194 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice

Written Question

Published date: 13 Feb 2024

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	194 (2024)
Question asked:	29 Jan 2024
Member asking:	Hon Dr Duncan Webb
Portfolio:	Minister of Justice
Minister replying:	Hon Paul Goldsmith
Answer received:	07 Feb 2024
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00194_2024
Document guid:	e569a521-9c2c-4575-9fd0-2a083d581bfb

194 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Justice: Does the Minister agree that youth crime and youth imprisonment have overall been trending down since 2014?

Hon Paul Goldsmith: I am advised that the number of Police proceedings against youth has decreased by 23% from the year ending November 2014 to the year ending November 2023. However, in the last year, the number of proceedings against children and young people has increased by 11%. I am also advised that the number of youth ordered or sentenced to imprisonment or supervision with residence in a youth justice facility has decreased by 46% from the year ending June 2014 to June 2023. However, this increased by 16% from June 2022 to June 2023. I also note that that 17-year-olds have been included in the definition of youth since 1 July 2019.