CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15
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.
Table 7(a): People with a charge proved by main penalty, 2005-06 to 2014-15
Number |
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Main penalty |
2005-061 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
% change
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total |
128,204 |
134,413 |
133,607 |
125,892 |
121,041 |
115,575 |
108,388 |
101,015 |
105,626 |
106,507 |
1 |
Custody |
15,081 |
16,758 |
16,761 |
16,944 |
15,800 |
15,313 |
15,921 |
14,785 |
14,142 |
13,977 |
-1 |
Prison |
12,154 |
13,489 |
13,593 |
13,905 |
13,016 |
13,120 |
13,703 |
13,068 |
12,808 |
12,736 |
-1 |
Young offenders institution |
2,903 |
3,245 |
3,142 |
3,017 |
2,753 |
2,168 |
2,202 |
1,690 |
1,312 |
1,217 |
-7 |
Order for life-long restriction |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
9 |
13 |
10 |
17 |
17 |
20 |
18 |
Other custody |
24 |
24 |
26 |
21 |
22 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
-20 |
Community sentence |
15,974 |
16,077 |
16,709 |
17,922 |
16,350 |
15,616 |
16,934 |
17,264 |
18,273 |
18,519 |
1 |
Community payback order |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
461 |
10,380 |
14,940 |
16,375 |
16,693 |
2 |
Community service order |
5,183 |
5,286 |
5,601 |
5,784 |
5,471 |
5,307 |
2,642 |
479 |
141 |
68 |
-52 |
Probation |
8,786 |
8,614 |
9,002 |
9,912 |
8,893 |
7,935 |
2,305 |
293 |
82 |
48 |
-41 |
Restriction of liberty order |
1,136 |
1,179 |
1,155 |
1,143 |
931 |
831 |
845 |
919 |
1,078 |
1,172 |
9 |
Drug treatment & testing order |
758 |
865 |
822 |
885 |
808 |
806 |
642 |
608 |
590 |
538 |
-9 |
Other community sentences2 |
111 |
133 |
129 |
198 |
247 |
276 |
120 |
25 |
7 |
- |
-100 |
Financial penalty |
82,194 |
84,820 |
83,344 |
73,991 |
72,491 |
67,576 |
59,320 |
53,429 |
57,795 |
56,843 |
-2 |
Fine |
80,723 |
83,445 |
82,019 |
72,838 |
71,452 |
66,492 |
58,395 |
52,661 |
56,921 |
56,003 |
-2 |
Compensation order |
1,471 |
1,375 |
1,325 |
1,153 |
1,039 |
1,084 |
925 |
768 |
874 |
840 |
-4 |
Other sentence1 |
14,951 |
16,758 |
16,793 |
17,035 |
16,400 |
17,070 |
16,213 |
15,537 |
15,416 |
17,168 |
11 |
Admonition3 |
14,175 |
15,967 |
16,084 |
16,398 |
15,687 |
16,421 |
15,577 |
15,011 |
14,839 |
16,418 |
11 |
Absolute discharge, no order made |
401 |
413 |
430 |
412 |
523 |
460 |
472 |
361 |
462 |
658 |
42 |
Remit to children's hearing |
260 |
313 |
259 |
209 |
175 |
170 |
140 |
133 |
94 |
67 |
-29 |
Insanity, hospital, guardianship order |
115 |
65 |
20 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
24 |
32 |
21 |
25 |
19 |
Average amount of penalty |
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Custody (days)4 |
229 |
232 |
248 |
262 |
281 |
277 |
286 |
284 |
293 |
285 |
|
Fine5,6 (£) |
150 |
150 |
175 |
200 |
180 |
180 |
200 |
200 |
180 |
200 |
|
Compensation order 6,7(£) |
101 |
150 |
150 |
180 |
180 |
190 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
200 |
1. Includes a small number of sentences unknown for the years 2005-06. 2. Includes supervised attendance orders, community reparation orders and anti-social behaviour orders. 3. Includes a small number of court cautions and dog-related disposals. 4. Figures for 2014-15 may be underestimated due to delayed reporting of high court records. 5. Excludes company fines. 6. Excludes a small number of large fines and calculated as the median. 7. As main or secondary penalty.
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