A Youth Justice Board report has disclosed that British youngsters aged 10 to 17 carried out 277,986 offences in the past year.
According to The Telegraph, there was a 20 per cent rise in the number of children convicted for violent offences over the past three years.
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There were also increases in public order offences, theft and handling, and criminal damage crimes among young people.
The report identified a surge in the number of "ladette" offenders, as crimes committed by young women increased by 10 per cent to 57,962.
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Figures also showed that women accounted for 21 per cent of all offences committed - compared to 18 per cent three years ago.
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Among pupils questioned, 22 per cent said they had used their mobile phone to send a voicemail or text designed to scare, harass or threaten someone.
Among girls the proportion was 26 per cent. It was the first time youngsters had been asked about mobile phone-related crimes.
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