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 10(d): People receiving a custodial sentence by length of sentence, 2005-06 to 2014-15

Year

Total 1

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over

Life

Indeterminate Detention

2005-06

15,081

8,053

3,965

1,977

549

458

46

6

2006-07

16,758

8,825

4,334

2,394

635

488

55

3

2007-08

16,761

8,414

4,250

2,849

640

527

51

3

2008-09

16,944

6,913

5,229

3,475

721

521

59

-

2009-10

15,800

5,919

4,957

3,515

833

494

47

1

2010-11

15,313

5,332

5,228

3,445

773

450

43

5

2011-12

15,921

4,528

6,152

3,912

740

502

51

-

2012-13

14,785

4,339

5,467

3,806

664

427

48

-

2013-14

14,142

4,140

5,222

3,548

699

458

46

-

2014-15

13,977

4,092

5,225

3,587

616

394

32

-

1. The sum of sentence length categories may not equal the total. Individual categories do not include cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16, orders of lifelong restriction and recall sentences whereas the totals do.

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