Youth Justice Indicators Counting Rules and Limitations June 2024 [pdf, 252 KB]
...YJI 1.1. Offending rates per 10,000 population for children aged 10 to 13 and young people aged 14 to 16 (14 to 17 from 1 July 2019) Counting Rules Includes all 10 to 16-year-olds proceeded against for offending from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2023, and all 17-year-olds proceeded against for offending from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2023, regardless of the outcome. Relevant age is age at the time of the alleged offence. Each child or young person is counted only once in each 12-month...