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WQ.185/2024

WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

BY DEPUTY D.J. WARR OF ST. HELIER SOUTH

QUESTION SUBMITTED ON TUESDAY 7th MAY 2024

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON WEDNESDAY 15th MAY 2024

Question

“Will the Minister provide the annual number of criminal offences by those under the age of 18 that were reported to the States of Jersey police during the period of 2018 to 2023; and will she provide a breakdown of the types of offences reported?”

Answer

Please find below a table which includes criminal offences and breakdown of offences by those under the age of 18, between 2018 and 2023.

 

Category

Offence

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Total

Acquisitive crime

Demanding money with menaces (personal)

1

1

 

False pretences

1 1 2

4

 

Fraud (cheque and credit card)

2 4 1 5 2

14

 

Fraud (other)

2 8 1 4 2 1

18

 

Larceny (from dwelling)

6 1 3 7 3 2

22

 

Larceny (from person)

4 4 5 3 3 1

20

 

Larceny (other)

27 22 18 29 23 20

139

 

Larceny as a servant

1 1 1

3

 

Larceny by finding

1 1 3 7 6 2

20

 

Larceny from unattended motor vehicle

6 4 1 9 9 5

34

 

Larceny of a pedal cycle

5 19 41 3 10 10

88

 

Larceny shop

34 61 36 101 59 55

346

 

Other forgery

1

1

 

Post Office Law offences

2

2

 

Receiving/hiding/withholding stolen property

3 1 6 2

12

 

TADA (motor vehicle)

11 2 1 24 27 12

77

 

TADA (pedal cycle)

1 7 3 5 2

18

Acquisitive crime Total

 

104 130 119 204 147 115

819

Burglary

Break and Entry and Larceny

27 3 5

35

 

Breaking and entering (dwelling, crime committed)

8 6 14 11 24 17

80

 

Breaking and entering (dwelling, intent to commit crime)

2 3

5

 

 

Breaking and entering (other than a dwelling)

8

9

24

27 2

9

79

 

Illegal entry (dwelling, crime committed)

6

2

4

4 2

 

18

 

Illegal entry (dwelling, intent to commit crime)

 

 

2

3

5

10

 

Illegal entry (other than a dwelling)

1

7

26

11

 

45

Burglary Total

23

24

70

85 34

36

272

Offences against the person

Affray

1

 

1

2

 

4

 

Annoying/obscene telephone calls

3

11

18

29 22

36

119

 

Assault on Police Officer

5

6

14

14 16

12

67

 

Attempted murder

 

 

 

3

 

3

 

Careless driving (causing serious injury)

2

 

 

 

 

2

 

Common assault

130

188

188

178 145

191

1,020

 

Cruelty/neglect of children (Art. 9 Children's [Jersey] Law)

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

Disorder/anti social behaviour

48

42

80

99 50

39

358

 

Grave and criminal assault

22

29

59

66 33

29

238

 

Robbery (business property)

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

Robbery (personal property)

4

6

4

3 7

5

29

 

Threats or conspiracy to commit murder

 

 

 

1

 

1

Offences against the person Total

216

282

365

390 278

312

1,843

Sexual offences

Article 35 Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 2018 - Voyeurism

 

 

 

2

 

2

 

Causing sexual act without consent

 

 

 

1

 

1

 

Gross indecency

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Gross indecency with child

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Indecent assault on a female

10

1

1

1 2

4

19

 

Indecent assault on male

1

2

3

1

2

9

 

Indecent exposure

 

 

 

1 2

1

4

 

Possess/distribute indecent images of child

15

38

18

9 7

6

93

 

Rape of a female

8

7

4

10 3

8

40

 

Rape of a female child aged 12 or younger

 

2

 

1

1

4

 

Rape of a male

 

 

 

1

2

3

 

Sexual penetration of a female child aged 12 or younger

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Sexual Penetration of a female without consent

 

 

1

1

2

4

 

Sexual touching of a female child aged 12 or younger

 

3

 

2 2

 

7

 

Sexual touching of a male child aged 12 or younger

 

 

 

2

1

3

 

Sexual touching of female without consent

 

3

8

3 3

2

19

 

Unlawful sexual act between children

1

13

5

2 10

2

33

 

 

Unlawful sexual penetration of an older female child

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

Unlawful sexual touching of an older female child

 

 

 

 

1

1

2

 

USI girl under 13 yrs.

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

USI girl under 16 yrs.

6

 

 

1

 

 

7

 

Voyeurism

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

Sexual offences Total

41

72

41

35

34

33

256

Offences against property

Arson (house of another)

 

4

 

 

 

 

4

 

Fire Service Law (statutory arson)

3

6

3

13

3

11

39

 

Malicious damage (to other buildings)

19

15

29

54

16

24

157

 

Malicious damage (to other property)

16

32

48

72

39

14

221

 

Malicious damage (to vehicles)

25

27

21

59

16

9

157

 

malicious damage to dwelling

19

16

18

36

48

19

156

 

Tampering with a motor vehicle

2

1

 

5

11

2

21

Offences against property Total

84

101

119

239

133

79

755

Drug offences

Drug (import controlled substance)

1

 

2

 

 

1

4

 

Drug (other offence)

 

3

 

1

 

3

7

 

Drug (possession of controlled substance)

29

38

29

16

38

16

166

 

Drug (possession with intent to supply)

1

6

2

2

3

4

18

 

Drug (supplying controlled substance)

1

 

1

5

2

5

14

Drug offences Total

32

47

34

24

43

29

209

All other offences

Breach of restraining order/notification requirements

 

1

 

4

 

 

5

 

Computer Misuse (Jersey) Law offences

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Dangerous driving

3

 

3

4

 

1

11

 

Escape from custody/harbouring person unlawfully at large

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

Firearms Law offences

4

4

3

4

4

1

20

 

Going equipped

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Jersey) Law 2005

 

 

1

2

 

2

5

 

Traffic

 

 

 

2

 

3

5

 

Other notifiable offences

 

 

 

1

1

 

2

 

All other offences

1

 

 

 

 

 

1

All other offences Total

9

5

9

17

5

7

52

Grand Total

509

661

757

994

674

611

4,206