Police Cautions for Summary Offences in England and Wales, 2000-2008

England and Wales administrative data on persons cautioned for summary (non-motoring) offences as a percentage of persons found guilty or cautioned. The dataset is broken down by police force area, sex, and age group. It was published by the Ministry of Justice and covers the period from 2000/01 to 2007/08.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional disparities in police cautioning practices based on police force area.
• Compare cautioning rates between demographic groups based on sex and age group.
• Track temporal trends in the use of cautions versus convictions for summary offences based on the 2000-2008 time coverage.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Ministry of Justice.
• Covers a defined 8-year period from 2000/01 to 2007/08.
• Provides breakdowns by police force area, sex, and age group.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic or temporal bias inherent to the administrative source.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Justice (MoJ)

Collection Method

Administrative data

Time Range

2000/01 to 2007/08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:27.212027; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England and Wales, by Police Force Area