Key facts about reformed offenders
Key facts
- 33 per cent of males born in 1953 had been convicted in England and Wales by 2006 of at least one standard list offence before the age of 53 (Standard list offences include all indictable and triable-either-way offences and certain summary offences). Just over half of these had been convicted on only one occasion and 18 per cent had been convicted more than 5 times.
- 9 per cent of females born in 1953 had been convicted of at least one standard list offence before the age of 53. Three-quarters of these had been convicted on only one occasion and 5 per cent had been convicted more than 5 times.
- 28 per cent of males born in 1953 had been convicted before the age of 30; the equivalent figures for those born between 1958 and 1973 are similar and range from 26 to 29 per cent.
Useful resources
Ministry of Justice Statistics Bulletin (2010) - Conviction histories of offenders between the ages of 10 and 52
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