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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12
This bulletin forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.
Table 3 People with a charge proved by type of court, 2002-03 to 2011-12
| Number | ||||||||||
| Type of court | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All court types1 | 122,825 | 128,520 | 129,733 | 128,204 | 134,413 | 133,608 | 125,889 | 121,028 | 115,564 | 108,336 |
| High court 2,3 | 1,193 | 1,217 | 974 | 885 | 908 | 861 | 804 | 757 | 690 | 714 |
| Sheriff solemn | 3,299 | 3,535 | 3,670 | 3,967 | 4,682 | 5,195 | 4,532 | 4,222 | 4,021 | 4,134 |
| Sheriff summary | 76,817 | 76,621 | 77,196 | 75,989 | 80,503 | 79,981 | 73,898 | 65,585 | 61,572 | 60,654 |
| District/JP court 4,5 | 41,516 | 47,144 | 47,891 | 47,358 | 48,319 | 47,569 | 46,632 | 50,448 | 49,281 | 42,834 |
| Per cent | ||||||||||
| Type of court | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
| All court types1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| High court 2,3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sheriff solemn | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Sheriff summary | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 53 | 56 |
| District/JP court 4,5 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 40 |
| Index: 2002-03=100 | ||||||||||
| Type of court | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 |
| All court types1 | 100 | 105 | 106 | 104 | 109 | 109 | 102 | 99 | 94 | 88 |
| High court 2,3 | 100 | 102 | 82 | 74 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 58 | 60 |
| Sheriff solemn | 100 | 107 | 111 | 120 | 142 | 157 | 137 | 128 | 122 | 125 |
| Sheriff summary | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 105 | 104 | 96 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| District/JP court 4,5 | 100 | 114 | 115 | 114 | 116 | 115 | 112 | 122 | 119 | 103 |
1. Includes court type unknown.
2. Includes cases remitted to the high court from the sheriff court.
3. The figures for 2011-12, and to a lesser extent earlier years, may be underestimates due to late recording of disposals.
4. Includes the stipendiary magistrates court in Glasgow.
5. Includes justice of the peace courts - more details in Section 4.
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