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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 |