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

Main penalty

2005-061

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

% change
2013-14 to 2014-15

 

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

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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