OFFENDERS
For the 2007-08 reference period, police in the Australian Capital Territory proceeded against 3,347 offenders. This equated to a rate of 1,117 offenders per 100,000 persons aged 10 years and over in the Australian Capital Territory.
There were more than three times as many male offenders (77% or 2,593 males) as female offenders (23% or 754 females). Males had an offender rate of 1,754 offenders per 100,000 males aged 10 years and over, compared to a rate of 497 female offenders per 100,000 females aged 10 years and over.
The median age for all female offenders was 20 years compared to 22 years for males.
As illustrated by the following graph, males had higher offender rates for all age groups compared to females. The age group with the highest offender rate for both sexes was the 15-19 year age group.
Offender Rate (a), Age by sex, Australian Capital Territory
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