The following table gives the number of juveniles (aged 10 to 17 years) convicted of an offence broken down by offence classification.
Data are for the calendar year 2006 (the latest year available) and are collated on the principal offence rule; so only the most serious offence with which an offender is charged is included.
Offence classification Number Violence against the person 152 Sexual offences 8 Burglary 81 Robbery 11 Theft 202 Fraud and forgery 7 Criminal damage 240 Offences against the state 40 Drug offences 42 Other offences 2 Total indictable offences 785 Summary offences 258 Motoring offences 230 Total offences 1,273