In the 2011-16 Programme for Government, the Minister outlined a commitment to reduce the level of serious crime by reshaping the approach used to tackle factors leading to criminal behaviours within Northern Ireland. A commitment was given to monitor the number of young people entering the criminal justice system for the first time.
This bulletin presents data on first time entrants to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland for the year 1 April 2016-31 March 2017.
R and S bulletin 18-2018: First time entrants to the criminal justice system 2016-17
First time offender data 16-17: Tables
First time offender 16-17: open data format