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Publication - Statistics

Homicide in Scotland, 2013-14

Published
9 December 2014
ISBN
9781785440175

Statistical bulletin on crimes of homicide recorded by the police in Scotland in 2013-14

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Table 6: Age and gender of persons accused of homicide1 by rate per million population2, Scotland, 2004-05 to 2013-14

  Number
Age and gender of accused 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-083 2008-093 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
  Number:
All accused 188 141 169 149 132 121 142 127 85 88
Under 16 8 4 7 2 3 5 4 3 - -
16 to 20 35 45 49 32 30 28 34 27 5 8
21 to 30 71 44 60 50 44 44 42 45 38 36
31 to 50 62 44 42 56 48 31 58 46 29 36
51 and over 12 4 11 9 7 13 4 6 13 8
Male accused 169 123 156 131 114 101 114 117 68 74
Under 16 8 4 7 2 3 5 4 3 - -
16 to 20 33 43 48 26 26 23 26 25 5 8
21 to 30 64 35 54 44 41 39 37 41 30 29
31 to 50 54 38 37 51 37 23 44 42 25 30
51 and over 10 3 10 8 7 11 3 6 8 7
Female accused 19 18 13 18 18 20 28 10 17 14
Under 16 - - - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 2 2 1 6 4 5 8 2 - -
21 to 30 7 9 6 6 3 5 5 4 8 7
31 to 50 8 6 5 5 11 8 14 4 4 6
51 and over 2 1 1 1 - 2 1 - 5 1
  Rate per million population:
All accused 37 28 33 29 25 23 27 24 16 17
Under 16 9 4 8 2 3 5 4 3 - -
16 to 20 108 137 149 96 89 83 100 79 15 25
21 to 30 114 70 94 76 66 64 61 64 53 50
31 to 50 41 29 28 37 32 21 39 31 20 25
51 and over 7 2 6 5 4 7 2 3 7 4
Male accused 69 50 63 52 45 40 45 46 26 29
Under 16 17 8 15 4 6 11 9 6 - -
16 to 20 202 260 288 154 153 135 151 145 30 48
21 to 30 208 112 170 135 123 115 108 118 85 81
31 to 50 74 52 51 70 51 32 61 58 35 42
51 and over 13 4 13 10 9 13 4 7 9 8
Female accused 7 7 5 7 7 7 10 4 6 5
Under 16 - - - - - - - - - -
16 to 20 12 12 6 36 24 30 47 12 - -
21 to 30 22 28 19 18 9 14 14 11 22 19
31 to 50 10 8 6 6 14 11 19 5 5 8
51 and over 2 1 1 1 - 2 1 - 5 1

Notes:
1. Figures correct as at 9 December 2014.
2. Population data are derived from relevant mid-year population estimates prepared by the National Records of Scotland: http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/mid-year-population-estimates.
3. Two errors have been discovered during the publication of this bulletin. For 2007-08, there is now one less accused in the Under 16 age category and one more in the 31 to 50 category. For 2008-09, there is now one less accused in the Under 16 age category and one more in 21 to 30 category.

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Email: Alastair Greig

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