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John Bett

Police release names most commonly linked with crime - and it's bad news for Davids

Choosing a baby's name can be a huge decision and many parents spend time agonising over the choices in front of them.

What you are called can have a lasting impact on your life, but can it effect the chances of you ending up behind bars?

Recent research conducted by casino experts Goodluckmate has shown that some names are more common amongst troublemakers in the UK, with David and Sarah topping the list.

They submitted Freedom of Information requests to police and received the names of over 42,000 criminals, including 1,010 Davids and 117 Sarahs, who came out on top as the biggest offenders.

Top 10 lawbreaking male names

  1. David - 1,010 criminal charges

  2. Daniel - 1,001 criminal charges

  3. Michael - 895 criminal charges

  4. Paul - 874 criminal charges

  5. James - 796 criminal charges

  6. John - 742 criminal charges

  7. Mark - 742 criminal charges

  8. Lee - 701 criminal charges

  9. Christopher - 691 criminal charges

  10. Andrew - 660 criminal charges

Top 10 lawbreaking female names

  1. Sarah - 117 criminal charges

  2. Amy - 111 criminal charges

  3. Claire - 104 criminal charges

  4. Lisa - 103 criminal charges

  5. Lauren - 101 criminal charges

  6. Kelly - 99 criminal charges

  7. Rachel - 98 criminal charges

  8. Nicole - 85 criminal charges

  9. Michelle - 80 criminal charges

  10. Louise - 75 criminal charges

A spokesperson for Goodluckmate said: "Our names play a huge part in our identity, but can they influence who we turn out to be? Are there some names that are more likely to end up on a judge’s docket?

"We wanted to find out if a name can make someone more likely to become a criminal, so we made Freedom of Information requests to police forces around the country, asking for the names of people that were charged with crimes in the last two years, so we could discover the names most likely to commit crimes.

"In total, we received 42,671 names from various police forces around the country, allowing us to work out which names had the most criminal charges attached to them."

Does your name appear on the lists?

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