Youth Justice Statistics: Annual Demographics and Offender Management

United Kingdom annual statistics on young offenders, published by the Ministry of Justice. The dataset reports on demographics, remand episodes, and behavior management. It is designated as Official Statistics and was last updated on 8 July 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze demographic trends among young offenders based on reported demographics.
• Study patterns in remand episodes and custody decisions.
• Evaluate behavior management interventions within the youth justice system.

Strengths

• Official Statistics designation from the UK Ministry of Justice.
• Annual publication schedule suggests regular updates.
• File formats include structured XLS and documented PDF.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Justice

Collection Method

Annual publication of administrative statistics.

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not stated.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:25.333353; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom