The two figures below show the rate of criminal convictions among men and women of different ages in the UK and the proportion of male and female prison inmates in the British prison system. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The figures illustrate the rate of criminal convictions among males and females of different

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groups in the UK,

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the proportion of male and female inmates in the British prison system.

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, men are far more likely than women to be convicted of crimes at all ages, and

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difference is clearly reflected in the prison population, which is overwhelmingly male.

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, conviction rates for both genders peak at a young

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and

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gradually decline as

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increases.

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the pie chart, males make up the vast majority of prisoners in the UK, accounting for 96% of the total prison population,

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females represent only 4%.

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shows a significant gender imbalance in incarceration. The line graph

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supports

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pattern. Among males, the conviction rate rises sharply from around 2% at

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10 to a peak of approximately 16% at about

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20.

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point, it steadily declines, falling to around 8% by

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40 and reaching roughly 2% at

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60.

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, female conviction rates are much lower throughout. They increase modestly to a peak of about 5% in the early twenties, before gradually decreasing to almost zero by the

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of 60.

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, both charts demonstrate that criminal convictions are far more common among young men than women in the UK