Freedom of Information Request 1223/17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Response date: 6th December 2017 
 
 
 
 
Please can you tell me how many children at the age of 10 or below the age of criminal responsibility have 
 
 been found responsible for crimes in the police area and which towns they were in for the past five years 
  (2012-2017) 
  RESPONSE 
  
 
 Please see below table in response to your request: 
    
 
 
Local authority 
2012  2013  2014  2015  2016  2017  Total 
Bridgend 
13 
13 
46 
34 
53 
64 
223 
Cardiff 
29 
51 
97 
75 
97 
99 
448 
Merthyr Tydfil 
1 
6 
23 
10 
15 
16 
71 
Neath Port Talbot 
19 
14 
36 
30 
30 
44 
173 
Rhondda Cynon Taff 
26 
38 
66 
73 
69 
109  381 
Swansea 
7 
19 
47 
41 
27 
60 
201 
Vale of Glamorgan 
14 
16 
32 
9 
35 
42 
148 
Total 
109  157  347  272  326  434  1645 
 
  THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000, AND IS CORRECT AS 
  AT THE DATE ORIGINALLY PROVIDED. 
 
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