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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 8(c): People with a charge proved by gender, main crime/offence and main penalty, 2014-15

Main crime or offence

Male

Female

Total1

(percentages)

Total1

(percentages)

Custody

Community sentence

Monetary

Other

Custody

Community sentence

Monetary

Other

All crimes and offences

88,594

14

17

54

14

17,908

7

17

50

25

All crimes

30,623

28

26

28

19

5,832

16

27

24

33

Non-sexual crimes of violence

1,483

62

29

5

3

235

31

42

6

21

Homicide etc

67

76

24

-

-

13

31

62

8

-

Attempted murder and serious assault

940

59

34

6

2

97

43

39

7

10

Robbery

337

80

14

2

4

40

55

33

3

10

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

139

37

35

13

15

85

5

46

7

42

Sexual crimes

1,051

34

51

11

5

94

3

9

17

71

Rape and attempted rape

125

93

6

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Sexual assault

272

38

53

6

3

1

-

-

-

100

Crimes associated with prostitution

63

-

-

84

16

82

-

5

18

77

Other sexual crimes

591

23

64

7

5

11

27

36

9

27

Crimes of dishonesty

9,772

36

24

21

19

2,740

19

26

24

31

Housebreaking

941

60

29

5

6

39

10

46

31

13

Theft by opening lockfast places

201

38

33

15

14

10

10

50

-

40

Theft from a motor vehicle

107

52

25

9

13

5

-

60

-

40

Theft of a motor vehicle

302

28

43

20

8

16

6

44

31

19

Shoplifting

5,025

34

19

21

25

1,915

21

22

22

35

Other theft

1,925

33

25

27

15

411

21

29

25

25

Fraud

402

28

29

33

10

199

10

38

36

17

Other dishonesty

869

33

31

20

15

145

12

42

26

19

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

2,107

16

30

38

16

332

7

31

35

27

Fire-raising

115

37

43

10

10

18

22

56

-

22

Vandalism etc.

1,992

14

29

39

17

314

6

30

37

27

Other crimes

16,210

21

24

34

21

2,431

12

26

25

37

Crimes against public justice

8,509

22

25

25

28

1,527

12

25

20

43

Handling offensive weapons

1,452

39

40

12

9

128

16

52

12

20

Drugs

6,127

14

20

52

15

730

11

24

39

27

Other crime

122

30

34

20

16

46

11

39

13

37

All offences

57,971

7

13

68

12

12,076

3

12

63

21

Miscellaneous offences

25,530

15

26

35

23

5,572

7

24

28

41

Common assault

9,329

18

30

33

19

2,429

8

26

26

40

Breach of the peace etc.

13,393

14

24

35

27

2,186

7

17

28

48

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

92

1

10

61

28

23

-

9

35

57

Other miscellaneous, including urinating

2,716

13

23

44

19

934

3

37

31

28

Motor vehicle offences

32,441

1

3

93

3

6,504

*

2

94

4

Dangerous and careless driving

2,797

3

6

88

2

615

1

3

94

2

Driving under the influence

2,948

3

15

82

1

728

*

15

84

1

Speeding

11,963

-

*

100

*

2,038

-

*

99

1

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

6,607

3

4

85

8

1,696

*

1

89

10

Vehicle defect offences

1,419

-

*

95

5

161

-

-

90

10

Other motor vehicle offences

6,707

*

*

97

3

1,266

-

*

97

3

1. Excludes a small number of companies.

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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