The pie charts illustrates the percentages of males and females who were arrested during the five years ending in 1994, while the bar chart depicts the reasons for their most recent arrest.
Overall, the proportion of men was arrested much more often than women. In terms of the cause for arrest, public drinking was the most common reason for both genders, although the proportion was higher among females.
According to the pie charts, the percentage of men being arrested was 32%, higher than women, only 9%. Consequently, 68% of males and 91% of females were not arrested during the period.
Turning to the bar chart, around 38% of females were arrested for public drinking, which was higher than the figure for males at about 31%. Drink driving was the second most common cause, at approximately 27% for men and 16% for women. For breach of order, about 18% of men were arrested, while the figure for women was unarrested. The percentage of men arrested for theft and other reasons were also higher than those of women. By contrast, women had slightly higher proportions for assault and no answer.
