Publication - Statistics

Civil justice statistics in Scotland 2021-22

Published: 25 April 2023
From: Minister for Victims and Community Safety, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order
ISBN: 9781805257592

Statistics on civil law cases in the Scottish courts together with other related information, such as statistics from the Scottish Crime and Justice Survey.

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Top stacked bar chart showing the downward trend in initiated cases for the period 2012-13 to 2021-22. The bottom left picture showing that there were 1,700 evictions initiated in 2021-22, which is an 84% decrease from 10,500 in 2012-13. The middle bottom picture showing that there were 27,000 debt cases initiated in 2021-22, which is a 25% decrease from 35,900 in 2012-13. The bottom right picture showing that there were 12,300 family cases initiated in 2021-22, which is a decrease of 11% from 13,900 in 2012-13.

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