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 7 Criminal justice social work reports submitted by age, gender, employment status and ethnicity: 2015-16 to 2019-20
| 2015-16 | 2016-174 | 2017-184 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | ||||||
| Total | 26,988 | 27,061 | 25,712 | 24,515 | 25,697 | |
| Age group | 16-171 | 945 | 938 | 863 | 740 | 584 |
| 18-20 | 3,133 | 2,920 | 2,498 | 2,418 | 2,237 | |
| 21-25 | 4,777 | 4,789 | 4,297 | 3,975 | 3,926 | |
| 26-30 | 4,569 | 4,499 | 4,365 | 4,145 | 4,417 | |
| 31-40 | 7,097 | 7,280 | 7,244 | 7,187 | 7,906 | |
| Over 40 | 6,467 | 6,635 | 6,445 | 6,050 | 6,627 | |
| Gender | Males2 | 22,417 | 22,565 | 21,418 | 20,629 | 21,652 |
| Females | 4,571 | 4,496 | 4,294 | 3,886 | 4,045 | |
| Employment status | Full-time education | 438 | 490 | 394 | 475 | 457 |
| Employed/self employed | 6,340 | 6,000 | 5,428 | 5,341 | 5,752 | |
| Unemployed | 13,150 | 13,568 | 13,407 | 12,243 | 13,592 | |
| Government training scheme | 126 | 129 | 129 | 96 | 103 | |
| Economically inactive3 | 4,140 | 4,006 | 3,494 | 3,633 | 3,881 | |
| Other | 2,794 | 2,868 | 2,860 | 2,727 | 1,912 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 23,211 | 23,767 | 22,462 | 21,224 | 22,986 |
| Asian | 310 | 312 | 285 | 326 | 383 | |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 156 | 182 | 173 | 188 | 197 | |
| Mixed | 55 | 71 | 63 | 64 | 77 | |
| Other | 287 | 304 | 266 | 304 | 270 | |
| Not known/provided | 2,969 | 2,425 | 2,463 | 2,409 | 1,784 | |
| Percentage | ||||||
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Age group | 16-171 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 18-20 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 8.7 | |
| 21-25 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 15.3 | |
| 26-30 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.2 | |
| 31-40 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 28.2 | 29.3 | 30.8 | |
| Over 40 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 25.8 | |
| Gender | Males2 | 83.1 | 83.4 | 83.3 | 84.1 | 84.3 |
| Females | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 15.7 | |
| Employment status | Full-time education | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Employed/self employed | 23.5 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.4 | |
| Unemployed | 48.7 | 50.1 | 52.1 | 49.9 | 52.9 | |
| Government training scheme | * | * | 0.5 | * | * | |
| Economically inactive3 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 15.1 | |
| Other | 10.4 | 10.6 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 7.4 | |
| Ethnicity | White | 96.6 | 96.5 | 96.6 | 96.0 | 96.1 |
| Asian | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | |
| African, Caribbean or Black | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| Mixed | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Other | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | |
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.
4. Figures for 2016-17 and 2017-18 have been amended due to the provision of revised figures for Highland.
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Email: Justice_Analysts@gov.scot
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