Will the Minister provide a breakdown of youth crime statistics in Wales by police authority during the years 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16?
As youth justice includes services that are both devolved and non-devolved, we work closely with the Youth Justice Board to prevent and divert young people away from the youth justice system through our joint Strategy "Children and Young People First".
The following figures have been supplied by the Youth Justice Board.
Offences committed by young people resulting in a court or out of court disposal
| 2013/14 (1) | 2014/15 (1) | 2015/16 (2) | |
| Dyfed Powys | 1075 | 498 | 329 |
| Gwent | 1211 | 1211 | 880 |
| North Wales | 1286 | 1152 | 827 |
| South Wales | 1889 | 1705 | 1196 |
| Wales | 5,461 | 4,566 | 3,232 |
Young people in the youth justice system in Wales who received a substantive outcome
| 2013/14 (1) | 2014/15 (1) | 2015/16 (2) | |
| Dyfed Powys | 560 | 283 | 187 |
| Gwent | 537 | 470 | 418 |
| South Wales | 846 | 652 | 577 |
| North Wales | 662 | 523 | 360 |
| Wales | 2,605 | 1,928 | 1,542 |
Source:
Bespoke analysis of Youth Justice Management Information System
Source:
1. Data for 2013/14 and 2014/15 is published data
2. Data for 2015/16 is provisional and subject to change