Band 6+: The pie chart shows the percentage of persons arrested in the five years ending 1994 and the bar chart shows the most recent reasons for arrest. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The pie chart depicts how many people were detained over 5-year period from 1989 to 1994, while the bar chart illustrates the latest cause of arrestment.

Overall, it can be seen that the majority of arrestees are men, and the main reason for both male and female detention was public drinking.

Looking at the first chart in more detail, it is clear that over the 5-year period ending in 1994, men accounted for arrest, compared to only 9% of women.

According to the bar chart, the main reason for both genders to be arrested was public drinking, exceeding 30% of all detainment. The second dominant cause of arrest for males was drink driving, whereas for women it was almost twice as low. Regarding the less common factors of apprehension, theft and assault were the least spread among females, without going beyond approximately 13%. For males, however, breach of order and other reasons showed relatively similar moderate patterns from 15% to 20% The no answer category comprised a very small percentage of respondents, at around 5%.