Prison statistics and population projections Scotland: 2011-12

This publication shows data up to 2011-12 on Scottish prison population levels and characteristics, receptions to/liberations from Scottish prisons, and international comparisons. This year it includes prison population projections to 2020-21 which were previously published separately, as well as additional background information and analyses.


Numbers in custody by local authority and age/sex: 30 June 2011 Table A.6

Adult Young offender All Imprisonment rate per 100,000 population 1
Men Women All Men Women All Men Women All  
Total 6,856 431 7,287 779 40 819 7,635 471 8,106 187
Tayside 586 51 637 49 3 52 635 54 689 204
Angus 73 5 78 6 1 7 79 6 85 93
Dundee City 386 36 422 35 1 36 421 37 458 377
Perth & Kinross 127 10 137 8 1 9 135 11 146 117
South West Scotland 655 41 696 89 4 93 744 45 789 185
Dumfries & Galloway 129 8 137 7  - 7 136 8 144 116
East Ayrshire 182 10 192 31 2 33 213 12 225 227
North Ayrshire 199 13 212 33  - 33 232 13 245 220
South Ayrshire 145 10 155 18 2 20 163 12 175 187
Fife and Forth Valley 624 32 656 86 3 89 710 35 745 137
Clackmannanshire 67 6 73 10 1 11 77 7 84 203
Falkirk 129 7 136 18  - 18 147 7 154 122
Fife 336 14 350 39 2 41 375 16 391 129
Stirling 92 5 97 19  - 19 111 5 116 155
Glasgow City 1,442 75 1,517 140 6 146 1,582 81 1,663 332
Northern 630 58 688 87 5 92 717 63 780 112
Aberdeen City 292 28 320 40 3 43 332 31 363 195
Aberdeenshire 100 12 112 5  - 5 105 12 117 58
Eilean Siar 12 1 13 4  - 4 16 1 17 78
Highland 159 11 170 27 1 28 186 12 198 108
Moray 48 3 51 8 1 9 56 4 60 83
Orkney Islands 7 1 8 1  - 1 8 1 9 54
Shetland Islands 12 2 14 2  - 2 14 2 16 88
Lothian and Borders 809 42 851 97 3 100 906 45 951 119
East Lothian 60 3 63 4  - 4 64 3 67 84
Edinburgh, City of 504 26 530 62 2 64 566 28 594 141
Midlothian 66 4 70 7  - 7 73 4 77 115
Scottish Borders 46 4 50 7  - 7 53 4 57 61
West Lothian 133 5 138 17 1 18 150 6 156 113
Lanarkshire 862 49 911 114 10 124 976 59 1,035 199
North Lanarkshire 480 28 508 59 5 64 539 33 572 217
South Lanarkshire 382 21 403 55 5 60 437 26 463 181
Northern Strathclyde 676 40 716 94 2 96 770 42 812 158
Argyll & Bute 46 6 52 7  - 7 53 6 59 78
East Dunbartonshire 51 1 52 3  - 3 54 1 55 64
East Renfrewshire 53 1 54 2  - 2 55 1 56 78
Inverclyde 129 3 132 24  - 24 153 3 156 238
Renfrewshire 232 18 250 31 1 32 263 19 282 201
West Dunbartonshire 165 11 176 27 1 28 192 12 204 275
Outwith Scotland 235 19 254 7 1 8 242 20 262
No fixed abode 335 24 359 16 3 19 351 27 378
Unidentifiable address 2  - 2  -  -  - 2  - 2  

Notes: See Section 5 for details on Community Justice Authorities. Details on the length of sentence of offenders in custody are published in the web tables accompanying this publication (Table A.6a).

1. The imprisonment rate is based on the National Records of Scotland mid-year 16+ population estimates for 2011. The Scotland level rate includes prisoners with home addresses outwith Scotland and those with no fixed abode. This rate will be somewhat higher than the rate recorded in Table A.16 which is based on the total population.

Contact

Email: JusticeStatistics@scotland.gsi.gov.uk

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