Sharp upturn in threats or attempts to murder juveniles

CSO figures show that more than half of all victims of recorded sexual offences in each of the last four years were aged under 18

Figures show people under 18 were responsible for about half of the attempts/threats to murder other juveniles (20 in 2018 and 39 in 2022).

Threats or attempts to murder juveniles have more than doubled in the last four years, new figures show.

In about half of those cases, the suspected offender was a juvenile.