Criminal justice social work statistics: 2017-2018
2017-2018 statistics on various areas of criminal justice social work in Scotland.
Table 10: Community payback orders commenced by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2013-14 to 2017-18
| 2013-145 | 2014-155 | 2015-165 | 2016-175 | 2017-18 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 18,688 | 19,065 | 19,451 | 19,196 | 17,834 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | 685 | 610 | 615 | 614 | 527 |
| 18-20 | 2,374 | 2,314 | 2,271 | 2,060 | 1,833 |
| 21-25 | 4,092 | 3,877 | 3,816 | 3,746 | 3,151 |
| 26-30 | 3,167 | 3,384 | 3,498 | 3,421 | 3,099 |
| 31-40 | 4,626 | 4,859 | 5,067 | 5,142 | 5,072 |
| Over 40 | 3,744 | 4,021 | 4,184 | 4,213 | 4,152 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 15,811 | 16,118 | 16,492 | 16,354 | 15,128 |
| Female | 2,877 | 2,947 | 2,959 | 2,842 | 2,706 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 314 | 313 | 315 | 353 | 276 |
| Employed/self employed | 3,870 | 4,108 | 4,358 | 4,321 | 4,227 |
| Unemployed | 11,431 | 11,503 | 11,504 | 11,098 | 10,228 |
| Government training scheme | 68 | 74 | 72 | 52 | 55 |
| Economically inactive2 | 1,621 | 1,822 | 1,876 | 2,024 | 1,948 |
| Other3 | 1,384 | 1,245 | 1,326 | 321 | 453 |
| Not known4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1,027 | 647 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 16,395 | 16,600 | 17,681 | 17,294 | 15,982 |
| Asian | 193 | 173 | 202 | 220 | 217 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 57 | 99 | 93 | 124 | 136 |
| Mixed | 81 | 58 | 49 | 64 | 53 |
| Other | 145 | 163 | 175 | 193 | 211 |
| Not known/provided | 1,817 | 1,972 | 1,251 | 1,301 | 1,235 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| 18-20 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.3 |
| 21-25 | 21.9 | 20.3 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 17.7 |
| 26-30 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 17.8 | 17.4 |
| 31-40 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 28.4 |
| Over 40 | 20.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 | 21.9 | 23.3 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 84.6 | 84.5 | 84.8 | 85.2 | 84.8 |
| Female | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 15.2 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Employed/self employed | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 24.6 |
| Unemployed | 61.2 | 60.3 | 59.1 | 61.1 | 59.5 |
| Government training scheme | * | * | * | * | * |
| Economically inactive2 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Other3 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| Ethnicity (where known) | |||||
| White | 97.2 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 96.6 | 96.3 |
| Asian | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | * | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Mixed | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
1. Age is at commencement of order. Figures may include a small number of under 16s.
2. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
3. For 2013-14 to 2015-16, includes some orders where employment status was not known.
4. Orders where the employment status was unknown have been shown separately for 2016-17 and 2017-18. Percentages for these years are calculated as a proportion of all orders where the employment status was known.
5. Figures for the years 2013-14 to 2016-17 have been revised from those previously published due to the receipt of updated information from some councils.
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