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Audit of Youth Crime in Angus

Young people tend to be involved in less serious offences, which, if identified early can be dealt with by the Police by a restorative caution or warning.

Tayside Police and partners focus on particular areas where local communities are affected most with anti-social behaviour. Operation Dry-up for example, targets resources to tackle under-age drinking. Regular visits to drinking dens and haunts resulted in over 600 litres of alcohol being recovered from young people throughout Angus over the last year. Community warning letters are then sent out where appropriate, to the parents or carers of the young persons involved.

What Type of Offences are Committed by Young People in Angus?

During 2005-2006 young people in Angus were involved in 1355 episodes of offending amounting to 2004 offences.

During 2006-2007 young people in Angus were involved in 1134 episodes of offending amounting to 1707 offences, a reduction of 297 offences from the previous year.

You will see these offences listed below and there is a clear reduction in all offence types with exception of vandalism and fire-raising, both of which increased slightly during 2006-2007.

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Persistent Offenders

The Persistent Offender and Trends Monitoring Groups meet regularly to share information, discuss emerging issues and to focus and prioritise resources. While persistent offenders remain a priority group for Angus' agencies, new information-sharing arrangements have ensured that the same amount of focus can now be targeted on those who are active offenders but who have not yet reached the persistent offender threshold.

In 2005/6 there were 44 young persons who met the Persistent Offenders criteria. This figure dropped to 32 young persons during 2006/2007.

It is recognised that there are two routes for young people to be registered on this list:

1. As a 'New PO' i.e. someone who is qualifying for the very first time.
2. As a 'Re-Qualified PO' i.e. someone who was previously registered in a previous year and has re-qualified this year.

Both groups have to meet the Persistent Offender criteria of 5 'episodes' of offending in the previous 6 months.