Juvenile criminal offences
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Personal Finances and Welfare, Social StatisticsIben Birgitte Pedersen
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The purpose of this statistic is to analyze the number of criminal offences committed by persons below the age of criminal responsibility. The statistics include individuals who have committed an offence in violation of the Criminal Code, the Danish Road Traffic Act, or special laws/legislation, and who would have been charged for the offence if they had been above the age of criminal responsibility. The statistics are comparable from 2005 onwards.
Statistical presentation
The statistics are a yearly measurement of the number of registered criminal offences committed by persons aged 10-14 years by the criminal code, the Danish Road Traffic Act or the special laws/legislation. The number of registered offences are grouped by type of offence and age.
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Statistical processing
The source of the statistics is the Administrative System of the National Police. Data are delivered annually via email with a zip file containing 52 Excel files. The data go through a probability check in form of a comparison with data from the previous year, key variables are checked for valid values and irrelevant registration cases are deleted.
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Relevance
The statistics are used broadly by the authorities, organizations, researchers, the press etc. The tables in StatBank Denmark are used frequently. Views and suggestions from key users are taken into consideration in the preparation of the statistics.
Accuracy and reliability
The statistics are based on police records of reported crime committed by persons aged 10–14. The figures do not include offences that do not come to the attention of the police. In addition, discrepancies may occur between the time of the offence and the time of registration. Only final figures are published, and these are not subsequently revised.
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Timeliness and punctuality
The publishing time for the statistics is about 6 months. The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date.
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Comparability
The statistics have been prepared on the same basis since 2005.
Accessibility and clarity
The statistics are published annually in the StatBank under the subject Reported criminal offences.