Number of over 65's arrested

Can you please send me data showing the number of over 65-year-olds who were arrested for violence against the person crimes, sexual offences and drug offences.

I would also like figures for the three types of crimes to be kept separately. I would also like there to be a breakdown within the violence, sex and drug offence categories to show the different types of arrests.

I would like to see these figures for the last two years that they have been held - the most recent years that is - and for the figures for each year to be kept separate and not added together.

Can you also please tell me how many criminal charges were brought for the crimes for each year?

Please note that when a person is arrested for an offence a custody record is created, if during subsequent interview/investigation additional offences are discovered the person will be arrested for the new offences but a new custody log will not be created.
The figures for these arrests will not be able to be recovered and is not already recorded in an easily recoverable format.
On the same merit a person when first arrested my be arrested for several offences and so these would be recorded on the custody arrest record and so appear in the below figures; additionally the same person my well have been arrested on a number of occasions within a year for different offences.

Therefore the below provided information is in relation to custody arrest records and offences recorded on the custody arrest record.

In 2008 there were 50 custody arrest records for over 65’s.
For Violence against the person there were 22 offences as follows:
4 for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
2 Assault Police
1 Attempt Murder
12 Common Assaults
2 Threats to Kill
1 Grievous Bodily Harm

In 2008 for Sexual Offences there were 28 Offences as Follows:
4 Rape
5 Indecent Assault
3 Soliciting by Male
2 Inciting a child to engage in Sexual Activity
6 Breach of a Sexual offences Prevention Order
1 Outraging Public Decency
1 Sex Offender fail to Notify Temporary Address
3 Sexual assault/touching
1 Fail to notify change of address
1 Indecent exposure
1 Causing to be sent indecent communication

In 2008 for Drugs Offences there were 4 Offences as Follows:
1 possession of a controlled Drug
1 possession of a Class A Drug WITS
1 Supplying articles for the administration or preparation of controlled drugs
1Conspiracy to supply a class A Drug

15 of these arrests resulted in Charge.

In 2009 there were 37 custody arrest records for over 65’s.
For Violence against the person there were 11 offences as follows:
2 for Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm
1 Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent
8 Common assaults

In 2009 for Sexual Offences there were 27 Offences as Follows:
5 Indecent Assault
5 Rape
2 Gross Indecency
2 Soliciting by Male
6 Breach of a Sexual offences Prevention Order
1 Outraging Public Decency
3 Possession of Child Pornography
2 Sexual assault/touching
1 Indecent Exposure

In 2009 for Drugs Offences there were 2 Offences as Follows:
1 possession of a Class C Drug WITS
1 possession of a Controlled drug

10 of these arrests resulted in Charge but please note due to the recent nature of the period concerned and the offences involved a number of the offences may be continuing investigations for which additional charges could occur.

Yours sincerely,

Jim Conlin
FOI Decision Maker