PRINCIPAL OFFENCE
The predominant principal offence that offenders were proceeded against in 2007-08 was public order offences (25% of all offenders). The next most prevalent principal offences were theft and illicit drug offences (14% for both offence types).
There were differing offence patterns between male and female offenders in terms of the most prevalent principal offences. Female offenders had a higher proportion than male offenders with theft as their principal offence (28% and 11% respectively), while male offenders had a higher proportion than female offenders with public order offences as their principal offence (27% and 17% respectively). For most other principal offence types, the proportions were relatively even between males and females.
Offenders, Selected principal offence by sex, Queensland
Age was a factor when considering the type of principal offence that someone was proceeded against by police. Based on the median age of offenders by each principal offence type, offenders were younger for principal offences relating to unlawful entry with intent (median age 18 years), robbery and extortion (median age 19 years), theft and property damage and environmental pollution offences (median age for both 20 years). Offenders were much older for miscellaneous offences (median age 45 years), homicide and sexual assault (median age for both 30 years).
Offenders, Principal offence by median age, Queensland
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