The two figures below show the rate of criminal convictions among men and women of different ages in the UK and the proportion of male and female prison inmates in the British prison system. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

Given are two figures concerning criminality in Britain. The

first

provides data on the rates of conviction among men and women of various ages, while the

second

indicates the gender balance of the UK prison population It is apparent from the information supplied that the rate of conviction among Brits of both sexes increases exponentially during adolescence and peaks at the age of about 20.

Also

evident is the fact that men are far more likely to offend than women. From a negligible 2

percent

among 10-year-old boys, the male conviction rate soars to approximately 16

percent

among 20-year-olds. The percentage of female offenders, meanwhile, climbs from 0

percent

among girls of 10 to some 5

percent

for 20-year-olds. The subsequent decades,

however

, see dramatic decreases in criminality among both sexes. A mere 2

percent

of crimes are committed by 60-year-old men and 0

percent

of women of the same age. As for the proportion of male and female prison inmates, men outnumber women 24 to 1. Some 96

percent

of all prisoners are men, while the remainders are female.