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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 10(c): Average length of custodial sentence in days, by main crime/offence, 2005-06 to 2014-15¹

Main crime or offence	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15²
All crimes and offences	229	232	248	262	281	277	286	284	293	285
All crimes	271	277	295	306	326	317	332	332	347	337
Non-sexual crimes of violence	882	905	926	905	903	876	933	890	965	967
Homicide etc	1,927	1,957	2,630	2,329	2,201	2,304	2,206	2,388	2,335	2,075
Attempted murder and serious assault	892	898	877	886	914	920	978	877	942	995
Robbery	726	818	727	804	761	813	819	803	897	914
Other non-sexual crimes of violence	770	566	658	510	529	271	484	446	779	450
Sexual crimes	1,034	1,224	1,291	1,342	1,269	1,216	1,255	1,279	1,238	1,332
Rape and attempted rape	2,191	2,074	2,682	2,543	2,280	2,090	2,264	2,450	2,502	2,435
Sexual assault	830	1,133	948	1,099	1,182	1,397	1,229	1,078	869	831
Crimes associated with prostitution	395	96	284	403	183	185	540	-	1,089	-
Other sexual crimes	622	710	764	1,060	916	805	832	807	878	849
Crimes of dishonesty	128	133	137	142	151	154	165	166	168	181
Housebreaking	211	211	228	223	242	256	267	266	317	382
Theft by opening lockfast places	111	127	132	150	171	169	190	214	195	231
Theft from a motor vehicle	135	129	122	146	162	176	156	154	161	169
Theft of a motor vehicle	120	135	133	158	159	151	183	174	211	198
Shoplifting	93	90	94	98	101	106	116	114	113	116
Other theft	124	119	128	137	156	159	167	163	166	189
Fraud	180	245	206	224	226	230	220	270	262	250
Other dishonesty	126	146	167	143	165	137	164	171	176	191
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.	138	168	188	176	198	194	220	214	222	234
Fire-raising	385	507	469	447	470	555	702	502	490	641
Vandalism etc.	92	112	142	128	158	144	145	159	183	172
Other crimes	240	230	254	268	294	300	283	285	299	262
Crimes against public justice	85	78	90	96	102	112	116	113	121	119
Handling offensive weapons	118	160	218	260	269	289	312	344	374	370
Drugs	584	547	559	544	575	575	538	578	601	514
Other crime	159	221	215	183	659	155	260	256	239	225
All offences	133	133	142	162	167	177	184	178	179	179
Miscellaneous offences	122	125	134	159	164	173	181	175	177	175
Common assault	154	156	160	181	195	202	212	206	206	218
Breach of the peace etc.	80	83	87	109	115	122	136	135	142	138
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct	30	38	-	45	32	29	76	97	40	40
Other miscellaneous, including urinating	224	228	292	324	282	242	216	209	204	168
Motor vehicle offences	165	157	170	176	188	202	207	202	204	218
Dangerous and careless driving	261	212	233	230	241	289	283	261	278	313
Driving under the influence	112	105	124	142	137	130	145	146	141	151
Speeding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unlawful use of motor vehicle	161	161	168	174	189	204	207	207	200	200
Vehicle defect offences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other vehicle	96	95	115	80	123	152	100	93	97	118

1. Average sentence lengths exclude life sentences, indeterminate detention and orders of lifelong restriction.

2. Figures for some categories dealt with by the High Court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of disposals - see annex B6 to B8.

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