Teenage criminals in Wrexham are the most likely to reoffend in North Wales.
Figures reveal that Wrexham has the fourth highest youth reoffending rate in England and Wales for the year ending in September 2014.
Statistics released by the Ministry of Justice show that the reoffending rate in the county for those aged 20 or younger is 40.03% – more than a quarter higher than the average in England and Wales of 32.74%.
However, there is some good news for Wrexham, as rates did fall four times faster than the average, going down by 8.8%, from the 44.99% rate that was second highest for youths in England and Wales in the year to September 2013.
Looking at adults, Wrexham was also the North Wales county with the highest reoffenders rate and was 14th in England and Wales at 28.66% in the year to September 2013.
The figure rose to 29.34% in the year to September 2014.
Across England and Wales, youngsters aged 20 or younger were much more likely to reoffend than adults aged 21 and above, with the older group reoffending at a rate of 24.09% - a quarter below the rate of their younger counterparts.
However, the number of offenders aged 20 or younger has halved in the last five years, falling from 187,300 in the year to September 2010 to 92,100 in the year to September 2014.
The Ministry of Justice told the Daily Post that the new justice secretary Liz Truss wants to “drive forward radical reform” in prisons to help rehabilitate offenders prior to their release.
Since 2014, new probation reforms have been introduced where those serving six months or more now receive probation supervision on release.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: “Last year, we introduced legislation that means, for the first time, those serving under twelve months receive targeted support on release.
“The new Justice Secretary has also been clear that she wants to drive forward radical reform in our prisons to deliver secure and purposeful regimes that help properly rehabilitate offenders.
“Sentencing in individual cases is a matter for independent judges, who base their decisions on the facts of the case.”
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