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Figure 36: trends in Offences by Local Authority 2003 - 081400012000100008000600040002000AllerdaleBarrowCarlisleCopelandEdenS.Lakes02003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08Table 13 illustrates the type of offences reported within the Local Authority over the five yearperiod from 2003 to 2008. We can see that the commonest types of offences are criminaldamage, theft and offences against the person which includes assault, actual and grievousbodily harm, as well as murder.Table 13: Types of Offence 2003-08Offence TypeCarlisleBurglary Dwelling 1923Burglary Other 3826Criminal Damage 16913Drugs 1666Fraud & Forgery 1762Offences Against thePerson 11006Other 767Robbery 175Sexual Offences 494Theft 14288Theft from a Motor Vehicle 3388Theft of a Motor Vehicle 1746TOTAL 5795426. Education.Table 14 shows the percentage of children aged 15 who have achieved five or more GCSEpasses at grade A* to C. We can see that Carlisle is ranked lowest of all the local authorities inCumbria with just 47.7% of children achieving this standard. Carlisle also falls considerablybelow the average for the North West region which is 56.5% and is improving less rapidly thanCumbria, the North West Region and England.Carlisle local authority has the highest proportion of children in Cumbria who have received nopasses at GCSE level with 5.6% of all pupils aged 15 not achieving this standard. Thiscompares to the percentage of pupils in the North West region which is 3.4%.Fewer 16 year olds stay on in education in Carlisle than in the rest of Cumbria and England.Fiona Huntington 39 of 47