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Publication - Statistics

Statistical bulletin - Crime and Justice series: Prison statistics Scotland 2010-11

Published
19 August 2011
ISBN
978178045346

This bulletin shows data up to 2010-11 on Scottish prison population level and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons.

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Receptions to penal establishments by type of custody: 2001-02 to 2010-11 Table 9

2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 % change over past year
Total 36,120 39,781 39,077 38,347 38,746 43,502 40,448 38,979 36,508 35,930 -2
Remand 15,668 18,595 18,385 18,538 19,105 22,811 22,136 22,300 20,635 21,026 2
Unruly certificate 1 35 26 22 20 24 29 15 10 5 - n/a
Sentenced 20,328 20,955 20,438 19,653 19,488 20,427 18,227 16,562 15,813 14,880 -6
Young offenders 3,585 3,299 2,880 2,674 2,933 2,985 2,757 2,450 2,323 1,853 -20
Direct sentenced 2,391 2,225 2,004 1,948 2,162 2,287 2,354 2,265 2,143 1,700 -21
Fine defaulters 1,194 1,074 876 726 771 698 403 185 180 153 -15
Adults 16,557 17,436 17,294 16,709 16,208 16,974 15,058 13,691 13,050 12,506 -4
Direct sentenced 9,785 10,602 10,518 10,628 10,758 11,702 11,847 12,369 11,898 11,409 -4
Fine defaulters 6,772 6,834 6,776 6,081 5,450 5,272 3,211 1,322 1,152 1,097 -5
Recalls from supervision/licence 186 220 264 270 347 468 412 421 440 521 18
Sentenced by court martial 2 3 1 6 - - 2 1 - 2 n/a
Civil prisoners 8 11 12 6 4 4 11 4 12 22 83
Legalised police cells 2 79 191 219 124 125 231 57 102 43 n/a n/a
Men 33,472 36,672 35,857 35,202 35,692 40,085 37,057 35,596 33,533 32,928 -2
Remand 14,325 16,881 16,601 16,786 17,374 20,809 19,966 20,054 18,790 19,133 2
Unruly certificate 1 33 24 21 19 24 26 14 10 5 - n/a
Sentenced 19,032 19,567 19,021 18,267 18,171 19,039 17,011 15,429 14,689 13,773 -6
Young offenders 3,391 3,126 2,707 2,520 2,818 2,811 2,626 2,322 2,192 1,718 -22
Direct sentenced 2,257 2,102 1,885 1,827 2,074 2,157 2,241 2,146 2,018 1,569 -22
Fine defaulters 1,134 1,024 822 693 744 654 385 176 174 149 -14
Adults 15,455 16,222 16,054 15,481 15,011 15,772 13,983 12,696 12,070 11,544 -4
Direct sentenced 9,230 10,012 9,859 9,898 10,014 10,899 11,018 11,463 11,002 10,522 -4
Fine defaulters 6,225 6,210 6,195 5,583 4,997 4,873 2,965 1,233 1,068 1,022 -4
Recalls from supervision/licence 186 219 260 266 342 456 402 411 427 511 20
Sentenced by court martial 2 3 1 6 - - 2 1 - 2 n/a
Civil prisoners 8 11 12 6 4 3 10 3 11 20 82
Legalised police cells 2 72 186 201 118 119 208 54 99 38 n/a n/a
Women 2,648 3,109 3,220 3,145 3,054 3,417 3,391 3,383 2,975 3,002 1
Remand 1,343 1,714 1,784 1,752 1,731 2,002 2,170 2,246 1,845 1,893 3
Unruly certificate 1 2 2 1 1 - 3 1 - - - -
Sentenced 1,296 1,388 1,417 1,386 1,317 1,388 1,216 1,133 1,124 1,107 -2
Young offenders 194 173 173 154 115 174 131 128 131 135 3
Direct sentenced 134 123 119 121 88 130 113 119 125 131 5
Fine defaulters 60 50 54 33 27 44 18 9 6 4 -33
Adults 1,102 1,214 1,240 1,228 1,197 1,202 1,075 995 980 962 -2
Direct sentenced 555 590 659 730 744 803 829 906 896 887 -1
Fine defaulters 547 624 581 498 453 399 246 89 84 75 -11
Recalls from supervision/licence - 1 4 4 5 12 10 10 13 10 -23
Sentenced by court martial - - - - - - - - - - -
Civil prisoners - - - - - 1 1 1 1 2 -
Legalised police cells 2 7 5 18 6 6 23 3 3 5 n/a n/a

Notes: Receptions do not equate to persons received since someone receiving a custodial sentence after a period on remand, or several custodial sentences at different times or from different courts, will be counted more than once. Counting conventions are described in more detail in Section 5.

1. The legislation under which children may be remanded in custody on an unruly certificate was repealed in 2010. See Section 5 for details on unruly certificates

2. Figures for 2010-11 are not available due to technical difficulties.

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