Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 September 2012. It was answered by Lord Herbert of South Downs (Conservative) on Monday, 3 September 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.

Crime

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of any differences in levels of criminality between (a) men and (b) women; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for any difference between the two figures.

[118353]

Answer

The Home Office has previously published research that, among other issues, examined differences in levels of offending between men and women.

A Home Office report (published in 2012) on the amount of youth crime estimated that 85% of police recorded crime in 2009-10 committed by young people aged 10 to 17 was committed by young men:

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk

Earlier studies by the Home Office have produced similar findings. For example, a survey of offending among the general public conducted by the Home Office between 2003-06 (the Offending, Crime and Justice Survey) found higher rates of self-reported offending among males than females:

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk

The Home Office has not made any assessment specifically of the reasons for different levels of criminality between men and women.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 118353; 549 cc193-4W
Session: 2012-13
Subjects: Crime Gender
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Crime

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