Numbers of violent women rising / BBC News, 31 July 2008

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"Youths and children make up a quarter of those arrested. More women are being arrested for committing violent attacks than ever before, new figures reveal.
A Ministry of Justice report shows numbers in England and Wales are up by 11% from 78,900 in 2005/06 to 87,200 in 2006/07 and have doubled in four years. This means 240women are arrested daily for violent crime like street brawls, grievous bodily harm and murder."