"Figure 1: 15% of looked-after children had received a custodial sentence by age 24 years, compared with 1% of children who had not been in care","" "UK justice system interactions for individuals born in 1993 to 1994 and educated in England, 2003 to 2017","" "","" "Notes","1. In this analysis, suspended sentences are classed as non-custodial sentences. For further information see [Data sources and quality.] (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/educationandchildcare/articles/theeducationbackgroundoflookedafterchildrenwhointeractwiththecriminaljusticesystem/december2022#data-sources-and-quality)" "Unit","%" "","" "Highest level of sentence","Children looked after","Rest of sample" "No criminal convictions","48","87" "Non-custodial sentence or caution","37","12" "Immediate custodial sentence","15","1"