The charts below show the percentage of people arrested in a particular area over a five-year period ending in 1994, and the reasons for the most recent arrest. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the proportions of males and females who were arrested in a particular location over the five-year period from 1989 to 1994. The bar chart shows the most common reasons for the most recent arrest among these groups.

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, males were far more likely to be arrested than females during the period shown. In terms of reasons for arrest, public drinking and drink driving were the most common offences for both genders. During the five years ending in 1994, almost

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of men were arrested, compared with only 9% of women. Regarding drink driving, just over a quarter of male

arrests

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were attributed to

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offence,

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the figure for females was considerably lower.

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, public drinking was the leading cause of arrest among women, accounting for approximately 37%, and it was

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responsible for over 30% of

arrests

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among men.

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related to assault, theft, and other offences affected similar proportions of the population, ranging from around 13% to 18%.

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, a small minority of

arrests

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were recorded as having no stated reason, with

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figure standing at about 7% for women and under 5% for men.