Police investigated two one-year-old children over ‘ASSAULT’ allegations – which were among more than 8,000 offences recorded against suspects under 10, figures reveal
- Police investigated two one-year old infants over assault allegations this year
- The number of cases not prosecuted due to suspects being underage is rising
- Cleveland Police investigated a baby for ‘causing injury by hitting a child’
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Crime figures reveal two one-year old infants were investigated by police over assault allegations in the year ending April 2022.
One child was accused of hitting another minor in the former county of Cleveland in North East England.
Another allegedly committed ‘violence against the person’ in Norfolk.
Government crime outcomes data for 2021 to 2022 shows the number of young people investigated but not prosecuted due to being underage rose to 8,061 in the year ending March 2022, up from 6,153 in the year ending March 2021.
The number of cases not prosecuted due to not being in the public interest also rose, from 68,737 in the year ending March 2021 to 73,633 in the year ending March 2022, up 7%.
David Spencer, Research Director at the Centre for Crime Prevention, told The Sun: ‘It is ludicrous for police time to be spent investigating ‘crimes’ committed by toddlers when so many crimes decimate people’s lives.
A child in Norfolk was investigated by police over ‘violence against the person’ allegations
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Crime rates have been steadily falling over the last three years in Cleveland, northern England
The most recent Office for National Statistics data on crime in England and Wales shows total crime decreased by 8% in the year ending June 2022 compared to the comparable pre-pandemic year ending March 2020.
The age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales in ten, meaning children under the age of ten cannot be arrested or charged.
They can, however, be given a Local Child Curfew or a Child Safety Order, banning them from public places for up to 90 days or placing them under the supervision of a youth offending team respectively.
In 2018, research from the University of Manchester claimed that treating young people like criminals made violent crime worse.
People under ten cannot be arrested or charged with a crime under English and Welsh law
In 2020, Sky News reported on Home Office figures showing a ‘dramatic rise’ in the number of under-18s referred to a government counter-terrorism programme in 2017-18, including 24 under tens.
Under-18 far-right referrals rose over 400% between 2014-15 and 2017-18.
Cleveland Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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