Hundreds of children arrested in Dorset last year
ALMOST 400 children were arrested last year and almost a dozen sexual offences led to a child being charged or cautioned in Dorset last year, new…
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ALMOST 400 children were arrested last year and almost a dozen sexual offences led to a child being charged or cautioned in Dorset last year, new…
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Children convicted for carrying knives. Nicole
THE number of youths arrested in Dorset on suspicion of possessing knives, blades and other weapons has soared by 190 per cent over the past five years. Data obtained from Dorset Police by a Daily Echo Freedom of Information (FOI) request showed that 64 under 18s were arrested for this offence in 2020. In 2016 this figure was just 22 and it has been increasing year-on-year ever since. The majority of arrested youths were boys – 62 of the 64 – last year, while since 2016 the youngest person arrested on suspicion of possession of a blade or an offensive weapon was an 11-year-old gir...