Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12

This bulletin forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.


Table 9 Percentage of people with a charge proved receiving custodial sentences by main crime/offence, 2002-03 to 2011-12

Main crime or offence 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
All Crimes and offences 13 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 15
All crimes 26 24 23 24 24 24 26 26 26 27
Non-sexual crimes of violence 54 52 51 50 54 51 55 58 53 60
Homicide 93 94 92 88 93 96 98 91 83 82
Serious assault and attempted murder 51 48 50 46 52 48 53 56 53 61
Robbery 67 65 61 66 70 66 71 73 72 77
Other violence 21 18 17 25 22 25 19 27 27 21
Crimes of indecency 37 33 26 28 26 24 24 31 26 27
Rape and attempted rape 95 83 93 90 98 92 98 94 91 94
Sexual assault 50 57 49 51 46 47 52 62 46 46
Offences associated with prostitution 1 - - 1 1 1 1 3 1 2
Other indecency 24 19 17 28 24 22 23 27 28 24
Crimes of dishonesty 30 29 29 28 28 28 29 29 30 31
Housebreaking 49 48 47 45 50 47 45 49 53 54
Theft by opening a lockfast place 38 39 31 35 36 34 36 37 38 39
Theft from a motor vehicle 43 36 37 37 43 40 45 39 41 45
Theft of a motor vehicle 29 23 23 22 27 22 27 24 27 29
Shoplifting 28 29 28 28 26 26 27 26 27 28
Other theft 27 26 26 26 24 26 27 29 28 28
Fraud 11 11 11 14 17 18 21 21 23 24
Other dishonesty 29 28 24 26 27 25 27 29 31 33
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc 8 9 9 9 9 10 11 12 13 15
Fire-raising 35 31 24 35 27 36 31 30 35 40
Vandalism, etc 7 8 8 8 8 9 10 11 12 13
Other crimes 19 17 17 19 20 21 22 23 21 22
Crimes against public justice 20 19 19 23 24 24 22 23 21 22
Handling an offensive weapon 26 22 22 26 30 29 30 32 31 35
Drugs 16 14 14 13 13 15 19 19 19 19
Other crime 29 20 42 45 37 35 31 27 26 33
All offences 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 7
Miscellaneous offences 9 8 9 9 10 10 12 12 13 15
Common assault 13 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 16 17
Breach of the peace, etc. 9 8 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 14
Drunkenness 1 3 3 2 2 - 2 3 1 3
Other offences 3 2 2 2 2 3 7 5 6 10
Motor vehicle offences 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Dangerous and careless driving 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4
Drink/drug driving 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2
Speeding - - - - - - - - - -
Unlawful use of vehicle 7 6 5 6 6 5 5 3 3 4
Vehicle defect offences - - - - - - - - - -
Other vehicle 1 1 1 - - - - - - -

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