What it means: the share of people released from prison, given a court sentence other than prison, or cautioned, who commit another offence within a year that leads to a court conviction or caution. The solid line is adults, the fainter line children. Figures lag by about two years because of the time needed for follow-up and court cases. A change of one point or more counts as a change in status.

Source: Ministry of Justice, proven reoffending statistics, table A1, three-monthly cohorts, England and Wales.