Data released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) shows that initial estimates between January 2010 and December 2010, a total of 109 youth offending teams (YOTs) had higher reoffending rates compared to the same period in 2009.
This represents more than two-thirds of YOTs (69.4 per cent), with the remaining 48 (30.6 per cent) reporting lower reoffending rates.
The early estimate, which is provided to give YOT managers feedback on trends, paints a contrasting picture to the latest finalised figures for juvenile reoffending, also released by the MoJ.
These figures, which only go up to 2009, show a slight reduction with the proportion of juveniles reoffending within a year of a custodial or non-custodial sentence, warning or reprimand, standing at 32.8 for 2009. This is marginally down on the 2008 figure of 32.9 per cent.
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