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Civil justice statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
The 2018-2019 civil justice statistics in Scotland release includes main statistics tables, figures and supplementary statistics tables.
Table A1: Count of writs1 of initiated cases by case category and number of craves, sheriff court cases, 2018-19
| Case category | Total writs1 | Number of craves | Percentages of writs with… | Total craves | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3+ | 1 crave | 2 craves | 3+ craves | ||||
| Debt | 29,671 | 28,452 | 686 | 533 | 96% | 2% | 2% | 31,666 | |
| Eviction | 12,283 | 7,032 | 4,835 | 416 | 57% | 39% | 3% | 17,951 | |
| Family | Total Family | 12,894 | 10,907 | 885 | 1,102 | 85% | 7% | 9% | 17,310 |
| Divorce/Dissolution | 9,508 | 8,799 | 275 | 434 | 93% | 3% | 5% | 11,426 | |
| Parental responsibilities and rights | 2,555 | 1,635 | 477 | 443 | 64% | 19% | 17% | 4,274 | |
| Other | 831 | 473 | 133 | 225 | 57% | 16% | 27% | 1,610 | |
| Personal Injury2 | 8,620 | 8,368 | 240 | 12 | 97% | 3% | 0% | 8,909 | |
| Damages | 2,795 | 2,736 | 44 | 15 | 98% | 2% | 1% | 2,882 | |
| Repossession | 1,870 | 1,705 | 53 | 112 | 91% | 3% | 6% | 2,192 | |
| Other | 923 | 720 | 161 | 42 | 78% | 17% | 5% | 1,181 | |
| Total | 69,056 | 59,920 | 6,904 | 2,232 | 87% | 10% | 3% | 82,091 | |
1. Total writs should generally equal the totals for sheriff courts and Sheriff Personal Injury Court published in Table 1, and the subsequent case categories.
However, Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services use a 'live' case management system, and craves data was extracted at a later stage, so differences are explained by the different timings in extraction. The difference is small (approximately 1%). Future extract dates will be harmonised to ensure consistency.
2. Personal Injury data includes Sheriff Personal Injury Court.
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