157

17

13

8

12

Other theft

310

455

269

1,034

9

6

4

6

Fraud

83

294

361

740

2

4

5

4

Other

105

228

174

507

3

3

2

3

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

149

137

131

417

4

2

2

2

Fire-raising

7

7

8

22

*

*

*

*

Vandalism, etc

142

130

123

395

4

2

2

2

Other crimes

294

738

402

1,435

9

10

5

8

Crimes against public justice

161

266

167

595

5

4

2

3

Drugs

133

471

235

839

4

6

3

4

Other

-

1

-

1

-

*

-

*

All offences

1,654

3,932

5,289

11,186

49

53

70

60

Miscellaneous offences

1,151

1,804

2,339

5,397

34

24

31

29

Simple assault

489

536

574

1,599

15

7

8

9

Breach of the peace

419

611

908

1,938

12

8

12

10

Drunkenness

8

11

45

64

*

*

1

*

Other

235

646

812

1,796

7

9

11

10

Motor vehicle offences

503

2,128

2,950

5,789

15

29

39

31

Dangerous and careless driving

78

139

277

496

2

2

4

3

Drunk driving

54

195

464

714

2

3

6

4

Speeding

82

508

794

1,391

2

7

11

7

Unlawful use of vehicle

197

946

975

2,243

6

13

13

12

Vehicle defect offences

22

63

71

161

1

1

1

1

Other

70

277

369

784

2

4

5

4