The following tables show how many children and young people aged between (a) 10 and 14 and (b) 15 and 17 years were in custody on (i) 2 October 2009, and (ii) 2 October in each of the last five years.
The data have been provided by the Youth Justice Board and are drawn from administrative computer systems. As with any large scale recording system, the data are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing and may be subject to change over time.
Number (a) 10 to 14 137 (b) 15 to 17 2,419 Total 2,556
As of 2 October each year Age group 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 (a) 10 to 14 159 186 221 226 206 (b) 15 to 17 2,755 2,797 2,832 2,779 2,576 Total 2,914 2,983 3,053 3,005 2,782