FOI 13443
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: 13443 – FOI-1133-20-2300-000
I write in connection with your request for information which was received on 30th January 2020. Please find below the response to your request:
Would you please provide the following information:
Q1. How many arrests of children aged 17 years and under were made by your police force from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019?
Q2. Please break the figures down by age (e.g. 17 years old – 105 arrests; 16 years old – 110 arrests; 15 years old – 74 arrests etc.)
Q3. Please break the figures down by gender (e.g. Male – 402 arrests; Female – 161 arrests)
Q4. Please break the figures down by ethnicity (e.g. White – 450 arrests; Black - 355 arrests; Asian - 165 arrests; Other – 100 arrests; Unknown or unrecorded – 25 arrests)
Reply:-
Q1. Total arrests – 511
Q2. Arrests - By Age
|
Age |
Number of Arrests |
|
10 |
1 |
|
11 |
1 |
|
12 |
7 |
|
13 |
15 |
|
14 |
50 |
|
15 |
108 |
|
16 |
146 |
|
17 |
183 |
|
Grand Total |
511 |
Q3. Arrests - By Gender
|
Gender |
Number of Arrests |
|
Female |
80 |
|
Male |
428 |
|
Not Recorded |
3 |
|
Grand Total |
511 |
Q4. Arrests - By Ethnic Appearance
|
Ethnic Appearance |
Number of Arrests |
|
Asian |
24 |
|
Black |
64 |
|
Middle Eastern |
7 |
|
Unknown |
103 |
|
White - North European |
292 |
|
White - South European |
21 |
|
Grand Total |
511 |