Britain's young offenders committed the equivalent of one crime every two minutes last year, new figures show. <br />
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<p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><strong>Ruthless:</strong> Karl Bishop (22, left) was convicted two days ago for killing Harry Potter actor Rob Knox</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>A report from the Youth Justice Board disclosed that youngsters aged 10 to 17 carried out 2,77,986 offences in the past 12 months.<br /><br />The scale of the problem was highlighted by a 20 per cent rise in the number of children convicted for violent offences over the past three years. <br /><br />The research showed that 53,930 10- to 17-year-olds were convicted of violence last year, compared with 44,998 in 2004/05.<br /><br />There were also increases in public order offences, theft and handling, and criminal damage crimes among young people.<br /><br />The report identified a surge in the number of "ladette" offenders, as crimes committed by young women increased by 10 per cent to 57,962.

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Britain's young offenders committed the equivalent of one crime every two minutes last year, new figures show.

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