(2) how many people under the age of 18 years were convicted of criminal offences in (a) Romford, (b) Greater London and (c) Essex in 2007.
The number of persons convicted at all courts for violence against the person offences in (b) Essex, and (c) City of London and Metropolitan police force areas for the years 2002 to 2006 can be viewed in table 1.
The number of young persons under the age of 18 years convicted at all courts for all offences in (b) Essex, and (c) City of London and Metropolitan police force areas for the year 2006 can be viewed in table 2.
City of London and Metropolitan police force area data have been provided, and combined they make up the Greater London police force area.
It is not possible to identify those defendants in (a) Romford constituency, as the data are not collected at this level of detail.
Force 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 City of London 65 55 45 43 34 Essex 618 702 827 832 808 Metropolitan Police 6,394 5,871 6,080 6,060 6,168 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Note: Includes the following offence classes: 1 Murder 2 Attempted Murder 3 Threat or Conspiracy to Murder 4.1 Manslaughter 4.2 Infanticide 4.3 Child Destruction 4.4 Causing Death by Dangerous Driving 4.5 Manslaughter Due to Diminished Responsibility 4.6 Causing Death by Careless Driving when under the influence of Drink or Drugs 4.7 Causing Death of a child or vulnerable person 5 Wounding or other act Endangering Life 6 Endangering Railway Passenger 7 Endangering Life at Sea 8 Malicious Wounding etc. 11 Cruelty to or Neglect of Children 12 Abandoning Child aged under Two Years 13 Child Abduction 15 Concealment of Birth 37.1 Causing Death by Aggravated Vehicle Taking Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
Force 2006 City of London 5 Essex 2,837 Metropolitan police 12,185 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Court proceedings database held by RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform—Ministry of Justice
Court proceedings data for 2007 will be available in the autumn of 2008.