Statistical Bulletin - Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2007-08 and 2008-09 Offender Cohorts
This publication provides detailed analyses of two year reconviction rates for offenders up to the 2007-08 cohort, as well as one year reconviction rates up to the 2008-09 cohort.
5 Comparing reconviction rates across Community Justice Authorities
5.1 Reconviction rates have historically been used as a Scottish Government National Indicator and they are also included in the Scottish Policing Performance Framework. As such, they are commonly used to rank performance across different jurisdictions, such as Community Justice Authorities ( CJAs), local authorities or police force areas. However, there is an inherent problem in using this approach since it implicitly assumes that a difference in reconviction rates reflects a 'real' difference between organisations. In reality, all systems within which these organisations operate, no matter how stable, will produce variable outcomes in the normal run of events. The questions we need to answer are therefore: Is the observed variation more or less than we would normally expect? What are the possible explanations for outcomes which show significant deviations from the norm?
5.2 In this respect, it is better to use a method of comparison that takes account of inherent variability [4]. The funnel plot is a technique used in statistical process control and provides a simple way of determining whether differences are likely to be due to spurious or common-cause variation, rather than some special cause [5]. Common-cause variation is the variation inherent within any system, for instance, variations in healthcare outcomes due to differences in case-mix and client characteristics, and can never be completely eliminated. Special-cause variation cannot be attributed to the inherent variability within a system and requires further explanation to identify its cause.
5.3 In effect, a process control chart allows organisations to be split into three groups: those with outcomes which are as expected (the majority of organisations in a stable system), and those with outcomes which are significantly higher or lower compared to the norm. Such differences can provide a useful start in terms of thinking about potential differences in the context within which these organisations operate, such as population composition or differences in practice, which may explain some of the difference in outcomes.
5.4 Table 13 provides the reconviction rates for each CJA area and Chart 8 shows these reconviction rates against the number of offenders. The plot takes into account the increased variability of the smaller authorities, where a small increase in the number of reconvictions may lead to a large percentage change in the reconviction rates. Rates for CJAs which lie inside the funnel are not significantly different from the national rate, and we can then usefully focus on possible explanations for rates which deviate significantly from the national figure. In this case, the cut-off level for statistical significance is 95% (or two standard deviations from the mean): if there were no difference between CJAs apart from what could reasonably attribute to random variation, we would expect that 5 per cent of the authorities would lie outside the funnel.
5.5 Chart 8 shows that Tayside and Fife & Forth Valley have higher reconviction rates than one might expect, while Lothian & Borders has lower rates than expected. Whilst this is useful for highlighting that there are practical differences in reconviction rate between each CJA, it does not allow us to identify if this disparity is due to a variation in case-mix or a variation in practice. Case-mix refers to the differences in offender characteristics (such as age, gender, crime, disposal).
5.6 Chart 9 provides the standardised reconviction rates [6] against the observed number of offenders minus expected number of offenders. In this plot, the differences attributable to the case-mix have been removed [7]. This provides us with an ability to analyse any variation which is due to practice alone. The data indicates that none of the CJAs have a higher or lower than expected reconviction rate due to the way they carry out their practices. Since all CJAs are within the funnel it suggests that any differences could be attributable to a variation in the characteristics of the offenders between authorities.
Chart 8 One year reconviction rate by CJA: 2007-08 cohort
Chart 9 Standardised one year reconviction rate by CJA: 2007-08 cohort
Table 1 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates: 1997-98 to 2008-09 cohorts
(see note 1)
| Overall cohort | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 53,453 | 31.8 | 61.5 |
| 1998-99 | 49,133 | 31.8 | 61.8 |
| 1999-00 | 44,202 | 31.3 | 58.9 |
| 2000-01 | 41,568 | 31.8 | 59.7 |
| 2001-02 | 43,644 | 32.4 | 62.8 |
| 2002-03 | 44,854 | 32.9 | 63.9 |
| 2003-04 | 46,931 | 32.7 | 62.0 |
| 2004-05 | 49,283 | 32.5 | 61.1 |
| 2005-06 | 50,247 | 32.5 | 60.1 |
| 2006-07 | 53,247 | 32.4 | 59.7 |
| 2007-08 | 52,983 | 31.2 | 57.1 |
| 2008-09 | 49,613 | 31.0 | 57.9 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'3. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.
Table 2 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by age
(see note 1)
| Age: under 21 | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate2 | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 13,792 | 42.4 | 93.4 |
| 1998-99 | 12,983 | 42.1 | 92.1 |
| 1999-00 | 11,783 | 41.0 | 87.4 |
| 2000-01 | 11,007 | 41.5 | 87.3 |
| 2001-02 | 11,230 | 41.2 | 89.1 |
| 2002-03 | 11,060 | 41.3 | 88.4 |
| 2003-04 | 11,318 | 40.6 | 81.7 |
| 2004-05 | 11,656 | 39.4 | 79.5 |
| 2005-06 | 12,111 | 41.4 | 80.1 |
| 2006-07 | 12,680 | 40.6 | 78.2 |
| 2007-08 | 12,395 | 38.2 | 71.8 |
| 2008-09 | 10,754 | 37.4 | 70.3 |
| Age: 21 to 25 | |||
| 1997-98 | 12,185 | 34.1 | 63.1 |
| 1998-99 | 10,762 | 34.4 | 65.9 |
| 1999-00 | 9,449 | 34.5 | 63.9 |
| 2000-01 | 8,992 | 35.5 | 66.1 |
| 2001-02 | 9,476 | 36.5 | 71.3 |
| 2002-03 | 9,927 | 37.1 | 73.8 |
| 2003-04 | 10,332 | 36.4 | 72.0 |
| 2004-05 | 10,587 | 36.5 | 70.6 |
| 2005-06 | 10,578 | 35.2 | 67.9 |
| 2006-07 | 11,235 | 35.3 | 66.3 |
| 2007-08 | 11,124 | 34.2 | 62.6 |
| 2008-09 | 10,097 | 33.8 | 63.1 |
| Age: 26 to 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 9,596 | 30.3 | 54.4 |
| 1998-99 | 8,670 | 30.4 | 54.3 |
| 1999-00 | 7,450 | 31.5 | 55.1 |
| 2000-01 | 6,943 | 31.2 | 56.2 |
| 2001-02 | 7,167 | 33.3 | 61.8 |
| 2002-03 | 7,127 | 34.5 | 64.0 |
| 2003-04 | 7,252 | 35.6 | 65.6 |
| 2004-05 | 7,521 | 34.6 | 65.9 |
| 2005-06 | 7,580 | 34.8 | 64.1 |
| 2006-07 | 8,005 | 34.7 | 64.7 |
| 2007-08 | 8,244 | 33.5 | 62.5 |
| 2008-09 | 7,984 | 34.3 | 65.9 |
| Age: over 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 17,880 | 22.8 | 39.7 |
| 1998-99 | 16,718 | 22.9 | 39.5 |
| 1999-00 | 15,520 | 21.8 | 36.1 |
| 2000-01 | 14,626 | 22.4 | 36.6 |
| 2001-02 | 15,771 | 23.1 | 39.3 |
| 2002-03 | 16,740 | 24.1 | 41.7 |
| 2003-04 | 18,029 | 24.4 | 42.5 |
| 2004-05 | 19,519 | 25.3 | 43.2 |
| 2005-06 | 19,978 | 24.8 | 42.3 |
| 2006-07 | 21,327 | 25.2 | 43.4 |
| 2007-08 | 21,220 | 24.7 | 43.4 |
| 2008-09 | 20,778 | 25.2 | 46.0 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 3 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, males by age
(see note 1)
| Age: under 21 | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate2 | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 12,083 | 44.1 | 97.5 |
| 1998-99 | 11,286 | 43.9 | 95.6 |
| 1999-00 | 10,201 | 42.6 | 90.2 |
| 2000-01 | 9,602 | 42.6 | 89.3 |
| 2001-02 | 9,784 | 42.7 | 92.2 |
| 2002-03 | 9,622 | 42.9 | 91.6 |
| 2003-04 | 9,812 | 42.2 | 84.2 |
| 2004-05 | 10,165 | 41.1 | 82.8 |
| 2005-06 | 10,486 | 43.3 | 84.4 |
| 2006-07 | 10,986 | 42.3 | 81.8 |
| 2007-08 | 10,672 | 39.7 | 74.9 |
| 2008-09 | 9,230 | 39.1 | 73.7 |
| Age: 21 to 25 | |||
| 1997-98 | 10,561 | 34.8 | 62.4 |
| 1998-99 | 9,214 | 35.0 | 65.8 |
| 1999-00 | 8,036 | 35.2 | 65.1 |
| 2000-01 | 7,694 | 36.1 | 67.5 |
| 2001-02 | 8,092 | 37.2 | 72.2 |
| 2002-03 | 8,446 | 37.8 | 75.0 |
| 2003-04 | 8,780 | 37.0 | 72.4 |
| 2004-05 | 8,938 | 36.8 | 70.8 |
| 2005-06 | 8,997 | 35.9 | 68.1 |
| 2006-07 | 9,580 | 35.9 | 66.5 |
| 2007-08 | 9,413 | 34.9 | 62.8 |
| 2008-09 | 8,545 | 34.7 | 63.5 |
| Age: 26 to 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 8,148 | 30.7 | 54.0 |
| 1998-99 | 7,346 | 30.8 | 55.0 |
| 1999-00 | 6,305 | 31.8 | 55.1 |
| 2000-01 | 5,819 | 31.8 | 57.3 |
| 2001-02 | 6,009 | 34.1 | 63.7 |
| 2002-03 | 5,970 | 35.4 | 66.1 |
| 2003-04 | 5,989 | 36.6 | 67.7 |
| 2004-05 | 6,251 | 34.8 | 66.7 |
| 2005-06 | 6,222 | 35.5 | 65.3 |
| 2006-07 | 6,637 | 35.2 | 66.5 |
| 2007-08 | 6,832 | 34.1 | 63.8 |
| 2008-09 | 6,565 | 34.9 | 67.1 |
| Age: over 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 14,929 | 23.5 | 41.1 |
| 1998-99 | 13,991 | 23.6 | 40.7 |
| 1999-00 | 13,013 | 22.5 | 37.4 |
| 2000-01 | 12,160 | 23.2 | 38.4 |
| 2001-02 | 13,083 | 23.7 | 40.4 |
| 2002-03 | 13,742 | 24.6 | 42.6 |
| 2003-04 | 14,879 | 25.0 | 43.7 |
| 2004-05 | 16,081 | 25.9 | 44.2 |
| 2005-06 | 16,423 | 25.7 | 44.0 |
| 2006-07 | 17,505 | 25.8 | 44.7 |
| 2007-08 | 17,408 | 25.3 | 44.9 |
| 2008-09 | 17,045 | 25.8 | 46.9 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 4 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, females by age
(see note 1)
| Age: under 21 | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate2 | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 1,724 | 29.6 | 64.0 |
| 1998-99 | 1,705 | 29.9 | 68.6 |
| 1999-00 | 1,594 | 30.3 | 68.5 |
| 2000-01 | 1,409 | 33.9 | 73.8 |
| 2001-02 | 1,461 | 31.2 | 67.1 |
| 2002-03 | 1,442 | 30.2 | 67.1 |
| 2003-04 | 1,509 | 30.2 | 65.3 |
| 2004-05 | 1,491 | 28.4 | 57.5 |
| 2005-06 | 1,628 | 28.6 | 52.1 |
| 2006-07 | 1,695 | 29.5 | 54.5 |
| 2007-08 | 1,727 | 28.6 | 52.7 |
| 2008-09 | 1,525 | 26.5 | 49.5 |
| Age: 21 to 25 | |||
| 1997-98 | 1,636 | 29.6 | 67.3 |
| 1998-99 | 1,558 | 30.3 | 66.4 |
| 1999-00 | 1,425 | 30.5 | 56.8 |
| 2000-01 | 1,306 | 31.9 | 57.5 |
| 2001-02 | 1,388 | 32.3 | 65.9 |
| 2002-03 | 1,487 | 33.2 | 67.0 |
| 2003-04 | 1,555 | 33.1 | 69.4 |
| 2004-05 | 1,653 | 34.8 | 69.1 |
| 2005-06 | 1,584 | 31.1 | 66.8 |
| 2006-07 | 1,656 | 31.5 | 65.7 |
| 2007-08 | 1,712 | 30.4 | 61.7 |
| 2008-09 | 1,553 | 28.3 | 60.5 |
| Age: 26 to 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 1,456 | 28.0 | 56.7 |
| 1998-99 | 1,331 | 27.6 | 49.9 |
| 1999-00 | 1,152 | 29.6 | 54.9 |
| 2000-01 | 1,131 | 28.0 | 50.0 |
| 2001-02 | 1,161 | 28.9 | 52.0 |
| 2002-03 | 1,162 | 29.9 | 53.1 |
| 2003-04 | 1,265 | 30.8 | 55.5 |
| 2004-05 | 1,271 | 33.1 | 61.8 |
| 2005-06 | 1,362 | 31.6 | 58.0 |
| 2006-07 | 1,372 | 32.1 | 55.7 |
| 2007-08 | 1,414 | 30.6 | 56.0 |
| 2008-09 | 1,419 | 31.2 | 60.6 |
| Age: over 30 | |||
| 1997-98 | 2,959 | 19.4 | 32.7 |
| 1998-99 | 2,735 | 19.5 | 33.5 |
| 1999-00 | 2,520 | 18.1 | 29.5 |
| 2000-01 | 2,473 | 18.4 | 27.8 |
| 2001-02 | 2,697 | 20.5 | 33.9 |
| 2002-03 | 3,006 | 21.8 | 37.4 |
| 2003-04 | 3,154 | 21.3 | 36.9 |
| 2004-05 | 3,444 | 22.4 | 38.4 |
| 2005-06 | 3,558 | 20.9 | 34.6 |
| 2006-07 | 3,824 | 22.3 | 37.4 |
| 2007-08 | 3,813 | 21.9 | 36.6 |
| 2008-09 | 3,733 | 22.1 | 41.4 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 5 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by disposal
(see note 1)
| Discharged from custody | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 6,123 | 48.4 | 103.6 |
| 1998-99 | 5,818 | 49.1 | 109.1 |
| 1999-00 | 5,741 | 46.3 | 99.2 |
| 2000-01 | 5,576 | 47.4 | 99.6 |
| 2001-02 | 5,942 | 48.0 | 105.7 |
| 2002-03 | 6,011 | 49.9 | 112.6 |
| 2003-04 | 5,874 | 50.2 | 111.0 |
| 2004-05 | 6,109 | 48.0 | 105.9 |
| 2005-06 | 6,218 | 47.5 | 103.6 |
| 2006-07 | 6,889 | 48.7 | 106.0 |
| 2007-08 | 7,033 | 46.9 | 100.5 |
| 2008-09 | 7,395 | 46.7 | 96.0 |
| Community Service Order | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,043 | 32.0 | 59.0 |
| 1998-99 | 2,752 | 31.1 | 55.7 |
| 1999-00 | 2,493 | 28.8 | 49.5 |
| 2000-01 | 2,510 | 29.4 | 51.9 |
| 2001-02 | 2,505 | 29.2 | 51.4 |
| 2002-03 | 2,700 | 29.0 | 51.0 |
| 2003-04 | 2,513 | 27.7 | 47.0 |
| 2004-05 | 2,795 | 30.4 | 53.4 |
| 2005-06 | 3,271 | 29.8 | 51.2 |
| 2006-07 | 3,296 | 30.0 | 50.2 |
| 2007-08 | 3,500 | 28.1 | 46.3 |
| 2008-09 | 3,727 | 26.6 | 42.5 |
| Probation Order | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,042 | 47.2 | 111.8 |
| 1998-99 | 3,198 | 48.2 | 115.9 |
| 1999-00 | 3,101 | 46.3 | 101.0 |
| 2000-01 | 3,139 | 46.6 | 106.0 |
| 2001-02 | 3,588 | 48.4 | 110.8 |
| 2002-03 | 3,865 | 49.0 | 107.9 |
| 2003-04 | 3,909 | 46.7 | 99.7 |
| 2004-05 | 4,256 | 46.5 | 98.1 |
| 2005-06 | 4,488 | 45.3 | 92.8 |
| 2006-07 | 4,314 | 44.7 | 90.4 |
| 2007-08 | 4,602 | 43.0 | 83.6 |
| 2008-09 | 5,122 | 43.2 | 86.0 |
| Restriction of Liberty Order3 | |||
| 1997-98 | 0 | - | - |
| 1998-99 | 24 | 58.3 | 154.2 |
| 1999-00 | 50 | 66.0 | 176.0 |
| 2000-01 | 54 | 59.3 | 159.3 |
| 2001-02 | 54 | 70.4 | 155.6 |
| 2002-03 | 212 | 53.3 | 117.5 |
| 2003-04 | 353 | 57.8 | 125.5 |
| 2004-05 | 413 | 57.4 | 119.9 |
| 2005-06 | 486 | 52.1 | 115.8 |
| 2006-07 | 510 | 51.2 | 105.1 |
| 2007-08 | 533 | 50.7 | 101.5 |
| 2008-09 | 567 | 46.4 | 93.3 |
| Drug Treatment and testing Order4 | |||
| 1997-98 | 0 | - | - |
| 1998-99 | 0 | - | - |
| 1999-00 | 1 | - | - |
| 2000-01 | 36 | 58.3 | 130.6 |
| 2001-02 | 95 | 74.7 | 211.6 |
| 2002-03 | 143 | 75.5 | 240.6 |
| 2003-04 | 201 | 79.1 | 221.4 |
| 2004-05 | 231 | 78.4 | 219.9 |
| 2005-06 | 275 | 69.1 | 184.0 |
| 2006-07 | 314 | 73.9 | 198.1 |
| 2007-08 | 326 | 70.2 | 192.3 |
| 2008-09 | 363 | 63.9 | 162.3 |
| Monetary disposal | |||
| 1997-98 | 32,897 | 29.5 | 54.2 |
| 1998-99 | 29,552 | 29.4 | 53.3 |
| 1999-00 | 25,584 | 28.9 | 51.8 |
| 2000-01 | 23,817 | 28.9 | 50.9 |
| 2001-02 | 24,864 | 29.0 | 52.1 |
| 2002-03 | 24,845 | 29.1 | 51.7 |
| 2003-04 | 26,686 | 29.5 | 51.5 |
| 2004-05 | 27,456 | 29.2 | 50.4 |
| 2005-06 | 27,032 | 29.3 | 49.5 |
| 2006-07 | 28,496 | 29.0 | 48.6 |
| 2007-08 | 27,492 | 27.5 | 46.1 |
| 2008-09 | 22,837 | 26.4 | 45.9 |
| Other disposal | |||
| 1997-98 | 8,348 | 23.0 | 42.3 |
| 1998-99 | 7,789 | 21.5 | 38.5 |
| 1999-00 | 7,232 | 21.7 | 36.6 |
| 2000-01 | 6,436 | 22.2 | 37.1 |
| 2001-02 | 6,596 | 22.5 | 39.6 |
| 2002-03 | 7,078 | 23.0 | 40.7 |
| 2003-04 | 7,395 | 22.1 | 38.9 |
| 2004-05 | 8,023 | 22.3 | 39.2 |
| 2005-06 | 8,477 | 23.7 | 40.7 |
| 2006-07 | 9,428 | 23.6 | 41.7 |
| 2007-08 | 9,497 | 23.2 | 40.6 |
| 2008-09 | 9,602 | 23.0 | 42.3 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'3. Restriction of Liberty Orders were not available nationally until 2002.
'4. DTTOs were rolled out to Glasgow, Fife and Aberdeen between 1999 and 2002, Edinburgh, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Tayside in 2002-03 and has been available to almost every court in Scotland since 2005-06.
'5. See section 6.4.11 for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 6 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by crime type
(see note 1)
| Violent crime |
Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 11,447 | 25.4 | 42.5 |
| 1998-99 | 10,857 | 23.6 | 39.5 |
| 1999-00 | 10,273 | 22.9 | 36.8 |
| 2000-01 | 9,815 | 23.9 | 39.0 |
| 2001-02 | 10,452 | 24.1 | 40.0 |
| 2002-03 | 11,121 | 24.8 | 42.4 |
| 2003-04 | 11,824 | 25.4 | 43.0 |
| 2004-05 | 12,656 | 25.6 | 44.1 |
| 2005-06 | 13,487 | 25.4 | 42.3 |
| 2006-07 | 14,151 | 26.2 | 44.4 |
| 2007-08 | 14,474 | 25.5 | 42.7 |
| 2008-09 | 14,132 | 25.9 | 42.6 |
| Sexual crime | |||
| 1997-98 | 546 | 10.3 | 17.0 |
| 1998-99 | 493 | 13.8 | 23.5 |
| 1999-00 | 461 | 9.1 | 13.0 |
| 2000-01 | 428 | 13.3 | 23.1 |
| 2001-02 | 435 | 11.5 | 17.7 |
| 2002-03 | 459 | 12.0 | 18.5 |
| 2003-04 | 459 | 9.8 | 14.8 |
| 2004-05 | 539 | 10.8 | 16.3 |
| 2005-06 | 516 | 11.0 | 16.3 |
| 2006-07 | 508 | 15.6 | 22.2 |
| 2007-08 | 542 | 13.3 | 20.3 |
| 2008-09 | 639 | 12.2 | 18.2 |
| Dishonesty | |||
| 1997-98 | 15,228 | 40.3 | 89.3 |
| 1998-99 | 14,116 | 41.5 | 93.9 |
| 1999-00 | 12,679 | 43.2 | 95.5 |
| 2000-01 | 11,641 | 44.0 | 97.2 |
| 2001-02 | 11,723 | 45.9 | 106.4 |
| 2002-03 | 11,553 | 46.0 | 105.4 |
| 2003-04 | 10,855 | 45.8 | 103.3 |
| 2004-05 | 10,670 | 45.9 | 102.5 |
| 2005-06 | 9,899 | 46.3 | 102.1 |
| 2006-07 | 9,993 | 46.6 | 103.1 |
| 2007-08 | 9,795 | 44.6 | 98.9 |
| 2008-09 | 9,543 | 44.1 | 101.3 |
| Criminal damage | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,590 | 28.7 | 52.4 |
| 1998-99 | 3,329 | 27.2 | 48.1 |
| 1999-00 | 2,980 | 28.5 | 50.5 |
| 2000-01 | 2,959 | 28.7 | 48.2 |
| 2001-02 | 2,984 | 30.7 | 53.8 |
| 2002-03 | 3,066 | 30.5 | 54.2 |
| 2003-04 | 3,529 | 29.7 | 54.9 |
| 2004-05 | 3,640 | 31.2 | 55.9 |
| 2005-06 | 3,618 | 33.0 | 58.1 |
| 2006-07 | 3,870 | 32.9 | 58.9 |
| 2007-08 | 3,891 | 31.6 | 54.8 |
| 2008-09 | 3,149 | 33.3 | 60.1 |
| Drug offences | |||
| 1997-98 | 5,654 | 26.3 | 40.1 |
| 1998-99 | 5,321 | 27.5 | 42.5 |
| 1999-00 | 4,836 | 25.5 | 37.4 |
| 2000-01 | 4,185 | 26.1 | 40.3 |
| 2001-02 | 4,691 | 25.2 | 40.9 |
| 2002-03 | 4,671 | 28.0 | 45.8 |
| 2003-04 | 5,522 | 29.3 | 45.3 |
| 2004-05 | 5,770 | 28.9 | 45.3 |
| 2005-06 | 5,788 | 29.4 | 46.5 |
| 2006-07 | 6,807 | 28.0 | 45.0 |
| 2007-08 | 6,574 | 27.2 | 42.0 |
| 2008-09 | 5,689 | 26.5 | 42.6 |
| Breach of the peace | |||
| 1997-98 | 13,708 | 31.5 | 58.5 |
| 1998-99 | 12,106 | 31.2 | 56.7 |
| 1999-00 | 10,317 | 29.7 | 52.0 |
| 2000-01 | 9,757 | 29.7 | 51.8 |
| 2001-02 | 10,337 | 30.3 | 52.9 |
| 2002-03 | 10,846 | 30.9 | 55.6 |
| 2003-04 | 11,426 | 30.9 | 55.3 |
| 2004-05 | 12,204 | 31.0 | 55.0 |
| 2005-06 | 12,918 | 31.4 | 55.3 |
| 2006-07 | 13,638 | 31.0 | 53.3 |
| 2007-08 | 13,362 | 30.1 | 51.9 |
| 2008-09 | 12,118 | 29.5 | 52.0 |
| Other crimes and offences | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,280 | 32.3 | 65.8 |
| 1998-99 | 2,911 | 33.8 | 68.2 |
| 1999-00 | 2,656 | 30.4 | 53.5 |
| 2000-01 | 2,783 | 29.6 | 50.9 |
| 2001-02 | 3,022 | 31.2 | 55.2 |
| 2002-03 | 3,138 | 32.6 | 58.4 |
| 2003-04 | 3,316 | 33.9 | 59.5 |
| 2004-05 | 3,804 | 32.0 | 56.7 |
| 2005-06 | 4,021 | 32.6 | 58.4 |
| 2006-07 | 4,280 | 33.1 | 58.0 |
| 2007-08 | 4,345 | 31.3 | 56.0 |
| 2008-09 | 4,343 | 30.2 | 53.2 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 7 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by sentence length
(see note 1)
| 3 months or less | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 2,728 | 56.6 | 132.4 |
| 1998-99 | 2,552 | 59.4 | 142.8 |
| 1999-00 | 2,537 | 55.5 | 127.6 |
| 2000-01 | 2,398 | 58.0 | 130.4 |
| 2001-02 | 2,456 | 58.3 | 137.5 |
| 2002-03 | 2,641 | 61.4 | 149.4 |
| 2003-04 | 2,470 | 63.0 | 151.1 |
| 2004-05 | 2,561 | 61.5 | 144.2 |
| 2005-06 | 2,722 | 59.1 | 136.6 |
| 2006-07 | 3,063 | 60.8 | 140.5 |
| 2007-08 | 2,869 | 59.0 | 134.4 |
| 2008-09 | 2,360 | 59.1 | 135.3 |
| Over 3 months to 6 months | |||
| 1997-98 | 1,459 | 58.0 | 122.3 |
| 1998-99 | 1,403 | 57.9 | 130.9 |
| 1999-00 | 1,331 | 56.7 | 123.1 |
| 2000-01 | 1,324 | 58.0 | 124.4 |
| 2001-02 | 1,431 | 57.2 | 133.2 |
| 2002-03 | 1,379 | 60.2 | 137.2 |
| 2003-04 | 1,340 | 60.0 | 133.7 |
| 2004-05 | 1,335 | 57.5 | 130.9 |
| 2005-06 | 1,365 | 57.1 | 131.1 |
| 2006-07 | 1,467 | 58.1 | 129.7 |
| 2007-08 | 1,448 | 58.1 | 133.6 |
| 2008-09 | 1,894 | 55.0 | 116.5 |
| Over 6 months to 2 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 979 | 35.1 | 62.5 |
| 1998-99 | 856 | 34.8 | 60.9 |
| 1999-00 | 890 | 35.8 | 64.4 |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 35.1 | 63.3 |
| 2001-02 | 934 | 36.8 | 65.4 |
| 2002-03 | 863 | 33.7 | 60.5 |
| 2003-04 | 936 | 35.3 | 66.2 |
| 2004-05 | 983 | 34.5 | 65.9 |
| 2005-06 | 969 | 35.1 | 62.5 |
| 2006-07 | 1,083 | 35.6 | 65.1 |
| 2007-08 | 1,384 | 36.5 | 64.2 |
| 2008-09 | 1,745 | 41.2 | 71.5 |
| Over 2 years to less than 4 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 555 | 25.8 | 37.8 |
| 1998-99 | 525 | 25.1 | 41.7 |
| 1999-00 | 512 | 21.1 | 32.4 |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 21.8 | 32.3 |
| 2001-02 | 574 | 28.0 | 45.6 |
| 2002-03 | 558 | 27.8 | 49.8 |
| 2003-04 | 547 | 27.4 | 44.2 |
| 2004-05 | 621 | 24.6 | 41.9 |
| 2005-06 | 539 | 21.9 | 36.2 |
| 2006-07 | 655 | 25.5 | 44.7 |
| 2007-08 | 706 | 25.1 | 40.4 |
| 2008-09 | 841 | 26.3 | 41.9 |
| Over 4 years | |||
| 1997-98 | 402 | 21.6 | 31.3 |
| 1998-99 | 482 | 20.5 | 27.0 |
| 1999-00 | 471 | 14.4 | 17.0 |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 15.6 | 17.2 |
| 2001-02 | 547 | 17.4 | 23.4 |
| 2002-03 | 570 | 17.9 | 22.6 |
| 2003-04 | 581 | 18.1 | 22.9 |
| 2004-05 | 609 | 16.1 | 19.7 |
| 2005-06 | 623 | 17.5 | 21.0 |
| 2006-07 | 621 | 14.0 | 16.4 |
| 2007-08 | 626 | 13.7 | 16.3 |
| 2008-09 | 555 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 8 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by previous convictions
(see note 1 and 2)
| No previous convictions | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (3) | Reconviction frequency rate (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 19,464 | 16.6 | 28.5 |
| 1998-99 | 16,951 | 16.0 | 27.4 |
| 1999-00 | 14,738 | 16.3 | 26.9 |
| 2000-01 | 13,544 | 17.1 | 28.2 |
| 2001-02 | 14,511 | 17.3 | 29.8 |
| 2002-03 | 14,545 | 17.4 | 29.9 |
| 2003-04 | 15,588 | 17.4 | 27.8 |
| 2004-05 | 16,082 | 17.0 | 28.2 |
| 2005-06 | 16,684 | 18.5 | 29.4 |
| 2006-07 | 17,268 | 16.8 | 26.1 |
| 2007-08 | 16,853 | 15.3 | 23.9 |
| 2008-09 | 15,246 | 14.7 | 22.8 |
| 1 or 2 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 13,741 | 27.6 | 49.4 |
| 1998-99 | 12,340 | 27.0 | 46.9 |
| 1999-00 | 10,576 | 25.7 | 45.0 |
| 2000-01 | 9,941 | 26.1 | 44.8 |
| 2001-02 | 10,077 | 26.8 | 47.1 |
| 2002-03 | 10,343 | 26.9 | 46.1 |
| 2003-04 | 10,787 | 27.3 | 46.8 |
| 2004-05 | 11,179 | 26.8 | 44.8 |
| 2005-06 | 11,489 | 27.1 | 45.9 |
| 2006-07 | 12,460 | 28.2 | 46.9 |
| 2007-08 | 12,140 | 25.4 | 39.9 |
| 2008-09 | 10,832 | 24.1 | 39.1 |
| 3 to 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 14,502 | 42.6 | 79.9 |
| 1998-99 | 13,771 | 41.7 | 78.3 |
| 1999-00 | 12,620 | 38.7 | 70.0 |
| 2000-01 | 11,695 | 38.8 | 70.1 |
| 2001-02 | 12,162 | 39.1 | 73.4 |
| 2002-03 | 12,517 | 39.3 | 73.5 |
| 2003-04 | 12,792 | 38.8 | 70.9 |
| 2004-05 | 13,457 | 38.8 | 68.8 |
| 2005-06 | 13,387 | 38.2 | 68.0 |
| 2006-07 | 14,394 | 38.4 | 67.7 |
| 2007-08 | 14,605 | 38.1 | 66.9 |
| 2008-09 | 13,873 | 36.3 | 63.8 |
| Over 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 5,746 | 65.8 | 156.0 |
| 1998-99 | 6,071 | 63.3 | 150.7 |
| 1999-00 | 6,268 | 60.9 | 135.4 |
| 2000-01 | 6,388 | 58.9 | 130.6 |
| 2001-02 | 6,894 | 60.2 | 136.3 |
| 2002-03 | 7,449 | 60.6 | 138.6 |
| 2003-04 | 7,764 | 60.7 | 137.1 |
| 2004-05 | 8,565 | 58.9 | 132.3 |
| 2005-06 | 8,687 | 57.8 | 125.4 |
| 2006-07 | 9,125 | 58.3 | 128.2 |
| 2007-08 | 9,385 | 56.7 | 123.6 |
| 2008-09 | 9,662 | 57.1 | 125.9 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. Convictions since start of 1989.
'3. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 9 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by previous custodial convictions
(see note 1 and 2)
| No previous convictions | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate3 | Reconviction frequency rate (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 43,280 | 26.0 | 46.4 |
| 1998-99 | 38,997 | 25.5 | 45.2 |
| 1999-00 | 34,336 | 24.9 | 43.1 |
| 2000-01 | 32,019 | 25.6 | 44.4 |
| 2001-02 | 33,586 | 26.0 | 46.2 |
| 2002-03 | 34,182 | 26.1 | 45.8 |
| 2003-04 | 35,814 | 25.9 | 44.3 |
| 2004-05 | 37,352 | 25.7 | 43.8 |
| 2005-06 | 38,463 | 26.2 | 44.2 |
| 2006-07 | 40,719 | 26.0 | 43.4 |
| 2007-08 | 40,085 | 24.4 | 40.0 |
| 2008-09 | 36,516 | 23.4 | 38.8 |
| 1 or 2 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 4,717 | 46.6 | 96.2 |
| 1998-99 | 4,499 | 47.2 | 94.8 |
| 1999-00 | 4,330 | 44.2 | 87.4 |
| 2000-01 | 4,052 | 41.7 | 80.4 |
| 2001-02 | 4,153 | 43.3 | 87.9 |
| 2002-03 | 4,438 | 45.0 | 90.0 |
| 2003-04 | 4,566 | 43.2 | 85.1 |
| 2004-05 | 4,816 | 43.4 | 82.9 |
| 2005-06 | 4,834 | 43.3 | 80.8 |
| 2006-07 | 5,068 | 42.3 | 80.6 |
| 2007-08 | 5,273 | 42.0 | 77.1 |
| 2008-09 | 5,198 | 41.7 | 79.8 |
| 3 to 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 4,158 | 60.7 | 133.9 |
| 1998-99 | 4,208 | 58.4 | 133.0 |
| 1999-00 | 3,992 | 57.2 | 119.5 |
| 2000-01 | 3,976 | 56.6 | 118.7 |
| 2001-02 | 4,131 | 56.5 | 121.4 |
| 2002-03 | 4,336 | 56.9 | 125.9 |
| 2003-04 | 4,486 | 58.1 | 124.7 |
| 2004-05 | 4,841 | 56.4 | 118.4 |
| 2005-06 | 4,595 | 55.6 | 113.6 |
| 2006-07 | 4,996 | 55.8 | 114.5 |
| 2007-08 | 5,004 | 55.7 | 115.4 |
| 2008-09 | 5,182 | 54.7 | 111.5 |
| Over 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 1,298 | 77.0 | 207.5 |
| 1998-99 | 1,429 | 75.9 | 201.9 |
| 1999-00 | 1,544 | 69.8 | 173.8 |
| 2000-01 | 1,521 | 69.4 | 171.9 |
| 2001-02 | 1,774 | 70.4 | 180.1 |
| 2002-03 | 1,898 | 71.9 | 187.0 |
| 2003-04 | 2,065 | 71.4 | 182.1 |
| 2004-05 | 2,274 | 68.8 | 178.0 |
| 2005-06 | 2,355 | 68.1 | 171.7 |
| 2006-07 | 2,464 | 70.1 | 176.0 |
| 2007-08 | 2,621 | 66.5 | 166.0 |
| 2008-09 | 2,717 | 68.0 | 171.2 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. Convictions since start of 1989
'3. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 10 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by previous community convictions
(see note 1, 2 and 3)
| No previous convictions | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate4 | Reconviction frequency rate4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 40,410 | 25.0 | 44.9 |
| 1998-99 | 35,981 | 24.4 | 43.1 |
| 1999-00 | 31,209 | 23.4 | 39.9 |
| 2000-01 | 28,826 | 23.8 | 40.6 |
| 2001-02 | 29,960 | 24.1 | 41.8 |
| 2002-03 | 30,413 | 24.1 | 41.8 |
| 2003-04 | 31,743 | 23.8 | 39.9 |
| 2004-05 | 32,619 | 23.6 | 39.4 |
| 2005-06 | 33,313 | 23.8 | 39.2 |
| 2006-07 | 34,917 | 23.4 | 38.0 |
| 2007-08 | 34,096 | 21.7 | 34.6 |
| 2008-09 | 30,683 | 20.5 | 33.1 |
| 1 or 2 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 9,474 | 48.6 | 100.7 |
| 1998-99 | 9,405 | 48.2 | 99.0 |
| 1999-00 | 8,925 | 45.3 | 90.1 |
| 2000-01 | 8,538 | 45.4 | 88.7 |
| 2001-02 | 9,069 | 44.8 | 90.9 |
| 2002-03 | 9,208 | 45.2 | 90.4 |
| 2003-04 | 9,431 | 45.4 | 89.7 |
| 2004-05 | 10,296 | 43.6 | 84.6 |
| 2005-06 | 10,218 | 43.0 | 82.4 |
| 2006-07 | 11,044 | 43.3 | 81.5 |
| 2007-08 | 11,283 | 41.6 | 76.5 |
| 2008-09 | 11,021 | 40.8 | 76.0 |
| 3 to 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,494 | 63.5 | 144.6 |
| 1998-99 | 3,655 | 61.3 | 145.3 |
| 1999-00 | 3,965 | 60.3 | 135.3 |
| 2000-01 | 4,065 | 57.8 | 128.0 |
| 2001-02 | 4,426 | 61.0 | 140.0 |
| 2002-03 | 5,016 | 61.7 | 142.3 |
| 2003-04 | 5,492 | 60.3 | 135.1 |
| 2004-05 | 6,026 | 59.5 | 132.2 |
| 2005-06 | 6,315 | 58.9 | 128.1 |
| 2006-07 | 6,816 | 58.0 | 128.1 |
| 2007-08 | 7,127 | 57.7 | 125.4 |
| 2008-09 | 7,331 | 57.4 | 126.1 |
| Over 10 previous convictions | |||
| 1997-98 | 75 | 73.3 | 233.3 |
| 1998-99 | 92 | 82.6 | 247.8 |
| 1999-00 | 103 | 73.8 | 196.1 |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 79.1 | 233.8 |
| 2001-02 | 189 | 73.0 | 220.1 |
| 2002-03 | 217 | 70.5 | 214.7 |
| 2003-04 | 265 | 73.6 | 209.8 |
| 2004-05 | 342 | 67.8 | 174.0 |
| 2005-06 | 401 | 66.8 | 158.6 |
| 2006-07 | 470 | 71.9 | 169.6 |
| 2007-08 | 477 | 69.4 | 182.0 |
| 2008-09 | 578 | 67.5 | 166.6 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. Convictions since start of 1989.
'3. Convictions resulting in a Community Service Order, Probation Order, Restriction of Liberty Order or Drug Treatment and Testing Order.
'4. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
Table 11 One year reconviction rates by offender characteristics: 2007-08 cohort
| Index disposal in 2007-08 by age | Percentage of Male offenders reconvicted | Percentage of Female offenders reconvicted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of previous convictions | Number of previous convictions | |||||||
| None | 1 or 2 | 3 to 10 | Over 10 | None | 1 or 2 | 3 to 10 | Over 10 | |
| All | 16 | 26 | 38 | 57 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 55 |
| under 21 | 27 | 44 | 61 | 78 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 73 |
| 21 to 25 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 70 | 12 | 27 | 50 | 71 |
| 26 to 30 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 62 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 63 |
| over 30 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 49 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 46 |
| Discharged from custody | 13 | 26 | 44 | 63 | ** | 34 | 43 | 62 |
| under 21 | 31 | 43 | 64 | 73 | ** | ** | 67 | ** |
| 21 to 25 | 10 | 29 | 48 | 71 | ** | ** | 47 | 71 |
| 26 to 30 | ** | ** | 39 | 66 | ** | ** | 41 | 67 |
| over 30 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 56 | ** | ** | 34 | 52 |
| Community Service Order | 17 | 26 | 36 | 56 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 54 |
| under 21 | 25 | 42 | 57 | 80 | ** | ** | ** | - |
| 21 to 25 | 16 | 24 | 42 | 79 | ** | ** | ** | - |
| 26 to 30 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 57 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| over 30 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 46 | ** | ** | 23 | 53 |
| Probation Order | 30 | 41 | 46 | 58 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 57 |
| under 21 | 46 | 60 | 65 | 91 | 35 | 54 | 66 | - |
| 21 to 25 | 21 | 44 | 52 | 74 | ** | 27 | 53 | 80 |
| 26 to 30 | 19 | 30 | 36 | 58 | ** | 45 | 40 | 72 |
| over 30 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 51 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 45 |
| Restriction of Liberty Order | 37 | 49 | 54 | 64 | ** | ** | 56 | ** |
| under 21 | 38 | 58 | 71 | 77 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| 21 to 25 | ** | ** | 56 | 74 | - | ** | ** | ** |
| 26 to 30 | ** | ** | ** | 64 | - | ** | ** | ** |
| over 30 | ** | ** | 42 | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Order | - | ** | 57 | 77 | ** | ** | 62 | 74 |
| under 21 | - | - | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| 21 to 25 | - | ** | 74 | 88 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| 26 to 30 | - | ** | 60 | 88 | - | ** | ** | 85 |
| over 30 | - | - | ** | 65 | - | - | ** | ** |
| Monetary | 16 | 24 | 35 | 51 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 56 |
| under 21 | 25 | 41 | 56 | 78 | 18 | 39 | 57 | ** |
| 21 to 25 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 66 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 70 |
| 26 to 30 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 58 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 58 |
| over 30 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 51 |
| Other | 14 | 20 | 33 | 50 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 47 |
| under 21 | 23 | 42 | 63 | 91 | 18 | 30 | 42 | - |
| 21 to 25 | 11 | 23 | 41 | 62 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 69 |
| 26 to 30 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 56 | ** | 14 | 38 | 59 |
| over 30 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 43 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 35 |
1. Convictions since the start of 1989.
2. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 12 One year reconviction rates by offender characteristics: 2008-09 cohort
| Index disposal in 2008-09 by age | Percentage of Male offenders reconvicted | Percentage of Female offenders reconvicted | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of previous convictions | Number of previous convictions | |||||||
| None | 1 or 2 | 3 to 10 | Over 10 | None | 1 or 2 | 3 to 10 | Over 10 | |
| All | 16 | 24 | 36 | 57 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 56 |
| under 21 | 26 | 42 | 59 | 76 | 18 | 35 | 51 | 80 |
| 21 to 25 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 68 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 71 |
| 26 to 30 | 11 | 16 | 34 | 61 | 7 | 28 | 39 | 59 |
| over 30 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 49 |
| Discharged from custody | 15 | 24 | 43 | 64 | ** | 23 | 39 | 63 |
| under 21 | 32 | 43 | 62 | 75 | ** | ** | ** | 83 |
| 21 to 25 | 10 | 24 | 47 | 69 | ** | ** | 41 | 66 |
| 26 to 30 | ** | 18 | 37 | 65 | ** | ** | 33 | 66 |
| over 30 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 59 | ** | ** | 37 | 57 |
| Community Service Order | 18 | 23 | 34 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 40 | 50 |
| under 21 | 27 | 39 | 58 | 69 | ** | 50 | ** | - |
| 21 to 25 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 67 | ** | ** | ** | - |
| 26 to 30 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 48 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| over 30 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 45 | ** | ** | 30 | ** |
| Probation Order | 31 | 39 | 44 | 62 | 25 | 39 | 46 | 64 |
| under 21 | 45 | 62 | 67 | 79 | 35 | 45 | 65 | ** |
| 21 to 25 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 79 | 33 | 41 | 47 | 88 |
| 26 to 30 | 23 | 29 | 36 | 63 | ** | 43 | 49 | 61 |
| over 30 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 56 | ** | 31 | 41 | 56 |
| Restriction of Liberty Order | 43 | 42 | 45 | 57 | ** | 57 | ** | ** |
| under 21 | 49 | 51 | 63 | ** | ** | ** | - | - |
| 21 to 25 | ** | ** | 35 | 78 | ** | - | - | - |
| 26 to 30 | - | ** | ** | 62 | - | - | - | ** |
| over 30 | - | ** | 37 | 40 | ** | ** | ** | ** |
| Drug Treatment and Testing Order | ** | ** | 62 | 69 | ** | ** | 63 | 63 |
| under 21 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | - |
| 21 to 25 | - | - | 81 | 84 | - | ** | ** | ** |
| 26 to 30 | - | ** | 64 | 79 | - | ** | ** | ** |
| over 30 | - | - | ** | 59 | ** | ** | ** | 63 |
| Monetary | 15 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 52 |
| under 21 | 23 | 38 | 53 | 80 | 17 | 29 | 52 | ** |
| 21 to 25 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 65 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 71 |
| 26 to 30 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 57 | 7 | 29 | 34 | 58 |
| over 30 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 46 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 45 |
| Other | 13 | 21 | 31 | 49 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 52 |
| under 21 | 21 | 39 | 56 | 68 | 13 | 32 | 40 | - |
| 21 to 25 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 58 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 66 |
| 26 to 30 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 58 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 57 |
| over 30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 43 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 45 |
1. Convictions since the start of 1989.
2. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 13 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by CJA and LA: 2007-08 cohort
(see note 1)
| Community Justice Authority | Local Authority (2) | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (3) | Reconviction frequency rate (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland (4) | 52,981 | 31.2 | 57.1 | |
| Fife & Forth Valley | All | 5,993 | 33.5 | 63.2 |
| Clackmannanshire | 584 | 37.3 | 78.1 | |
| Falkirk | 1,582 | 35.6 | 67.8 | |
| Fife | 2,787 | 31.2 | 57.8 | |
| Stirling | 1,040 | 34.4 | 62.1 | |
| Glasgow | All | 11,061 | 31.9 | 60.0 |
| Glasgow City (5) | 11,061 | 31.9 | 60.0 | |
| Lanarkshire | All | 5,818 | 30.3 | 52.3 |
| North and South Lanarkshire (6) | 5,818 | 30.3 | 52.3 | |
| Lothian & Borders | All | 7,861 | 27.1 | 47.7 |
| East Lothian | 539 | 26.7 | 42.1 | |
| Edinburgh and Midlothian (7) | 5,117 | 26.8 | 48.8 | |
| Scottish Borders | 1,029 | 29.1 | 48.7 | |
| West Lothian | 1,176 | 26.9 | 44.4 | |
| Northern | All | 7,270 | 31.4 | 59.0 |
| Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire (8) | 3,501 | 33.5 | 68.2 | |
| Eilean Siar | 225 | 31.6 | 50.2 | |
| Highland | 2,496 | 29.4 | 50.4 | |
| Moray | 759 | 30.7 | 52.3 | |
| Orkney Islands | 94 | 27.7 | 53.2 | |
| Shetland Islands | 195 | 24.1 | 41.5 | |
| North Strathclyde (9) | All | 4,662 | 31.9 | 54.3 |
| Argyll & Bute | 623 | 29.1 | 44.1 | |
| East and West Dunbartonshire (10) | 1,316 | 33.1 | 57.8 | |
| East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire (11) | 1,864 | 32.9 | 57.7 | |
| Inverclyde | 859 | 30.2 | 49.0 | |
| South West Scotland | All | 6,235 | 31.5 | 55.8 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,597 | 31.1 | 57.2 | |
| East, North and South Ayrshire (12) | 4,638 | 31.7 | 55.3 | |
| Tayside | All | 4,075 | 33.7 | 67.0 |
| Angus | 916 | 29.7 | 56.3 | |
| Dundee City | 2,098 | 37.5 | 77.9 | |
| Perth & Kinross | 1,061 | 29.5 | 54.8 | |
| Unknown | All | 6 | - | - |
| Unknown (13) | 6 | - | - |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. Approximate areas are based on the court of the offenders index conviction. Some Sheriff Court boundaries include more than one local authority area.
'3. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'4. Includes High Court and Remit to High Court.
'5. Includes the Stipendiary Magistrates court.
'6. North and South Lanarkshire (Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark Sheriff Courts).
'7. City of Edinburgh and Midlothian (Edinburgh Sheriff Court).
'8. Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen, Banff, Stonehaven and Peterhead Sheriff Courts).
&Bute are also served by Glasgow Sheriff Court as well as the Sheriff Courts in North Strathclyde. However, since this analysis is based on an approximation of court areas, East Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute have been included with North Strathclyde whilst Glasgow Sheriff Court is included with Glasgow CJA area.
'10. East and West Dunbartonshire (Dumbarton Sheriff Court).
'11. Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire (Paisley Sheriff Court).
'12. East, North and South Ayrshire (Kilmarnock and Ayr Sheriff Courts).
'13. There were six offenders for which the court of the index conviction was unknown.
'14. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 14 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by CJA and LA: 2008-09 cohort
(see note 1)
| Community Justice Authority | Local Authority (2) | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (3) | Reconviction frequency rate (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland (4) | 49,612 | 31.0 | 57.9 | |
| Fife & Forth Valley | All | 5,831 | 32.1 | 57.9 |
| Clackmannanshire | 616 | 37.0 | 70.1 | |
| Falkirk | 1,489 | 32.5 | 60.3 | |
| Fife | 2,850 | 30.4 | 53.2 | |
| Stirling | 876 | 33.4 | 60.8 | |
| Glasgow | All | 10,040 | 32.7 | 63.5 |
| Glasgow City (5) | 10,040 | 32.7 | 63.5 | |
| Lanarkshire | All | 5,194 | 30.7 | 53.9 |
| North and South Lanarkshire (6) | 5,194 | 30.7 | 53.9 | |
| Lothian & Borders | All | 7,464 | 27.1 | 50.0 |
| East Lothian | 609 | 27.3 | 49.6 | |
| Edinburgh and Midlothian (7) | 4,820 | 27.4 | 52.4 | |
| Scottish Borders | 855 | 27.5 | 47.0 | |
| West Lothian | 1,180 | 25.7 | 42.5 | |
| Northern | All | 7,326 | 30.4 | 58.6 |
| Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire (8) | 3,979 | 32.1 | 65.2 | |
| Eilean Siar | 162 | 25.9 | 38.3 | |
| Highland | 2,148 | 27.8 | 48.9 | |
| Moray | 789 | 30.3 | 60.1 | |
| Orkney Islands | 100 | 24.0 | 41.0 | |
| Shetland Islands | 148 | 29.7 | 48.6 | |
| North Strathclyde (9) | All | 4,273 | 29.3 | 52.6 |
| Argyll & Bute | 586 | 27.0 | 42.5 | |
| East and West Dunbartonshire (10) | 1,282 | 31.7 | 59.4 | |
| East Renfrewshire and Renfrewshire (11) | 1,621 | 30.2 | 55.5 | |
| Inverclyde | 784 | 25.5 | 43.2 | |
| South West Scotland | All | 5,903 | 31.3 | 55.2 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,609 | 28.5 | 53.1 | |
| East, North and South Ayrshire (12) | 4,294 | 32.4 | 56.0 | |
| Tayside | All | 3,570 | 35.8 | 74.2 |
| Angus | 859 | 32.6 | 67.5 | |
| Dundee City | 1,746 | 39.8 | 85.5 | |
| Perth & Kinross | 965 | 31.5 | 59.7 | |
| Unknown | All | 11 | 54.5 | 81.8 |
| Unknown (13) | 11 | 54.5 | 81.8 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. Approximate areas are based on the court of the offenders index conviction. Some Sheriff Court boundaries include more than one local authority area.
'3. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'4. Includes High Court and Remit to High Court.
'5. Includes the Stipendiary Magistrates court.
'6. North and South Lanarkshire (Airdrie, Hamilton and Lanark Sheriff Courts).
'7. City of Edinburgh and Midlothian (Edinburgh Sheriff Court).
'8. Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire (Aberdeen, Banff, Stonehaven and Peterhead Sheriff Courts).
&Bute are also served by Glasgow Sheriff Court as well as the Sheriff Courts in North Strathclyde. However, since this analysis is based on an approximation of court areas, East Dunbartonshire and Argyll & Bute have been included with North Strathclyde whilst Glasgow Sheriff Court is included with Glasgow CJA area.
'10. East and West Dunbartonshire (Dumbarton Sheriff Court).
'11. Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire (Paisley Sheriff Court).
'12. East, North and South Ayrshire (Kilmarnock and Ayr Sheriff Courts).
'13. There were 11 offenders for which the court of the index conviction was unknown.
'14. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 15 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates by police force: 2007-08 cohort
(see note 1)
| Police Force of Index Conviction | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 52,981 | 31.2 | 57.1 |
| Central | 3,256 | 35.2 | 67.1 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,628 | 30.8 | 56.5 |
| Fife | 2,827 | 31.0 | 57.2 |
| Grampian | 4,289 | 32.9 | 65.1 |
| Lothian & Borders | 7,612 | 27.6 | 48.7 |
| Northern | 3,023 | 29.1 | 49.7 |
| Strathclyde | 26,234 | 31.4 | 56.3 |
| Tayside | 4,107 | 33.5 | 66.5 |
| Unknown (3) | 5 | ** | ** |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'3. There were five offenders for which the police force of the index conviction was unknown.
'4. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 16 One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates by police force: 2008-09 cohort
(see note 1)
| Police Force of Index Conviction | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 49,612 | 31.0 | 57.9 |
| Central | 3,032 | 33.5 | 61.9 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 1,635 | 28.3 | 52.5 |
| Fife | 2,907 | 30.4 | 52.9 |
| Grampian | 4,783 | 31.7 | 64.1 |
| Lothian & Borders | 7,229 | 27.5 | 50.9 |
| Northern | 2,576 | 27.6 | 47.7 |
| Strathclyde | 23,841 | 31.6 | 58.1 |
| Tayside | 3,608 | 35.6 | 73.6 |
| Unknown (3) | 1 | ** | ** |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'3. There was one offender for which the police force of the index conviction was unknown.
'4. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
Table 17 Two year reconviction frequency rates and two year reconviction rates: 1997-98 to 2007-08 cohorts
(see note 1)
| Overall cohort | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate (2) | Reconviction frequency rate (2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 53,453 | 42.6 | 110.0 |
| 1998-99 | 49,133 | 42.5 | 107.7 |
| 1999-00 | 44,202 | 42.9 | 108.1 |
| 2000-01 | 41,568 | 43.8 | 112.9 |
| 2001-02 | 43,644 | 44.2 | 115.9 |
| 2002-03 | 44,854 | 45.3 | 118.4 |
| 2003-04 | 46,931 | 44.7 | 115.1 |
| 2004-05 | 49,283 | 44.6 | 113.1 |
| 2005-06 | 50,247 | 44.9 | 112.9 |
| 2006-07 | 53,247 | 44.1 | 108.7 |
| 2007-08 | 52,983 | 42.4 | 104.3 |
'1. The number of offenders that are reconvicted, and the number of reconvictions, are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
'2. The definition of reconviction frequency rate and reconviction rate is described in section 6.2.1
'3. Figures for previous cohorts may differ from previously published figures as updated information is fed into the Scottish Offenders Index.
Table 18 Two year reconviction rates by index crime: 2007-08 cohort
| Index crime 2007-08 | Total number (=100%) | Percentage reconvicted within 2 years for: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any crime | Violent Crime | Crimes of indecency | Crimes of dishonesty | Criminal damage | Other | Serious violent crime | Serious crime | ||
| All offenders | 52,981 | 43 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 8 |
| Violent Crime | |||||||||
| Serious assault and homicide | 1,536 | 35 | 17 | * | 7 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 9 |
| Robbery | 443 | 63 | 32 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 46 | 14 | 22 |
| Simple Assault | 12,230 | 37 | 20 | * | 8 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
| Other Violence | 263 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 6 |
| Crimes of indecency | |||||||||
| Sexual Assault | 164 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 |
| Other indecency | 402 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| Prostitution | 104 | 79 | 21 | 48 | 28 | 2 | 58 | 7 | 11 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | |||||||||
| Housebreaking | 1,035 | 68 | 21 | * | 48 | 9 | 45 | 7 | 19 |
| Theft OLP | 507 | 64 | 21 | * | 43 | 9 | 44 | 6 | 13 |
| Theft of motor vehicle | 545 | 56 | 21 | * | 34 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 3,897 | 68 | 18 | 1 | 52 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 10 |
| Other Theft | 1,877 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 33 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| Fraud | 970 | 22 | 5 | * | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 3 |
| Other Dishonesty | 964 | 40 | 12 | * | 25 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 10 |
| Criminal damage | |||||||||
| Fireraising | 164 | 47 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 4 | 7 |
| Malicious & reckless conduct | 3,727 | 43 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 7 |
| Other | |||||||||
| Handling offensive weapons | 2,609 | 44 | 17 | * | 13 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 10 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,406 | 44 | 15 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| Drugs | 6,574 | 40 | 10 | * | 11 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 8 |
| Breach of peace | 13,362 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 34 | 3 | 6 |
| Other crime | 182 | 42 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 5 |
| Other offences | 20 | 35 | 20 | * | 10 | * | 15 | * | 5 |
1. See Section 6.4.11 of the statistical bulletin for definitions of the notation used in this table.
2. A more detailed breakdown of the crimes for which the cohort are reconvicted are omitted from the bulletin for clarity. They are included in the additional datasets which accompany this bulletin.
Table 19 Individuals given police disposals by disposal type, 2008-09
(see note 1)
| Total number (=100%) | Percentage given a non-court (2) disposal within: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 1 year | ||
| Individuals | 50,511 | 17.0 | 25.3 |
| ASBFPN | 38,856 | 19.3 | 28.5 |
| Formal Adult Warning | 6,758 | 12.1 | 18.1 |
| Restorative Justice Warning | 2,175 | 5.1 | 8.7 |
| Other Police Warnings | 279 | 19.0 | 25.4 |
| Warning Letter | 2,443 | 5.0 | 8.9 |
'1. These figures are derived from a dataset which is independent of the dataset on court convictions and therefore do not include court convictions. In future we will investigate ways of incorporating the non-court disposals with the court convictions.
'2. Includes any non-court disposal, and therefore could include COPFS disposals as well as police disposals.
Table 20 Individuals given COPFS disposals by disposal type, 2008-09
(see note 1)
| Total number (=100%) | Percentage given a non-court (2) disposal within: | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 months | 1 year | ||
| Individuals | 52,030 | 12.5 | 19.9 |
| Fiscal Fine | 29,811 | 16.0 | 25.6 |
| Fiscal Fixed Penalty | 16,944 | 5.3 | 8.8 |
| Fiscal Combined Fine with Compensation | 1,148 | 16.3 | 24.1 |
| Fiscal Compensation | 1,634 | 17.6 | 25.6 |
| Fiscal Fixed Penalty (Pre- SJR) | 2,493 | 14.3 | 20.9 |
'1. These figures are derived from a dataset which is independent of the dataset on court convictions and therefore do not include court convictions. In future we will investigate ways of incorporating the non-court disposals with the court convictions.
'2. Includes any non-court disposal, and therefore could include police disposals as well as COPFS disposals.
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