PNDs

  • Reference Number: 3162
  • Date released: 24 June 2011

Request

1) In each calendar year from 2006 to 2010 (a) how many penalty notices for disorder (PNDs) did you issue to women and

(b) how many of these women were aged UNDER 21?

2) In each calendar year from 2006 to 2010 (a) how many PND’s were issued to women for being drunk and disorderly (DA06) and

(b) how many of these were issued to women aged UNDER 21?

3) In each calendar year from 2006 to 2010 how many women were arrested for assault.

(b) how many of these women were aged UNDER 21?

4) In each calendar year from 2006 to 2010 how many women were arrested for 'violence against the person' offences - category includes everything from affray to possessing a weapon and murder.

(b) how many of these women were aged UNDER 21?

Response

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

Questions 1 & 2

Penalty Notices for Disorder 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total Female 494 487 547 611 552
Total Female under 21 yrs 1 14 32 67 78
Total Female for D&D (DA06) 37 100 124 153 134
Total Female for D& D (DA06) under 21 yrs 0 1 1 18 26

Questions 3 & 4

These figures relate to the primary reason for arrest only. This figure is not a count of the women involved, as a female may have been arrested on more than one occasion.

3) Number of arrests of females for assault offences

2006 - 1,088
2007 - 1,069
2008 - 1,014
2009 - 923
2010 - 881

(b) Number of arrests of females under 21 for assault offences

2006 - 357
2007 - 312
2008 - 303
2009 - 292
2010 - 240

4) Number of arrests of females for VATP offences

2006 - 1,538
2007 - 1,467
2008 - 1,323
2009 - 1,253
2010 - 1,196

(b) Number of arrests of females under 21 for VATP offences

2006 - 515
2007 - 469
2008 - 420
2009 - 397
2010 - 324

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