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Data on the number of offenders issued with (a) a caution for (i) burglary (ii) theft and (iii) other offences for England and Wales in each year from 2007 (latest available), are shown in table 1.
Data on the number of penalty notices for disorder issued for the offence of retail theft and other offences included in the PND scheme for England and Wales in each year from 2005 to 2007 are shown in table 2. The disposal is not available for issue for burglary or for any other category of theft offence.
Cautions and PND data for 2008 will be available in the autumn of 2009.
Offence type/Offence 2005 2006 2007 Burglary 6,451 7,687 6,972 Theft and handling stolen goods 67,619 72,369 72,790 of which: Stealing from shops and stalls (shoplifting) (Theft Act 1968, Sec 1)2 44,012 45,054 44,747 Violence against the person 51,020 57,273 52,334 Sexual offences 1,761 1,922 1,966 Robbery 622 712 614 Fraud and forgery 6,936 8,024 8,587 Criminal damage 7,246 9,018 8,813 Drug offences 34,390 37,426 43,050 Other indictable offences 6,889 9,378 9,972 Summary offences (excluding motoring) 116,011 146,168 157,797 Total 298,945 349,977 362,895 1 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 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. 2 The data for this offence are also included in the offence type of theft and handling stolen goods. Source: Evidence and Analysis Unit—Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Ministry of Justice.
Number issued Offence code and description 2005 2006 2007 £80 tickets issued Wasting police time 2,525 3,933 3,966 Misuse of public telecommunications system 405 909 1,193 Giving false alarm to fire and rescue authority 92 106 96 Causing harassment, alarm or distress 64,007 82,235 77,827 Throwing fireworks 642 682 649 Drunk and disorderly 37,038 43,556 46,996 Sale of alcohol to under 18 2,058 3,195 3,583 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 170 407 555 Purchasing alcohol for under 18 for consumption on premises 83 60 64 Delivery of alcohol to under 18 209 297 431 Criminal Damage (under £500) 12,168 20,620 19,946 Theft (retail under £200) 21,997 38,772 45,146 Breach of fireworks curfew 33 53 39 Possession of category 4 firework 13 28 22 Possession by a person under 18 of adult firework 47 76 106 Sale of alcohol to drunken person 32 47 81 Supply of alcohol to person under 18 3 60 54 £50 tickets issued Trespass on a railway 220 1,042 1,527 Throwing stones at a train/railway 20 15 25 Drunk in a highway 3,138 2,712 2,066 Consumption of alcohol in public place 712 1,061 1,544 Depositing and leaving litter 737 1,169 1,374 Consumption of alcohol by under 18 on relevant premises 84 75 85 Allowing consumption of alcohol for under 18 27 14 11 Buying alcohol by under 18 21 73 158 Total all offences 146,481 201,197 207,544 1 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 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: Office for Criminal Justice Reform Evidence and Analysis unit..