Males with a charge proved by main crime/offence and age, 1999

Table 6(a)

Main crime or offence

(Number)

(Per cent)

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total¹

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total¹

All crimes and offences

27,002

41,665

40,786

110,326

100

100

100

100

All crimes

12,966

15,242

8,760

36,976

48

37

21

34

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,489

1,464

863

3,817

6

4

2

3

Homicide

19

34

27

80

*

*

*

*

Serious assault

338

420

288

1,046

1

1

1

1

Handling offensive weapons

858

698

419

1,976

3

2

1

2

Robbery

260

280

65

605

1

1

*

1

Other

14

32

64

110

*

*

*

*

Crimes of indecency

72

117

330

519

*

*

1

*

Sexual assault

15

27

84

126

*

*

*

*

Lewd and indecent behaviour

27

72

211

310

*

*

1

*

Other

30

18

35

83

*

*

*

*

Crimes of dishonesty

7,157

8,011

4,055

19,227

27

19

10

17

Housebreaking

1,325

1,248

382

2,955

5

3

1

3

Theft by opening lockfast places

910

591

124

1,625

3

1

*

1

Theft of motor vehicle

1,111

405

84

1,600

4

1

*

1

Shoplifting

1,528

2,582

1,404

5,514

6

6

3

5

Other theft

1,487

1,830

858

4,175

6

4

2

4

Fraud

179

522

653

1,355

1

1

2

1

Other

617

833

550

2,003

2

2

1

2

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

1,671

1,215

883

3,769

6

3

2

3

Fire-raising

26

25

34

85

*

*

*

*

Vandalism, etc

1,645

1,190

849

3,684

6

3

2

3

Other crimes

2,577

4,435

2,629

9,644

10

11

6

9

Crimes against public justice

1,306

1,645

1,098

4,051

5

4

3

4

Drugs

1,266

2,780

1,523

5,570

5

7

4

5

Other

5

10

8

23

*

*

*

*

All offences

14,036

26,423

32,026

73,350

52

63

79

66

Miscellaneous offences

8,301

10,129

11,048

29,523

31

24

27

27

Simple assault

2,396

3,134

3,831

9,361

9

8

9

8

Breach of the peace

3,316

4,401

5,032

12,749

12

11

12

12

Drunkenness

40

76

320

436

*

*

1

*

Other

2,549

2,518

1,865

6,977

9

6

5

6

Motor vehicle offences

5,735

16,294

20,978

43,827

21

39

51

40

Dangerous and careless driving

670

949

1,309

2,938

2

2

3

3

Drunk driving

707

1,922

3,646

6,290

3

5

9

6

Speeding

787

4,447

7,247

12,554

3

11

18

11

Unlawful use of vehicle

2,700

6,262

5,323

14,738

10

15

13

13

Vehicle defect offences

247

638

816

1,727

1

2

2

2

Other

624

2,076

2,637

5,580

2

5

6

5