Ginny Andersen: Police Minister on the data showing youth crime is tracking down - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Police Minister Ginny Andersen says latest data shows youth crime's tracking down.

Figures released today show offending rates for children have decreased 63 percent since 2011, and the number of young people offending each year has declined.

Andersen says the number doesn't only capture young people brought before the courts, but also when alternative action is taken.

"We record a whole range of those, but we record what percentage of those who have offended are dealt with in different ways. And just one of those is court action."

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