Is juvenile crime increasing?
Long Term
| The recorded number of juvenile offenders proceeded against by the NSW Police Force for violent* and property** offences was stable over the five years ending December 2018. |
Short Term
| The recorded number of juvenile offenders proceeded against by the NSW Police Force for violent* offences was stable between January 2017 and December 2018. Over the same time, the number of juvenile offenders proceeded against for property** offences fell by 7.6 percent. |
Note: Proceeded against includes proceeded against to court by way of Court Attendance Notice or proceeded against other than to court by way of Youth Justice Conference, Caution Young Offenders Act, Cannabis Caution, Other Drug Caution, Warning, Criminal Infringement Notice, or Infringement Notice.
* Includes murder, assault, sexual offences and robbery.
** Includes burglary, stealing, and fraud.
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Table:
Persons of interest proceeded against by NSW Police Force by offence type and age: Numbers and Trends
Over the five years from January 2014 to December 2018 the number of juveniles aged 10 to 17 years proceeded against in some way by NSW Police fell for two major categories, rose for two and remained stable for eleven categories. No trend test could be performed for two offence categories (murder and robbery with a firearm) as the counts were too small.
Offence | Trend & annual percentage
change over 24 months from Jan 2017 to Dec 2018 | Trend & average annual
percentage change over 60 months from Jan 2014 to Dec 2018 |
Murder | nc | nc |
DV related assault | Stable | Stable |
Non DV related assault | Stable | Stable |
Sexual assault | Stable | Stable |
Indecent assault, act of
indecency and other sexual offences | Stable | Stable |
Robbery without a weapon | Stable | Stable |
Robbery with a firearm | nc | nc |
Robbery with a weapon not a
firearm | Stable | Stable |
Break and enter dwelling | -10.1% | -6.1% |
Break and enter non-dwelling | Stable | Stable |
Motor vehicle theft | Stable | Stable |
Steal from motor vehicle | -20.2% | Stable |
Steal from retail store | Stable | 2.7% |
Steal from dwelling | -17.9% | Stable |
Steal from person | Stable | Stable |
Fraud | Stable | 7.7% |
Malicious damage to property | Stable | -5.3% |