Reconviction Rates in Scotland: 2010-11 Offender Cohort
Analysis of one year reconviction rates for the cohort of offenders released from a custodial sentence or receiving a non-custodial disposal in 2010-11
Table 7: One year reconviction frequency rates and one year reconviction rates, by crime type
| Violent crime | Number of offenders | Reconviction rate2 | Reconviction frequency rate2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | 11,433 | 25.5 | 42.6 |
| 1998-99 | 10,851 | 23.5 | 39.4 |
| 1999-00 | 10,278 | 22.9 | 36.7 |
| 2000-01 | 9,821 | 24.0 | 39.0 |
| 2001-02 | 10,459 | 24.1 | 40.0 |
| 2002-03 | 11,149 | 24.8 | 42.3 |
| 2003-04 | 11,852 | 25.3 | 42.8 |
| 2004-05 | 12,674 | 25.5 | 43.8 |
| 2005-06 | 13,567 | 25.3 | 42.2 |
| 2006-07 | 14,222 | 26.2 | 44.4 |
| 2007-08 | 14,593 | 25.4 | 42.7 |
| 2008-09 | 14,225 | 26.2 | 43.8 |
| 2009-10 | 13,805 | 24.5 | 40.0 |
| 2010-11 | 13,528 | 22.6 | 34.6 |
| Sexual crime3 | |||
| 1997-98 | 286 | 13.6 | 23.1 |
| 1998-99 | 282 | 15.2 | 27.7 |
| 1999-00 | 392 | 9.7 | 14.3 |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 13.9 | 24.1 |
| 2001-02 | 419 | 11.9 | 18.4 |
| 2002-03 | 420 | 11.7 | 18.3 |
| 2003-04 | 459 | 9.8 | 14.2 |
| 2004-05 | 574 | 9.1 | 13.8 |
| 2005-06 | 515 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| 2006-07 | 491 | 14.1 | 20.6 |
| 2007-08 | 474 | 12.9 | 19.4 |
| 2008-09 | 489 | 12.3 | 18.4 |
| 2009-10 | 492 | 9.8 | 14.0 |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 10.7 | 15.7 |
| Dishonesty | |||
| 1997-98 | 15,225 | 40.3 | 89.3 |
| 1998-99 | 14,125 | 41.5 | 93.8 |
| 1999-00 | 12,695 | 43.1 | 95.3 |
| 2000-01 | 11,638 | 44.0 | 97.2 |
| 2001-02 | 11,717 | 45.9 | 106.5 |
| 2002-03 | 11,553 | 46.0 | 105.3 |
| 2003-04 | 10,846 | 45.8 | 103.2 |
| 2004-05 | 10,645 | 45.9 | 102.5 |
| 2005-06 | 9,895 | 46.4 | 102.2 |
| 2006-07 | 9,983 | 46.6 | 103.1 |
| 2007-08 | 9,789 | 44.7 | 99.5 |
| 2008-09 | 9,518 | 45.0 | 105.3 |
| 2009-10 | 9,166 | 44.1 | 97.4 |
| 2010-11 | 9,133 | 42.1 | 91.7 |
| Criminal damage | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,591 | 28.8 | 52.5 |
| 1998-99 | 3,327 | 27.2 | 47.8 |
| 1999-00 | 2,981 | 28.5 | 50.6 |
| 2000-01 | 2,963 | 28.7 | 48.3 |
| 2001-02 | 2,984 | 30.7 | 53.8 |
| 2002-03 | 3,065 | 30.5 | 54.2 |
| 2003-04 | 3,534 | 29.6 | 54.8 |
| 2004-05 | 3,641 | 31.1 | 55.8 |
| 2005-06 | 3,619 | 33.0 | 58.2 |
| 2006-07 | 3,868 | 32.9 | 58.9 |
| 2007-08 | 3,892 | 31.8 | 55.1 |
| 2008-09 | 3,145 | 33.7 | 61.5 |
| 2009-10 | 2,828 | 32.5 | 57.5 |
| 2010-11 | 2,454 | 28.8 | 47.9 |
| Drug offences | |||
| 1997-98 | 5,652 | 26.2 | 40.1 |
| 1998-99 | 5,321 | 27.5 | 42.5 |
| 1999-00 | 4,838 | 25.5 | 37.5 |
| 2000-01 | 4,180 | 26.1 | 40.2 |
| 2001-02 | 4,691 | 25.2 | 41.0 |
| 2002-03 | 4,670 | 28.0 | 45.7 |
| 2003-04 | 5,520 | 29.3 | 45.4 |
| 2004-05 | 5,768 | 28.8 | 45.3 |
| 2005-06 | 5,788 | 29.4 | 46.5 |
| 2006-07 | 6,807 | 28.0 | 45.0 |
| 2007-08 | 6,572 | 27.3 | 42.1 |
| 2008-09 | 5,690 | 27.0 | 44.1 |
| 2009-10 | 5,940 | 26.9 | 41.4 |
| 2010-11 | 5,939 | 25.0 | 37.4 |
| Breach of the peace | |||
| 1997-98 | 13,722 | 31.4 | 58.5 |
| 1998-99 | 12,114 | 31.3 | 56.9 |
| 1999-00 | 10,315 | 29.7 | 52.1 |
| 2000-01 | 9,752 | 29.7 | 51.9 |
| 2001-02 | 10,330 | 30.3 | 52.8 |
| 2002-03 | 10,853 | 30.9 | 55.9 |
| 2003-04 | 11,446 | 31.0 | 55.4 |
| 2004-05 | 12,259 | 31.1 | 55.2 |
| 2005-06 | 12,905 | 31.4 | 55.3 |
| 2006-07 | 13,630 | 31.0 | 53.2 |
| 2007-08 | 13,339 | 30.2 | 52.1 |
| 2008-09 | 12,117 | 29.9 | 53.5 |
| 2009-10 | 11,250 | 29.2 | 51.2 |
| 2010-11 | 8,967 | 26.2 | 43.8 |
| Other crimes and offences4 | |||
| 1997-98 | 3,537 | 30.4 | 61.8 |
| 1998-99 | 3,124 | 32.4 | 64.9 |
| 1999-00 | 2,730 | 29.7 | 52.2 |
| 2000-01 | 2,804 | 29.5 | 50.6 |
| 2001-02 | 3,051 | 31.1 | 55.3 |
| 2002-03 | 3,153 | 32.5 | 58.3 |
| 2003-04 | 3,329 | 33.8 | 59.3 |
| 2004-05 | 3,807 | 31.9 | 56.6 |
| 2005-06 | 4,033 | 32.5 | 58.2 |
| 2006-07 | 4,299 | 33.1 | 58.1 |
| 2007-08 | 4,384 | 31.2 | 55.8 |
| 2008-09 | 4,468 | 30.3 | 53.9 |
| 2009-10 | 3,933 | 29.9 | 51.3 |
| 2010-11 | 3,627 | 28.6 | 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 12.2.1
3. Sexual crime excludes offences associated with prostitution. The latter are included in Other crimes and offences. The definitions are aligned with the publications: Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12; and Recorded Crime in Scotland 2012-13.
4. Breach of sexual offender order and breach of sexual harm order are included in Other crimes and offences
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