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Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019
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Table 7 Criminal justice social work reports submitted by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2014-15 to 2018-19
| 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||
| Total | 26,603 | 26,988 | 27,012 | 25,673 | 24,515 |
| Age group | |||||
| 16-171 | 926 | 945 | 925 | 854 | 740 |
| 18-20 | 3,140 | 3,133 | 2,906 | 2,475 | 2,418 |
| 21-25 | 4,996 | 4,777 | 4,768 | 4,299 | 3,975 |
| 26-30 | 4,390 | 4,569 | 4,503 | 4,364 | 4,145 |
| 31-40 | 6,768 | 7,097 | 7,278 | 7,228 | 7,187 |
| Over 40 | 6,383 | 6,467 | 6,632 | 6,453 | 6,050 |
| Gender | |||||
| Males2 | 22,115 | 22,417 | 22,515 | 21,383 | 20,629 |
| Females | 4,488 | 4,571 | 4,497 | 4,290 | 3,886 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 457 | 438 | 490 | 396 | 475 |
| Employed/self employed | 5,733 | 6,340 | 5,991 | 5,409 | 5,341 |
| Unemployed | 13,865 | 13,150 | 13,551 | 13,569 | 12,243 |
| Government training scheme | 111 | 126 | 130 | 129 | 96 |
| Economically inactive3 | 4,013 | 4,140 | 4,039 | 3,529 | 3,633 |
| Other | 2,424 | 2,794 | 2,811 | 2,641 | 2,727 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 23,682 | 23,211 | 23,658 | 22,381 | 21,224 |
| Asian | 275 | 310 | 311 | 285 | 326 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 154 | 156 | 182 | 173 | 188 |
| Mixed | 70 | 55 | 72 | 65 | 64 |
| Other | 243 | 287 | 303 | 265 | 304 |
| Not known/provided | 2,179 | 2,969 | 2,486 | 2,504 | 2,409 |
| Percentage | |||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Age group | |||||
| 16-171 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| 18-20 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 |
| 21-25 | 18.8 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 16.2 |
| 26-30 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| 31-40 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 29.3 |
| Over 40 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 24.7 |
| Gender | |||||
| Males2 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 84.1 |
| Females | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full-time education | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Employed/self employed | 21.6 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 21.8 |
| Unemployed | 52.1 | 48.7 | 50.2 | 52.9 | 49.9 |
| Government training scheme | * | * | * | 0.5 | * |
| Economically inactive3 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Other | 9.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.1 |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 97.0 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 96.0 |
| Asian | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Mixed | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Note: Figures exclude supplementary reports.
1. May include a small number of under 16s.
2. The figure for males for 2016-17 includes two reports for people whose gender was described as "indeterminate" and "other specific". In addition, the figure for 2017-18 includes one report for "other specific" and the figure for 2018-19 includes one report for "non-binary" gender.
3. Includes those who are retired, supported by family, caring for home/family or long-term sick/disabled.
Contact
Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot
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