The 2006 Offending, Crime and Justice Survey found more than three-quarters (78%) of young people aged from 10 to 25 had not committed any of the 20 core offences covered by the survey in the last 12 months.
Amongst those that did break the law, many did so only occasionally or committed relatively trivial offences.
The 20 core offences were grouped under property-related offences such as burglary and vehicle related thefts, violent offences including robbery and assault and drug selling.
More than one fifth (22%) of young people aged from 10 to 25 reported that they had committed at least one of the 20 core offences in the previous 12 months
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