The graph and chart illustrate the number of crimes and its type in the UK, and which age group accounts for most of them. violent, property, drug, and public order crimes are the types to be considered.
Overall, nearly half the assaults are violent, opposite to the public order crimes that only account for small percentages. Regarding age, the number of criminals who are aged just 20 is significantly high.
In detail, violent crimes account for 46%, followed by property crimes and drug crimes with little variation in percentage between both, accounting for 23% and 22% respectively. public order crime is considered to be the least constituting only 9% of all types.
In terms of age, the crime rate at age 0-8 years is zero, however, shows a slight increase at the age of 9-11 years. A significant peak is recorded at 20 years, reaching 80 thousand crimes. abrupt decline is noticed for the following years, until a total number of below 10 thousand at the age of 60.
