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Publication - Statistics

Criminal justice social work statistics in Scotland: 2018-2019

Published
3 February 2020
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate, +1 more … Justice Directorate
Topic
Law and order
ISBN
9781839605345

A national statistics publication for Scotland.

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Table 35 Statutory throughcare in the community by type of licence: 2014-15 to 2018-19

Cases commenced Caseload at 31 March Cases completed
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Number
Total 1,085 982 1,121 1,010 972 2,524 2,427 2,503 2,428 2,318 942 982 1,101 1,121 962
Parole 176 183 186 123 112 457 444 430 346 311 166 170 194 143 132
Non parole 252 202 264 216 199 425 338 359 349 334 230 232 245 207 203
Extended sentence 190 161 181 170 141 451 428 451 470 395 151 167 145 182 140
Life 68 32 47 46 67 464 430 454 448 396 46 38 45 49 52
Short-term sex offender1 100 87 98 125 162 75 88 82 102 136 69 86 118 128 141
Supervised release order 237 265 287 252 221 217 261 253 215 234 221 239 297 304 221
Recalled prisoner2 364 368 384 386 387
Other 62 52 58 78 70 71 70 90 112 125 59 50 57 108 73
Percentage
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Parole 16.2 18.6 16.6 12.2 11.5 18.1 18.3 17.2 14.3 13.4 17.6 17.3 17.6 12.8 13.7
Non parole 23.2 20.6 23.6 21.4 20.5 16.8 13.9 14.3 14.4 14.4 24.4 23.6 22.3 18.5 21.1
Extended sentence 17.5 16.4 16.1 16.8 14.5 17.9 17.6 18.0 19.4 17.0 16.0 17.0 13.2 16.2 14.6
Life 6.3 3.3 4.2 4.6 6.9 18.4 17.7 18.1 18.5 17.1 4.9 3.9 4.1 4.4 5.4
Short-term sex offender1 9.2 8.9 8.7 12.4 16.7 3.0 3.6 3.3 4.2 5.9 7.3 8.8 10.7 11.4 14.7
Supervised release order 21.8 27.0 25.6 25.0 22.7 8.6 10.8 10.1 8.9 10.1 23.5 24.3 27.0 27.1 23.0
Recalled prisoner2 14.4 15.2 15.3 15.9 16.7
Other 5.7 5.3 5.2 7.7 7.2 2.8 2.9 3.6 4.6 5.4 6.3 5.1 5.2 9.6 7.6

1. Under Section 15 of the Management of Offenders Etc. (Scotland) Act 2005.

2. Individuals recalled to custody from license/order for community supervision, including those not yet apprehended.

Contact

Email: justice_analysts@gov.scot

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