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Criminal justice social work statistics: 2019 to 2020
National-level information, as well as some local authority breakdowns, on criminal justice social work activity in Scotland. Also includes data on justice social work services and social work orders, as well as characteristics of the individuals involved.
Table 5 Diversion from prosecution cases commenced by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2015-16 to 2019-20
| 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | ||||||
| Total | 1,859 | 2,006 | 1,725 | 1,849 | 1,990 | |
| Age group1 | 16-17 | 540 | 414 | 488 | 560 | 650 |
| 18-20 | 267 | 248 | 287 | 289 | 348 | |
| 21-25 | 120 | 170 | 136 | 158 | 118 | |
| 26-30 | 145 | 178 | 124 | 142 | 110 | |
| 31-40 | 264 | 360 | 265 | 293 | 304 | |
| Over 40 | 523 | 636 | 425 | 407 | 460 | |
| Gender | Male | 1,075 | 1,171 | 1,008 | 1,193 | 1,334 |
| Female | 784 | 835 | 717 | 656 | 656 | |
| Employment status | Full-time education | 169 | 163 | 187 | 176 | 172 |
| Employed/self employed | 350 | 579 | 413 | 370 | 461 | |
| Unemployed | 677 | 670 | 547 | 763 | 841 | |
| Government training scheme | 39 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
| Economically inactive2 | 215 | 211 | 133 | 146 | 173 | |
| Other3 | 409 | 360 | 434 | 378 | 333 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 1,397 | 1,642 | 1,331 | 1,538 | 1,648 |
| Asian | 20 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 20 | |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 15 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 12 | |
| Mixed | 7 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8 | |
| Other | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 21 | |
| Not known/provided | 405 | 307 | 346 | 274 | 281 | |
| Percentage | ||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Age group1 | 16-17 | 29.0 | 20.6 | 28.3 | 30.3 | 32.7 |
| 18-20 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.5 | |
| 21-25 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 5.9 | |
| 26-30 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 5.5 | |
| 31-40 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 15.3 | |
| Over 40 | 28.1 | 31.7 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 23.1 | |
| Gender | Male | 57.8 | 58.4 | 58.4 | 64.5 | 67.0 |
| Female | 42.2 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 35.5 | 33.0 | |
| Employment status | Full-time education | 9.1 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 8.6 |
| Employed/self employed | 18.8 | 28.9 | 23.9 | 20.0 | 23.2 | |
| Unemployed | 36.4 | 33.4 | 31.7 | 41.3 | 42.3 | |
| Government training scheme | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| Economically inactive2 | 11.6 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
| Other3 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 25.2 | 20.4 | 16.7 | |
| Ethnicity (where known) | White | 96.1 | 96.6 | 96.5 | 97.7 | 96.4 |
| Asian | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | * | 0.7 | |
| Mixed | * | * | 0.7 | * | * | |
| Other | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | |
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.
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Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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