Available data relate to currently recorded offences of homicide (murder, manslaughter and infanticide) between 2001-02 and 2005-06, where the principal suspect is aged under 25 is given in the following table:
Number of victims 2001-02 217 2002-03 187 2003-04 214 2004-05 239 2005-06 250 1 As at 9 October 2006; figures are subject to revision as cases are dealt with by the police and by the courts, or as further information becomes available. 2 Offences are shown according to the year in which the police initially recorded the offence as homicide. This is not necessarily the year in which the incident took place or the year in which any court decision was made.