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<p>The Ministry of Justice has published information on the number of males and females
prosecuted and convicted for broader ‘seat belt offences’ by age group:</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions
and Convictions for seat belt offences, by sex (where sex was known) and age group,
England and Wales, year ending December 2014 to year ending December 2018</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><em>Prosecutions</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>7,158</p></td><td><p>6,884</p></td><td><p>6,605</p></td><td><p>5,288</p></td><td><p>5,639</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Juveniles</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young
adults</p></td><td><p>290</p></td><td><p>248</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>185</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adults</p></td><td><p>6,838</p></td><td><p>6,616</p></td><td><p>6,365</p></td><td><p>5,106</p></td><td><p>5,447</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>944</p></td><td><p>869</p></td><td><p>722</p></td><td><p>546</p></td><td><p>652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Juveniles</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young
adults</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>31</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adults</p></td><td><p>884</p></td><td><p>839</p></td><td><p>688</p></td><td><p>524</p></td><td><p>627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>8,102</p></td><td><p>7,753</p></td><td><p>7,327</p></td><td><p>5,834</p></td><td><p>6,291</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em>Convictions</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Males</p></td><td><p>6,554</p></td><td><p>6,351</p></td><td><p>6,205</p></td><td><p>5,018</p></td><td><p>5,299</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Juveniles</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young
adults</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>165</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adults</p></td><td><p>6,262</p></td><td><p>6,111</p></td><td><p>5,980</p></td><td><p>4,848</p></td><td><p>5,117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Females</p></td><td><p>865</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>664</p></td><td><p>507</p></td><td><p>594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Juveniles</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Young
adults</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adults</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>765</p></td><td><p>633</p></td><td><p>486</p></td><td><p>575</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>7,419</p></td><td><p>7,142</p></td><td><p>6,869</p></td><td><p>5,525</p></td><td><p>5,893</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Adults are those offenders aged 21 and over, whilst juveniles are aged under
18 and young adults are aged 18-20.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>‘Seat
belt offences’ cover a range of different offences, but a large proportion would be
for not wearing a seat belt. The Ministry of Justice does not have a classification
for specific offences involving ‘wearing a seatbelt incorrectly‘; this may fall under
the broader offence of seat belt offences, but to identify these specific offences
would require a manual search of court records, which would be of disproportionate
cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
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