3. Is juvenile crime increasing?

Long Term	The recorded rate of juvenile offenders proceeded against by the NSW Police Force for violent offences has risen by more than 44% since 2001. Whilst the rate of juvenile offenders proceeded against for property offences has fallen by approximately 24% since 2001.
Short Term	The recorded number of juvenile offenders proceeded against by the NSW Police Force for violent and property offences was stable between January 2007 and December 2008.

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, Criminal Infringement Notice, Infringement Notice or Warning.

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Table: Persons of interest proceeded against by NSW Police Force by offence type and POI's age: Numbers and Trends


Over the five years from January 2004 to December 2008 the number of juveniles aged 10 to 17 years proceeded against in some way by NSW Police fell for two major categories, rose for five and remained stable for the other nine categories. No trend test could be performed for one offence category as the numbers were too small.

Offence	Trend	Average annual percentage change
Murder	Not calculable	-
Domestic violence related assault	Up	11.7%
Non domestic violence related assault	Stable	-
Sexual assault	Stable	-
Indecent assault, act of indecency and other sexual offences	Stable	-
Robbery without a weapon	Up	18.1%
Robbery with a firearm	Stable	-
Robbery with a weapon not a firearm	Stable	-
Break and enter dwelling	Up	2.3%
Break and enter non-dwelling	Stable	-
Motor vehicle theft	Down	8.5%
Steal from motor vehicle	Stable	-
Steal from retail store	Up	4.5%
Steal from dwelling	Down	4.0%
Steal from person	Stable	-
Fraud	Stable	-
Malicious damage to property	Up	9.4%

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