1. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Crime Surveys Programme, Home Office Tel: 0207 035 0295 Stephen.Roe@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk

2. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Aims & objectives of survey –Measure prevalence of offending, ASB and drug use in household population (aged 10-25) –Count, frequency and nature of offences and drug use –Identify proportion of offenders/offences that come to attention of the Criminal Justice System. –Measure extent of victimisation among children –Links between offending, drug use and victimisation –Identify risk factors associated with offending, ASB and drug use

3. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Design –Survey carried out annually since 2003 –Nationally representative –England and Wales –Young people (10-25) –In 2003 covered 10-65 year olds –Longitudinal (panel) design

4. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Sample design –Around 5,000 young people interviewed each year –Includes a follow up of panel respondents who were aged 10-25 at first interview (either in 2003, 2004 or 2005). –Supplemented by a fresh sample each year (aged 10-25) –Fresh sample based on random sample of addresses, pre-selected from Postcode Address File –Postcode districts and quarter-sectors were used as Primary Sampling Units –Selected addresses screened for eligible respondents

5. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Fieldwork –Face-to-face interviewing –Survey length of approx 1 hour –Response rate for fresh sample was 67% in 2006 (85% for panel) –CAPI & CASI –Parental permission

6. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Topic areas covered in questionnaire

7. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Core offences covered on the survey 1. Property related offences –Burglary –Vehicle-related thefts –Other thefts –Criminal damage 2. Violent offences –Robbery –Assault 3. Drug selling –Selling Class A/other drug

8. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Weighting Cross-sectional weights –Used for cross-sectional sample –To correct for unequal selection of the sample –To reduce bias from differential non-response Longitudinal weights –Used for panel sample –Corrects for selection and non-response –Also accounts for attrition

9. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Extent of Offending in the last 12 months Just over a fifth of young people (22%) aged from 10 – 25 had committed at least one core offence.

10. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Other offences: Carrying weapons 3% of young people reported carrying a knife in the last 12 months The majority (85%) said the main reason was protection. Handling stolen goods 19% of 12 to 25 yr olds had handled (bought or sold) stolen goods in the last 12 months. 4% had bought, 19% had stolen.

11. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Anti Social Behaviour and Offending 22% of respondents had committed at least one of the four anti- social behaviours in the previous 12 months. Those who offended were more likely to commit anti-social behaviour.

12. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe Offending and Victimisation Just over a quarter of young people (26%) had been personally victimised in the last 12 months. The most common forms of victimisation were assault without injury (11%) and other personal thefts (9%). Offenders were more likely to be victims of crime than non-offenders.

13. Offending Crime and Justice Survey Stephen Roe OCJS data on Economic & Social Data Service –2003, 2004 2005 and 2006 datasets –Main respondent datasets & nature datasets