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

Table 6(b)

(Number)

(Per cent)

Main crime or offence

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total¹

Under 21

21-30

Over 30

Total¹

All crimes and offences

3,279

6,494

6,494

16,539

100

100

100

100

All crimes

1,698

3,197

2,007

6,906

52

49

31

42

Non-sexual crimes of violence

92

123

133

348

3

2

2

2

Homicide

3

3

3

9

*

*

*

*

Serious assault

25

31

39

95

1

*

1

1

Handling offensive weapons

28

39

37

104

1

1

1

1

Robbery

30

22

1

53

1

*

*

*

Other

6

28

53

87

*

*

1

1

Crimes of indecency

40

239

103

382

1

4

2

2

Sexual assault

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Lewd and indecent behaviour

-

1

3

4

-

*

*

*

Other

40

238

100

378

1

4

2

2

Crimes of dishonesty

1,133

2,030

1,265

4,432

35

31

19

27

Housebreaking

32

22

9

63

1

*

*

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

18

10

8

36

1

*

*

*

Theft of motor vehicle

25

13

4

42

1

*

*

*

Shoplifting

561

1,041

533

2,135

17

16

8

13

Other theft

333

484

268

1,085

10

7

4

7

Fraud

65

251

301

621

2

4

5

4

Other

99

209

142

450

3

3

2

3

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc

109

118

117

344

3

2

2

2

Fire-raising

2

6

13

21

*

*

*

*

Vandalism, etc

107

112

104

323

3

2

2

2

Other crimes

324

687

389

1,400

10

11

6

8

Crimes against public justice

175

251

142

568

5

4

2

3

Drugs

149

434

247

830

5

7

4

5

Other

-

2

-

2

-

*

-

*

All offences

1,581

3,297

4,487

9,633

48

51

69

58

Miscellaneous offences

1,154

1,426

1,748

4,341

35

22

27

26

Simple assault

452

484

514

1,450

14

7

8

9

Breach of the peace

435

490

721

1,647

13

8

11

10

Drunkenness

5

11

26

42

*

*

*

*

Other

262

441

487

1,202

8

7

7

7

Motor vehicle offences

427

1,871

2,739

5,292

13

29

42

32

Dangerous and careless driving

65

114

250

431

2

2

4

3

Drunk driving

48

150

410

609

1

2

6

4

Speeding

71

591

929

1,611

2

9

14

10

Unlawful use of vehicle

169

758

807

1,865

5

12

12

11

Vehicle defect offences

15

46

58

124

*

1

1

1

Other

59

212

285

652

2

3

4

4