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Juvenile offending What are the facts? (according to NSW Police and NSW Criminal Court data)

Juvenile offending What are the facts? (according to NSW Police and NSW Criminal Court data). Sydney Institute of Criminology. A Word of Warning. Recorded offenders. Recorded crime. Reported crime. All crime. What the media reports….

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Juvenile offending What are the facts? (according to NSW Police and NSW Criminal Court data)

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  1. Juvenile offending What are the facts? (according to NSW Police and NSW Criminal Court data) Sydney Institute of Criminology

  2. A Word of Warning Recorded offenders Recorded crime Reported crime All crime

  3. What the media reports….. • Young, female and leading a crime wave Daily Telegraph, 21 June 2008 • Kid crime rampage Daily Telegraph, 30 June 2008 • Police arrest 31 in teen gang crackdown SMH, 24 May 2009 • Juvenile bail breaches rise SMH, 1 July 2009 • Child criminals out of control Herald Sun, 9 May 2010 • Juvenile crime wave Herald Sun, 10 May 2010

  4. The Plan… • 1. Long-term and more recent trends in juvenile offending • 2. Which offences are most commonly committed by juveniles? • 3. Characteristics of juvenile offenders • 4. Where are juveniles committing crime? • 5. How do the police proceed against juvenile offenders? • 6. How many juveniles go to criminal courts and for what types of offences? • 7. What penalties do the courts impose on juveniles? • 8. Juvenile reoffending rates

  5. Long-term and short-term trends in juvenile offending in NSW

  6. Trends for juvenile offenders by major offences, July 00 to June 10

  7. Trends for juvenile offenders for other offences, July 00 to June 10

  8. Which offences do juveniles mostly commit?

  9. Percentage of juvenile offenders by offence, July 09 to June 10

  10. Juvenile offender characteristics

  11. Percentage of juvenile offenders by gender, July 00 to June 10

  12. Number and percentage of Indigenous and non-Indigenous juvenile offenders, July 00 to June 10 Number of juvenile offenders Percentage of juvenile offenders

  13. Rate per 100,000 population for Indigenous and non-Indigenous juvenile offenders, July 00 to June 10

  14. Percentage of juvenile offenders by age, July 00 to June 10

  15. Where are juveniles offending?

  16. Percentage of criminal incidents involving juveniles by premises types, July 09 to June 10

  17. Malicious Damage to Property

  18. Shop lifting

  19. Non domestic violence assault

  20. Break and enter

  21. How do police proceed against juvenile offenders?

  22. Percentage of juveniles proceeded to court versus away from court, July 05 to June 10

  23. Percentage of juveniles diverted away from the courts, July 05 to June 10

  24. Juveniles in court

  25. Juveniles appearing in court by offence, 2009

  26. Penalties for juveniles, 2009

  27. Juvenile reoffending in NSW

  28. Cumulative percentage of adults and juveniles reconvicted each year to 2009

  29. Percentage of adults and juveniles reconvicted of ANY offence within 15 years by offence

  30. Percentage of adults and juveniles reconvicted of the SAME offence within 15 years by offence

  31. What the media reports….. • Young, female and leading a crime wave Daily Telegraph, 21 June 2008 • Kid crime rampage Daily Telegraph, 30 June 2008 • Police arrest 31 in teen gang crackdown SMH, 24 May 2009 • Juvenile bail breaches rise SMH, 1 July 2009 • Child criminals out of control Herald Sun, 9 May 2010 • Juvenile crime wave Herald Sun, 10 May 2010

  32. Summary • Over the longer term, police data indicates more juveniles are being proceeded against by police. • BUT over the shorter term, the number of juveniles being proceeded against by police is relatively stable. • The most common offences juveniles commit are transport offences, property damage, shoplifting, assault, breach bail and break and enter. • Juvenile offenders are mostly male, aged 15 – 17 years, and are non-Indigenous. • BUT the RATE of Indigenous juvenile offending is much higher than the non-Indigenous rate.

  33. Summary • Highest rates of juvenile offending – - Property damage: Far West, North Western region, Camden, …Sydney, Leichhardt - Shoplifting: Richmond Tweed, Parramatta, Sydney, Botany Bay, … … v …Burwood, Hurstville - Non dv assault: Campbelltown, Sydney, North Western region - Break and enter: North and North Western regions • In NSW courts in 2009, 9,374 juveniles appeared (for 21,952 charges) and over 80% were convicted. • Courts mostly impose fines, probation orders, bonds and cautions. • The proportion of offenders who reoffend is quite high, and this is especially so for juveniles.

  34. Questions? Thanks If you want to contact the Bureau, please email bcsr@agd.nsw.gov.au or phone 9231 9190

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