Information showing the number of females found guilty at all courts for offences of violence against the person by offence, in England and Wales, from 1998 to 2007 (latest available) is shown in the following table. Data for 2008 will be available towards the end of 2009.
Offence 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Indictable offences Murder 9 16 13 17 13 19 18 24 14 19 Attempted murder 6 3 7 3 4 4 8 1 4 4 Threat or conspiracy to murder 43 41 38 38 43 46 50 47 35 44 Manslaughter 35 27 28 32 36 31 26 41 21 24 Infanticide 2 8 2 5 2 — — 2 1 2 Child destruction — — — — — — — — — 1 Causing death by dangerous driving 4 11 10 13 9 6 13 15 12 21 Manslaughter due to diminished responsibility 3 5 5 4 4 1 3 3 — 1 Causing death by dangerous driving while under the influence of drink or drugs 5 5 2 2 9 4 4 5 7 8 Causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person — — — — — — — — 1 3 Causing death by aggravated vehicle taking 1 — 1 — 2 — 1 1 2 1 Wounding or other act endangering life 99 92 93 100 103 104 146 137 108 119 Endangering railway passenger — 2 3 1 — — 1 2 1 6 More serious offences 207 210 202 215 225 215 270 278 206 253 Other wounding, etc. 3,301 3,088 3,226 2,997 3,314 3,359 3,548 3,874 3,977 3,985 Cruelty to or neglect of children 210 270 247 223 247 271 307 283 257 260 Abandoning children aged under two years — — — 1 — — — — 2 1 Child abduction 8 10 6 6 8 13 10 13 16 5 Procuring illegal abortion 1 — — — — — — — — — Concealment of birth 1 1 1 1 — 3 — 3 2 1 Less serious offences 3,521 3,369 3,480 3,228 3,569 3,646 3,865 4,173 4,254 4,252 Total indictable violence against the person 3,728 3,579 3,682 3,443 3,794 3,861 4,135 4,451 4,460 4,505 Summary offences Common assault, etc. 3,209 3,611 3,696 3,826 4,267 4,536 5,519 6,550 7,283 8,068 Total indictable and summary offences of violence against the person 6,937 7,190 7,378 7,269 8,061 8,397 9,654 11,001 11,743 12,573 1 The statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. 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: Office for Criminal Justice Reform, Evidence and Analysis Unit.