The pie chart shows the percentage of persons arrested in the five years ending 1994 and the bar chart shows the most recent reasons for arrest.
The pie chart illustrates the percentage of males and females who were arrested from 1989 to 1994,
while
the bar chart compares the main reasons that the different genders were arrested most recently. It is evident from the charts that males were arrested more than females and that public drinking was the most common reason for arrest for both.
To begin
, the proportion of males arrested was much greater than for females. 32% were arrested compared to only 9% for women
. Turning to the reasons for the most recent arrests, there were some clear differences between men
and women
. Men
were twice as likely to be arrested for drink
driving than Replace the word
drunk
women
, at 26% and 14% respectively. Breach of order, theft, and other reasons were also
slightly higher for men
, with all these offences standing in the range of 12-18% for both sexes.
Interestingly though, women
experienced a higher percentage of arrest rates for assault and public drinking. The figures for assault were fairly similar at approximately 18%, whereas
public drinking represented the main reason for arrest, with women
at a massive 38%, compared to 31% for men
. In a small percentage of cases, no answer was given.Submitted by kwakjim777 on
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