The following table presents the number of charges (rather than cases) of violence reported to COPFS over the last five years involving individuals aged 12 to 17 years (rather than those under the age of 16 years as referred to in the SCJS) along with outcomes: Financial Year Reported 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 Total number of charges of violence reported to COPFS where the accused is aged 17 or under 2,906 2,910 3,042 3,184 3,176 Number of charges marked for the Reporter 749 785 1,104 1,372 1,125 Number of charges where diversion marked as completed or ongoing 386 342 532 626 560 Number of charges marked for prosecution in court 1,629 1,657 1,228 977 869 Whist the SCJS indicates a sharp rise in youth-perpetrated violence, it also cautions that the sample size is small, and the trend may...