Suspects under 10 years of age 470/2022

FOI Reference: 470/2022

Request:

1. For the 2020-21 financial year please state how many crime outcomes were concluded by your force because the age of the suspect was under 10, and so below the level of criminal responsibility.

2. For each of these crime outcomes please provide me with a table showing

(i) the age of the suspect and

(ii) the crime associated with that child, which was not pursued because of their young age.

Response:

I can confirm that Dyfed-Powys Police does hold the information requested, as outlined below.

Age of Suspect	Total
9 Years of Age	1
10 Years of Age	9

 

Type of Crime	Total
Assault with Injury	1
Assault without injury	2
Public Fear, Alarm or Distress - Public Order Act Sec 4a	1
Malicious Communications	2
Obscene Publications	2
Sexual Activity involving a Child under 13	2

                                                                                                           

It should be noted that as a result of the systems adopted by Dyfed-Powys Police in relation to the recording of such information that the information released may or may not be accurate.

Furthermore, it should also be noted that Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive.

(This is a response under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and disclosed on 06/07/2022)