To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many offences in the Metropolitan police area were committed by (a) juveniles up to the age of 16 years and (b) young people aged 17–20 years in January to December 1992; what proportion of total offences were (i) car-related, (ii) drugs-related, (iii) robbery, (iv) violent crimes and (v) other; and how many resulted in prosecutions and convictions respectively.

Information is not collected centrally on the number of offences committed by offenders.Table A shows the number and percentage of "known offenders" (those cautioned and found guilty) by age group in the Metropolitan police district (including City of London) for the offences listed in 1991. Table B shows the number of defendants prosecuted and convicted in the Metropolitan police district (including City of London) for the same offences by age group in 1991.Data for 1992 will not be available until the autumn.