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Male
	19-24			25 and over			Total
1997	27,002	23,023	588	87,041	78,542	3,354	121,245	108,544	4,014
1998	26,052	23,183	584	83,117	74,644	3,041	116,535	104,078	3,711
1999	24,756	22,218	568	77,113	69,707	2.95C	109,084	98,143	3,593
2000	24,534	21,903	617	72,923	65,413	2,694	104,786	93,654	3,414
2001	25,301	22,477	625	70,832	63,198	2,689	103,960	92,219	3,420
2002	26,830	23,988	624	74,047	66,365	2,546	108,582	96,935	3,273
2003	27,673	24,986	586	75,395	67,679	2,350	110,994	99,498	3,010
2004	24.817	22,967	557	72,905	66,676	2,275	104,609	95,809	2,918
2005	22,384	21,074	455	68,125	62.790	2,205	96,192	89,041	2,712
2006	22,173	20,873	405	66,898	61,986	1,794	94,630	87,954	2,247
2007	21,326	20,334	382	64,992	60,659	1,561	91,932	86,154	1,992

Female
	10-12			13-15			17-18
1997	-	-	-	138	104	-	427	345	1
1998	-	-	-	157	114	-	541	441	1
1999	4	2	-	171	143	-	504	425	-
2000	2	2	-	245	194	-	466	379	-
2001	6	5	-	247	180	-	499	412	-
2002	3	2	-	241	177	-	534	446	-
2003	-	-	-	287	233	-	675	563	-
2004	1	1	-	330	268	-	560	495	-
2005	-	-	-	313	265	-	590	529	-
2006	1	-	-	311	268	-	626	564	-
2007	1	-	-	433	382	-	695	625	1

Female
	19-24			25 and over			Total
1997	2,092	1,846	11	8,839	7,879	110	11,496	10,174	122
1998	2,040	1,823	10	9,230	8,162	113	11,968	10,540	124
1999	2,031	1.802	13	9,162	8,191	10E	11,872	10,563	122
2000	2,077	1,817	14	9,299	8,295	96	12,089	10,687	110
2001	2,182	1,884	11	9,048	7,998	102	11,982	10,479	113
2002	2,413	2,117	12	10,191	9,076	86	13,382	11,818	98
2003	2,687	2,392	7	10,616	9,494	101	14,265	12,682	108
2004	2,631	2,432	15	10,600	9,629	114	14,122	12,825	129
2005	2,547	2,382	15	10,254	9,459	102	13,704	12.635	117
2006	2.708	2,550	12	10,380	9,604	73	14,026	12,986	85
2007	2,886	2,724	9	10,729	10,005	73	14,744	13,736	83
(1) Includes offences of: (a) Drunkenness simple. (b) Drunkenness with aggravation. (c) Offences by licensed person. (d) Other offences against intoxicating liquor laws. (e) Driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs. (2) The number proceeded against and number found guilty statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. (3) Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by police forces and the courts. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. Source: Evidence and Analysis unit-Office for Criminal Justice Reform [Ref: IOS 364-09]

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