Young offender direct sentenced receptions to penal establishments by main crime/offence, 1989-1998

Table 20

Number

Main crime/offence

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995⁽¹⁾

1996⁽¹⁾

1997

1998

Total crimes & offences

2,651

2,719

2,356

3,041

3,052

2,855

2,772

3,111

2,784

2,748

Total crimes : sub total

2,079

2,190

1,924

2,336

2,409

2,239

2,151

2,425

2,206

2,196

Non-sexual crimes of violence : sub total

352

345

286

365

441

334

324

535

500

507

Homicide

15

18

13

22

23

24

27

35

22

22

Serious assault ⁽²⁾ and attempted murder

313

188

218

242

226

127

123

151

149

147

Handling an offensive weapon

4

6

6

7

32

25

41

134

132

153

Robbery

19

126

45

89

156

153

127

208

188

176

Other

1

7

4

5

4

5

6

7

9

9

Crimes of indecency : sub total

15

27

23

16

16

18

25

26

16

20

Sexual assault

4

14

7

6

6

11

14

14

12

11

Lewd and indecent behaviour

5

4

12

3

5

5

7

6

2

2

Other

6

9

4

7

5

2

4

6

2

7

Crimes of dishonesty : sub total

1,543

1,616

1,448

1,718

1,672

1,650

1,526

1,515

1,407

1,406

Housebreaking

692

747

681

702

644

546

493

469

393

433

Theft by opening a lockfast place

128

95

127

124

167

289

257

207

161

125

Theft of a motor vehicle

116

167

200

337

319

311

328

366

345

298

Other theft

476

490

338

407

402

350

322

365

394

442

Fraud

14

12

9

12

6

17

21

14

5

10

Other

117

105

93

136

134

137

105

94

109

98

Fire-raising,vandalism etc : sub total

39

46

30

36

43

45

34

78

76

72

Fire-raising

13

9

8

8

9

9

6

17

14

11

Vandalism etc

26

37

22

28

34

36

28

61

62

61

Other crimes : sub total

130

156

137

201

237

192

242

271

207

190

Crimes against public justice

91

119

91

114

142

97

149

135

77

79

Drugs

35

34

45

81

93

93

91

135

128

110

Other

4

3

1

6

2

2

2

1

2

1

Total offences : sub total

572

529

432

705

643

616

621

679

574

548

Miscellaneous offences : sub total

442

423

326

497

472

416

449

489

372

390

Petty assault ⁽²⁾

107

178

126

201

238

193

232

292

244

269

Breach of the peace

316

237

183

282

217

190

208

171

102

98

Drunkenness

1

3

-

2

3

4

-

-

-

-

Other

18

5

17

12

14

29

9

26

26

23

Motor vehicle offences : sub total

130

106

106

208

171

200

172

190

202

158

Dangerous & careless driving

5

5

3

15

23

19

24

40

42

37

Drunk driving

2

2

1

7

4

7

6

12

12

7

Speeding

-

1

-

2

3

1

139

-

-

-

Unlawful use of vehicle

122

95

99

180

136

172

1

136

143

113

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1

3

3

4

5

1

2

2

5

1

Unknown Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

2

3

Other Jurisdiction Charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

2

2