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The Children and Young Persons' Act states that a juvenile is a male or female person who is 7 years or above and below 16 years.

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Juveniles		2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Juveniles Arrested		1,783	1,733	1,488	1,561	1,329	1,373	1,516	1,057^P

*^P=Preliminary

Source: Ministry of Home Affairs

Statistics were last updated on 4 April 2017

Last Reviewed On Wed, Apr 5, 2017

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