Personal Robbery

  • Reference Number: 2315
  • Date released: 21 January 2010

Request

  1. How many offences of personal robbery were recorded in your force area in each year since 1998-99?
  2. What percentage of these reported personal robberies were committed against people aged 11-16 years old, inclusive, in each year?
  3. What percentage of reported personal robberies were committed by people aged 11-16 years old, inclusive, in each year?
  4. Of offences where the victims were aged 11-16 inclusive, what percentage of the alleged perpetrators were also aged 11-16, inclusive, in each year?

Response

In accordance with section 1 (1) (b) of the Act our response is provided below;

Question 1

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
The Total Number of Offences for Personal Robbery. 806 791 1192 1242 1268 1218 1453 1094 1016 1029 11109
The Number Offences for Personal Robbery where the Victim was Aged (11 - 16) inclusive. 83 47 99 100 118 96 115 82 69 59 868

Question 2

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
Home offince code 34B 10.30% 5.94% 8.31% 8.05% 9.31% 7.88% 7.91% 7.50% 6.79% 5.73% 7.81%

Question 3

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
The Number Offences for Personal Robbery where the Offender was Aged (11 - 16) inclusive 47 30 54 45 70 49 66 60 41 34 496
The Number Offences for Personal Robbery where the Offender was Aged (11 - 16) inclusive 5.83% 3.79% 4.53% 3.62% 5.52% 4.02% 4.54% 5.48% 4.04% 3.30% 4.46%

Question 4

  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
The Number Offences for Personal Robbery where the Victim and the Offender was Aged (11 - 16) inclusive 23 16 27 28 41 29 30 17 19 8 238
The Number Offences for Personal Robbery where the Victim and the Offender was Aged (11 - 16) inclusive 2.85% 2.02% 2.27% 2.25% 3.23% 2.38% 2.06% 1.55% 1.87% 0.78% 2.14%

NB: The data provided is not available prior to 2000 due to an electronic system change.

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