Youth crime convictions and cautions rise

[23 June 2008]

The number of children being convicted or cautioned in the UK has risen more than 25 percent, according to figures released yesterday.

Shockingly, Cheshire has seen under-18 crime rise 95 per cent since 2002, and Sussex is just behind with a 90 per cent increase. The Institute for Public Policy Research compiled the statistics, which also said that under-15 crime has risen by more than a third, while adult crime has only gone up by 11 per cent.

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