Justice Statistics data tables - notes and trends June 2021 [pdf, 250 KB]
...10-16 years) finalised in the Youth Court fell by 8% compared to 2019/2020, when there were 6,279 charges. In 2020/2021, 48% of all charges for children and young people finalised in the Youth Court (3,675 charges) were proved and received a section 282 absolute discharge. 3 Homicide offences In 2020/2021, 205 people were charged with a homicide offence (including murder, attempted murder, manslaughter and driving causing death). Driving causing death was the mo...