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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Justice Analytical Services data report - December 2021

This pack provides information on the impact of COVID-19 on the Justice system during December 2021.

Data has been gathered from a number of different sources and may be subject to future revision.

Reports received by COPFS

After a crime is classified and a suspect charged, police send a report to the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Total reports received by COPFS have remained below pre-pandemic levels since February 2021.

Custody report numbers are consistently around 60% of 19-20 average levels (around 1,200 less per month).
The number of undertaking reports remain consistently around 60% higher than 2019-20 levels (around 700 more per month) and were at their highest level since the pandemic started (almost twice the 19-20 average) in June 2021.