Statistics on Race and the Criminal Justice System - 2005 - Statewatch

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Table 5.5 contd. Percentage breakdown by ethnic appearance for age groups
of those arrested for notifiable offences, selected areas and England and
Wales, 2004/5
Police force area
and age group
Ethnic appearance of person arrested
White Black Asian Other Not known Total (100%)
Thames Valley
10 to 17 85.5 8.3 5.3 0.5 0.4 14,856
18 to 20 79.7 10.6 8.6 0.9 0.3 9,427
21 and over 78.9 10.8 8.8 1.2 0.3 36,120
Total 80.6 10.2 7.9 1.0 0.3 60,418
West Midlands
10 to 17 72.8 15.8 8.9 2.4 0.1 12,056
18 to 20 70.5 15.1 11.6 2.6 0.1 9,598
21 and over 69.5 15.0 13.1 2.4 0.1 40,397
Total 70.3 15.1 12.0 2.5 0.1 62,057
West Yorkshire
10 to 17 84.4 7.2 7.8 0.3 0.3 20,321
18 to 20 79.8 6.3 13.1 0.7 0.2 11,658
21 and over 81.5 6.2 10.8 1.1 0.3 47,528
Total 82.0 6.4 10.4 0.9 0.3 79,529
Other forces (1)
10 to 17 94.7 2.8 1.2 0.5 0.7 180,267
18 to 20 93.2 3.2 2.0 1.0 0.6 111,422
21 and over 92.4 3.5 2.2 1.2 0.7 449,763
Total 93.1 3.3 1.9 1.0 0.7 741,873
England & Wales (1)
10 to 17 86.6 8.5 3.3 0.9 0.6 326,136
18 to 20 83.8 8.8 5.5 1.4 0.5 200,821
21 and over 83.6 8.9 5.3 1.6 0.6 825,946
Total 84.4 8.8 4.9 1.4 0.6 1,353,809
(1) Age group '21 and over' includes 'Not Known' ages. ‘Total’ includes those aged under 10 years. There is no age
breakdown for Lincolnshire.
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