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Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12
This bulletin forms part of the Scottish Government series of statistical bulletins on the criminal justice system.
Table 10(a) People receiving a custodial sentence by main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2011-12
| (Numbers) | (Percentages) | |||||||||||||
| Main crime or offence | Total 1,2 | Up to3 months | Over 3 months to 6 months | Over 6 months to 2 years | Over 2 years to less than 4 years | 4 years and over | Life | Indeterminate Detention | Average length of sentence (days)3,4 | Up to3 months | Over 3 months to 6 months | Over 6 months to 2 years | Over 2 years to less than 4 years | 4 years and over including life etc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Crimes and offences | 15,874 | 4,516 | 6,149 | 3,908 | 732 | 491 | 52 | - | 284 | 28 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
| All crimes | 10,754 | 3,040 | 3,662 | 2,838 | 679 | 461 | 52 | - | 334 | 28 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 5 |
| Non-sexual crimes of violence | 1,448 | 21 | 80 | 707 | 313 | 271 | 52 | - | 922 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 22 | 22 |
| Homicide | 92 | - | - | 7 | 4 | 29 | 52 | - | 2,206 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 88 |
| Serious assault and attempted murder | 822 | 5 | 18 | 436 | 187 | 173 | - | - | 967 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 21 |
| Robbery | 455 | 7 | 37 | 232 | 117 | 62 | - | - | 802 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 26 | 14 |
| Other violence | 79 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 7 | - | - | 488 | 11 | 32 | 41 | 6 | 9 |
| Crimes of indecency | 209 | 6 | 24 | 59 | 45 | 74 | - | - | 1,256 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 22 | 35 |
| Rape and attempted rape | 47 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 38 | - | - | 2,269 | - | 2 | 11 | 4 | 81 |
| Sexual assault | 67 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 22 | - | - | 1,232 | 1 | 9 | 31 | 25 | 33 |
| Offences associated with prostitution | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 540 | - | 25 | 50 | 25 | - |
| Other indecency | 91 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 25 | 14 | - | - | 803 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 27 | 15 |
| Crimes of dishonesty | 4,597 | 1,501 | 2,147 | 868 | 62 | 6 | - | - | 165 | 33 | 47 | 19 | 1 | * |
| Housebreaking | 808 | 82 | 343 | 335 | 43 | 2 | - | - | 267 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 5 | 1 |
| Theft by opening a lockfast place | 114 | 13 | 67 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 192 | 11 | 59 | 30 | - | - |
| Theft from a motor vehicle | 112 | 24 | 70 | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 157 | 21 | 63 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 131 | 31 | 64 | 33 | 2 | - | - | - | 183 | 24 | 49 | 25 | 2 | - |
| Shoplifting | 2,013 | 911 | 953 | 140 | 2 | - | - | - | 116 | 45 | 47 | 7 | * | - |
| Other theft | 820 | 235 | 396 | 182 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 167 | 29 | 48 | 22 | * | * |
| Fraud | 192 | 36 | 94 | 55 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 220 | 19 | 49 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
| Other dishonesty | 407 | 169 | 160 | 72 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 164 | 42 | 39 | 18 | 1 | * |
| Fire-raising, vandalism, etc | 442 | 147 | 192 | 83 | 11 | 8 | - | - | 217 | 33 | 43 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| Fire-raising | 59 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 8 | - | - | 683 | 3 | 20 | 47 | 15 | 14 |
| Vandalism, etc | 383 | 145 | 180 | 55 | 2 | - | - | - | 146 | 38 | 47 | 14 | 1 | - |
| Other crimes | 4,058 | 1,365 | 1,219 | 1,121 | 248 | 102 | - | - | 290 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 3 |
| Crimes against public justice | 1,886 | 1,114 | 601 | 157 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 114 | 59 | 32 | 8 | 1 | * |
| Handling an offensive weapon | 805 | 64 | 315 | 383 | 41 | 1 | - | - | 311 | 8 | 39 | 48 | 5 | * |
| Drugs | 1,298 | 181 | 255 | 570 | 195 | 96 | - | - | 533 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 7 |
| Other crime | 69 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 260 | 9 | 70 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
| All offences | 5,120 | 1,476 | 2,487 | 1,070 | 53 | 30 | - | - | 181 | 29 | 49 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous offences | 4,579 | 1,421 | 2,217 | 858 | 51 | 29 | - | - | 178 | 31 | 48 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Common assault | 2,367 | 548 | 1,175 | 592 | 38 | 12 | - | - | 204 | 23 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| Breach of the peace, etc. | 1,799 | 717 | 855 | 218 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 136 | 40 | 48 | 12 | * | * |
| Drunkenness | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 76 | 75 | 25 | - | - | - |
| Other offences | 409 | 153 | 186 | 48 | 6 | 15 | - | - | 213 | 37 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Motor vehicle offences | 541 | 55 | 270 | 212 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 207 | 10 | 50 | 39 | * | * |
| Dangerous and careless driving | 102 | 5 | 36 | 58 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 283 | 5 | 35 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
| Drink/drug driving | 116 | 25 | 76 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 145 | 22 | 66 | 13 | - | - |
| Speeding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Unlawful use of vehicle | 316 | 22 | 154 | 139 | - | - | - | - | 207 | 7 | 49 | 44 | - | - |
| Vehicle defect offences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other vehicle | 7 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 100 | 43 | 57 | - | - | - |
1. Includes a small number of cases where sentence length is unknown.
2. Excludes a small number of cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16.
3. Excludes life sentences and indeterminate detentions.
4. Average sentence length figures for some categories may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of some high court disposals.
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