Offending (Gender)

• Police recorded crime figures consistently show that males commit 80% of all offences. Gender may also be linked with class as female offenders are more likely than male offenders to be on benefits.
• Between April 2020 and March 2021 men were 6 times as likely to be arrested as women – there were 20 arrests for every 1,000 men, and 3 arrests for every 1,000 women
• 1/3 of men are more likely to be convicted of an offence by the age of 35 compared to 8% of women.
• Men are more likely to be involved in violent offences, while women are most likely to be involved in theft and shop lifting
• The peak age of offending for males is 17, whilst for girls it’s 15.