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Publication - Statistics

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15

Published
23 February 2016
ISBN
9781786520364

Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.

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Table 2(a): People proceeded against in court by main crime/offence and outcome of court proceedings, 2014-15

Main crime or offence1

PNGA2,3 or deserted 4

Acquitted not guilty

Acquitted not proven

Charge proved

Total

All crimes and offences

9,322

6,266

1,147

106,507

123,242

All crimes

4,005

1,805

468

36,455

42,733

Non-sexual crimes of violence

284

406

150

1,718

2,558

Homicide etc

7

14

9

80

110

Attempted murder and serious assault

167

299

121

1,037

1,624

Robbery

55

53

11

377

496

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

55

40

9

224

328

Sexual crimes

93

270

124

1,145

1,632

Rape and attempted rape

3

92

50

125

270

Sexual assault

34

93

50

273

450

Crimes associated with prostitution

9

16

6

145

176

Other sexual crimes

47

69

18

602

736

Crimes of dishonesty

1,383

303

36

12,512

14,234

Housebreaking

156

27

5

980

1,168

Theft by opening lockfast places

34

8

-

211

253

Theft from a motor vehicle

15

3

1

112

131

Theft of a motor vehicle

118

7

3

318

446

Shoplifting

458

24

2

6,940

7,424

Other theft

362

146

16

2,336

2,860

Fraud

70

18

3

601

692

Other dishonesty

170

70

6

1,014

1,260

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

317

161

23

2,439

2,940

Fire-raising

14

6

6

133

159

Vandalism etc.

303

155

17

2,306

2,781

Other crimes

1,928

665

135

18,641

21,369

Crimes against public justice

1,040

324

54

10,036

11,454

Handling offensive weapons

147

204

50

1,580

1,981

Drugs

732

135

29

6,857

7,753

Other crime

9

2

2

168

181

All offences

5,317

4,461

679

70,052

80,509

Miscellaneous offences

3,540

3,539

587

31,107

38,773

Common assault

1,678

1,994

326

11,758

15,756

Breach of the peace etc.

1,497

1,247

196

15,580

18,520

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

10

3

-

115

128

Urinating etc.

3

1

-

43

47

Other miscellaneous

352

294

65

3,611

4,322

Motor vehicle offences

1,777

922

92

38,945

41,736

Dangerous and careless driving

141

191

36

3,412

3,780

Driving under the influence

66

90

8

3,676

3,840

Speeding

169

75

-

14,001

14,245

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

873

61

4

8,303

9,241

Vehicle defect offences

122

21

1

1,580

1,724

Seat belt offences

84

37

-

2,172

2,293

Mobile phone offences

131

289

24

3,160

3,604

Other motor vehicle offences

191

158

19

2,641

3,009

1. Excludes people against whom proceedings are started but which are dropped before they reach court.

2. Plea of not guilty accepted.

3. Includes cases where proceedings are dropped after a person has been called to court, e.g. if witnesses cannot be traced.

4. Deserted simpliciter i.e. trial is permanently abandoned by the Procurator Fiscal.

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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