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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs: West Mercia Police 12385 and Warwickshire Police 12386
I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 13th August 2019. Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
Q1. How many arrests of children aged 17 years and under were made by your police force from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018?
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:
West Mercia Police 12385
Age |
|
12 |
1 |
13 |
30 |
14 |
49 |
15 |
133 |
16 |
217 |
17 |
225 |
Grand Total |
655 |
Gender |
|
Female |
89 |
Male |
564 |
Not Recorded |
1 |
Unspecified |
1 |
Grand Total |
655 |
Ethnicity |
|
Asian |
20 |
Black |
45 |
Other |
3 |
Unknown |
168 |
White |
419 |
Grand Total |
655 |
Warwickshire Police 12386
Age |
|
12 |
1 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
57 |
15 |
78 |
16 |
104 |
17 |
148 |
Grand Total |
411 |
Gender |
|
Female |
76 |
Male |
335 |
Grand Total |
411 |
Ethnicity |
|
Asian |
14 |
Black |
52 |
White |
241 |
Other |
6 |
Unknown |
98 |
Grand Total |
411 |