National statistics

Youth justice statistics: 2021 to 2022

Youth justice annual statistics for 2021 to 2022 for England and Wales.

• From: Youth Justice Board for England and Wales
• Published: 26 January 2023

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Youth Justice Statistics: 2021 to 2022 (accessible version)

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2021 to 2022 (print ready)

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2021 to 2022 infographic

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2021 to 2022 additional annexes

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Youth Justice Statistics: 2021 to 2022 supplementary tables

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Local level pivot tables

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Local level open data

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Local level map: Children 2021 to 2022

https://rpubs.com/yjb_statistics/children_2021_2022

Local level map: Offences 2021 to 2022

https://rpubs.com/yjb_statistics/offences_2021_2022

Local level map: Outcomes 2021 to 2022

https://rpubs.com/yjb_statistics/outcomes_2021_2022

Details

These statistics concentrate on the flow of children (aged 10 to 17) through the youth justice system in England and Wales. The data described comes from various sources including the Home Office (HO), Youth Custody Service (YCS), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Youth Justice Services and youth secure estate providers. The report is produced by the Statistics and Analysis Team in the Youth Justice Board (YJB).

Details of the number of children arrested are provided along with proven offences, criminal history, characteristics of children, details of the number of children sentenced, those on remand, those in custody, reoffending and behaviour management.

The report is published, along with supplementary tables for each chapter, additional annexes, local level data, including in an open and accessible format, an infographic and local level maps.

Pre-release access

Pre-release access of up to 24 hours is granted to the following persons (reflecting the cross-departmental responsibility for children committing crime and reoffending):

Ministry of Justice

Deputy Prime Minister, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice, Minister of State, Deputy Director, Youth Justice Policy, Head of Reducing Reoffending and Probation Data & Statistics, Head of PNC/Criminal Histories Team, Head of News, Deputy Head of News, Lead Psychologist and Reducing Reoffending, Policy lead on YJB and Thematics and the relevant special advisers, private secretaries, statisticians, analyst and press officers.

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

Head of YCS Information team, Head of briefing, and relevant statisticians and analyst.

YJB

YJB Board Chair, Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, Director of Business Intelligence and Insights, Head of Statistics and Analysis, Head of Communications and the relevant statisticians, analyst and communication officers.

Published 26 January 2023