The pie charts and the bar chart illustrate the proportion of men and women who had been arrested in the five years to 1994, together with the most recent reasons for their arrests.
Overall, men were considerably more likely to be arrested than women during the given period. It is also clear that public drinking was the most common reason for arrest for both genders, while only a very small minority chose not to answer.
At a first glance, the likelihood of being arrested differed sharply between the two genders. Around one-third of men reported having been arrested in the previous five years, whereas only a small fraction of women had similar experiences. Consequently, roughly two-thirds of males and over 90% of females had not been arrested, indicating a substantial gender gap in arrest rate
As can be seen from the bar chart, public drinking was the leading cause of arrest for both sexes, with women reporting this reason slightly more frequently than men. Drink driving ranked second for males, accounting for a noticeably higher proportion than that of females. Other factors such as assault, breach of order, and theft were also more common among men. Only a tiny share in each group provided no answer, although this figure was marginally higher for women.