Statistics from last lesson

•Peak age for offending is between 15-18

•Peak age for males is 18

•Peak age for females is 14

•50% of all crimes are committed by people aged 21 or under

•50% of secondary school aged people admit to committing crime (2002 study)

•22% of 10-25 year olds admitted to committing one of 20 core crimes within the last 12 months with assault and theft being the most common (2006 survey)