Separate analysis by the Home Office and Ministry of Justice, both published today (24 October), found that many of those arrested were young – with 46 per cent aged between 18 and 24, and around 26 per cent aged 10 to 17.
Of those who went on to appear in court, more than half were 20 or under, 26 per cent were aged 10 to 17, and 27 per cent were aged 18 to 20.
Further analysis revealed 42 per cent of those in court were in receipt of free school meals during their time at school, compared to 16 per cent of pupils overall in maintained secondary schools. Also 64 per cent of the 386 young people for whom matched data within the Department for Education was available lived in one of the 20 most deprived areas in the country.
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