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Publication - Statistics

Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12

Published
27 November 2012
ISBN
9781782562436

This bulletin forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.

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Table 10(c) Average length of custodial sentence in days, by main crime/offence, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Main Crime or Offence1,2 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
All Crimes and offences 252 257 238 229 232 248 262 282 277 284
All crimes 297 300 283 274 281 299 309 330 321 334
Non-sexual crimes of violence 966 964 884 882 905 926 902 900 878 922
Homicide 2,092 2,056 2,191 1,927 1,957 2,630 2,288 2,201 2,304 2,206
Serious assault and attempted murder 949 906 870 892 898 877 886 911 920 967
Robbery 922 942 666 726 818 727 802 761 819 802
Other violence 558 592 601 770 566 658 510 529 271 488
Crimes of indecency 1,285 1,047 1,254 1,034 1,224 1,291 1,342 1,271 1,214 1,256
Rape and attempted rape 2,224 1,931 1,960 2,191 2,074 2,682 2,543 2,286 2,105 2,269
Sexual assault 981 817 960 830 1,133 948 1,099 1,185 1,384 1,232
Offences associated with prostitution 91 0 365 395 96 284 403 183 185 540
Other indecency 893 799 1,011 622 710 764 1,060 899 798 803
Crimes of dishonesty 140 137 128 128 133 137 142 151 154 165
Housebreaking 219 207 193 211 211 228 223 242 256 267
Theft by opening a lockfast place 126 163 148 111 127 132 150 171 169 192
Theft from a motor vehicle 129 133 126 135 129 122 146 162 176 157
Theft of a motor vehicle 140 156 120 120 135 133 158 159 151 183
Shoplifting 99 97 97 93 90 94 98 101 106 116
Other theft 147 125 134 124 119 128 137 156 159 167
Fraud 151 228 150 180 245 206 224 226 230 220
Other dishonesty 133 125 102 126 146 167 143 165 137 164
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc 164 125 140 138 168 188 176 198 194 217
Fire-raising 458 395 450 385 507 469 447 470 555 683
Vandalism, etc 111 90 103 92 112 142 128 158 144 146
Other crimes 319 307 286 249 239 263 275 303 307 290
Crimes against public justice 85 79 89 84 74 88 95 100 111 114
Handling an offensive weapon 112 116 111 118 161 218 261 271 288 311
Drugs 717 655 629 584 548 559 544 574 573 533
Other crime 1,576 1,415 326 159 221 215 183 659 155 260
All offences 142 153 137 132 131 140 159 171 175 181
Miscellaneous offences 126 138 125 121 123 132 156 168 171 178
Common assault 148 172 154 148 149 153 174 199 195 204
Breach of the peace, etc. 91 88 85 80 83 87 108 115 124 136
Drunkenness 26 27 27 30 38 0 45 32 29 76
Other offences 215 223 153 224 224 293 318 284 244 213
Motor vehicle offences 169 183 171 165 157 170 176 188 202 207
Dangerous and careless driving 179 286 233 261 212 233 230 241 289 283
Drink/drug driving 114 120 131 112 105 124 142 137 130 145
Speeding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unlawful use of vehicle 172 178 165 161 161 168 174 189 204 207
Vehicle defect offences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other vehicle 267 334 396 96 95 115 80 123 152 100

1. Average sentence lengths exclude life sentences and indeterminate detention.
2. Figures for some categories dealt with by the high court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of disposals - see annex B.

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