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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
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Table 5 Diversion from prosecution cases commenced by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2014-15 to 2018-19
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-184 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 1,869 | 1,859 | 2,006 | 1,725 | 1,849 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | 535 | 540 | 414 | 488 | 560 |
| 18-20 | 299 | 267 | 248 | 287 | 289 |
| 21-25 | 136 | 120 | 170 | 136 | 158 |
| 26-30 | 156 | 145 | 178 | 124 | 142 |
| 31-40 | 273 | 264 | 360 | 265 | 293 |
| Over 40 | 470 | 523 | 636 | 425 | 407 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 1,074 | 1,075 | 1,171 | 1,008 | 1,193 |
| Female | 795 | 784 | 835 | 717 | 656 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 201 | 169 | 163 | 187 | 176 |
| Employed/self employed | 367 | 350 | 579 | 413 | 370 |
| Unemployed | 888 | 677 | 670 | 547 | 763 |
| Government training scheme | 40 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 16 |
| Economically inactive2 | 153 | 215 | 211 | 133 | 146 |
| Other3 | 220 | 409 | 360 | 434 | 378 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 1,422 | 1,397 | 1,642 | 1,331 | 1,538 |
| Asian | 27 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 16 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
| Mixed | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Other | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
| Not known/provided | 388 | 405 | 307 | 346 | 274 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group1 | |||||
| 16-17 | 28.6 | 29.0 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 30.3 |
| 18-20 | 16.0 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 15.6 |
| 21-25 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| 26-30 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| 31-40 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 15.8 |
| Over 40 | 25.1 | 28.1 | 31.7 | 24.6 | 22.0 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 57.5 | 57.8 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 64.5 |
| Female | 42.5 | 42.2 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 35.5 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 10.8 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 |
| Employed/self employed | 19.6 | 18.8 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 20.0 |
| Unemployed | 47.5 | 36.4 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 41.3 |
| Government training scheme | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Economically inactive2 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Other3 | 11.8 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 25.2 | 20.4 |
| Ethnicity (where known) | |||||
| White | 96.0 | 96.1 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 97.7 |
| Asian | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | * |
| Mixed | * | * | * | 0.7 | * |
| Other | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
1. Age is at commencement of case. 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. Includes cases where the employment status is not known.
4. The breakdown by employment status for 2017-18 has been amended from that originally published last year due to the receipt of an updated breakdown for Dumfries & Galloway.
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