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

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


Main crime/offence of offenders in custody by sex and custody type: 30 June 2010
Table 5

Number Percentage
Remand Sentenced Remand Sentenced
Men Women All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women All
Total crimes & offences 1,337 93 1,430 6,207 346 6,553 100 100 100 100 100 100
Crimes 1,061 79 1,140 4,701 298 4,999 79 85 80 76 86 76
Non-sexual crimes of violence 418 31 449 2,266 122 2,388 31 33 31 37 35 36
Homicide 52 8 60 815 42 857 4 9 4 13 12 13
Serious assault and attempted murder 257 16 273 1,012 66 1,078 19 17 19 16 19 16
Robbery 78 5 83 379 8 387 6 5 6 6 2 6
Other 31 2 33 60 6 66 2 2 2 1 2 1
Crimes of indecency 35 - 35 373 2 375 3 - 2 6 1 6
Rape and attempted rape 13 - 13 172 1 173 1 - 1 3 * 3
Indecent assault - - - 23 - 23 - - - * - *
Lewd and indecent behaviour 19 - 19 126 - 126 1 - 1 2 - 2
Other 3 - 3 52 1 53 * - * 1 * 1
Crimes of dishonesty 209 15 224 706 69 775 16 16 16 11 20 12
Housebreaking 72 2 74 237 3 240 5 2 5 4 1 4
Theft by opening lockfast places ( OLP) 6 - 6 31 2 33 * - * * 1 1
Theft from a motor vehicle (by OLP) 3 - 3 27 - 27 * - * * - *
Theft of a motor vehicle 12 - 12 33 1 34 1 - 1 1 * 1
Shoplifting 46 12 58 173 27 200 3 13 4 3 8 3
Other theft 31 1 32 99 23 122 2 1 2 2 7 2
Fraud 16 - 16 52 8 60 1 - 1 1 2 1
Other 23 - 23 54 5 59 2 - 2 1 1 1
Fire-raising,vandalism etc 35 1 36 102 8 110 3 1 3 2 2 2
Fire-raising 10 - 10 36 3 39 1 - 1 1 1 1
Vandalism etc 25 1 26 66 5 71 2 1 2 1 1 1
Other crimes 364 32 396 1,254 97 1,351 27 34 28 20 28 21
Crimes against public justice 99 12 111 109 11 120 7 13 8 2 3 2
Handling offensive weapons 130 6 136 284 8 292 10 6 10 5 2 4
Drugs 119 14 133 842 76 918 9 15 9 14 22 14
Other 16 - 16 19 2 21 1 - 1 * 1 *
Offences 276 14 290 871 37 908 21 15 20 14 11 14
Miscellaneous offences 269 13 282 735 34 769 20 14 20 12 10 12
Common assault 135 5 140 443 23 466 10 5 10 7 7 7
Breach of the peace 65 3 68 173 5 178 5 3 5 3 1 3
Drunkenness - - - 1 - 1 - - - * - *
Breach of social work orders 10 3 13 11 - 11 1 3 1 * - *
Other 59 2 61 107 6 113 4 2 4 2 2 2
Motor vehicle offences 7 1 8 136 3 139 1 1 1 2 1 2
Dangerous and careless driving 3 - 3 31 - 31 * - * * - *
Drunk driving 2 - 2 14 - 14 * - * * - *
Speeding - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unlawful use of vehicle 2 1 3 88 2 90 * 1 * 1 1 1
Vehicle defect offences - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other - - - 3 1 4 - - - * * *
Unknown charge - - - 626 11 637 - - - 10 3 10
Other jurisdiction charge - - - 9 - 9 - - - * - *

Notes: Civil prisoners are excluded from this table. See Section 5 for definitions of main crime/offence and crime categories.

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