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Publication - Statistics

Criminal Proceedings in Scotland 2011-12

Published
27 November 2012
ISBN
9781782562436

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

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Table 10(b) People receiving a custodial sentence by gender, main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2011-12

Main crime or offence Male Female
Total1,2 (Percentages) Total1 (Percentages)
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 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 14,506 28 39 25 5 3 1,361 38 40 17 2 2
All crimes 9,763 27 34 27 7 4 984 40 36 19 3 4
Non-sexual crimes of violence 1,347 1 5 49 22 22 96 3 8 49 16 24
Homicide 81 - - 9 5 86 11 - - - - 100
Serious assault and attempted murder 769 1 2 53 23 21 49 2 - 53 20 24
Robbery 424 1 7 50 26 15 31 3 19 61 16 -
Other violence 73 11 32 41 7 10 5 20 40 40 - -
Crimes of indecency 202 2 11 29 22 36 5 20 40 20 - 20
Rape and attempted rape 45 - 2 11 4 82 - - - - - 100
Sexual assault 66 2 9 32 26 32 1 - - - - -
Offences associated with prostitution 2 - - 50 50 - 2 - 50 50 - -
Other indecency 89 4 17 35 28 16 2 50 50 - - -
Crimes of dishonesty 4,042 31 47 20 2 - 555 46 45 10 - -
Housebreaking 791 10 42 42 5 - 17 18 65 18 - -
Theft by opening a lockfast place 111 12 60 28 - - 3 - - 100 - -
Theft from a motor vehicle 112 21 63 15 1 - - - - - - -
Theft of a motor vehicle 130 23 49 26 2 - 1 100 - - - -
Shoplifting 1,629 44 48 8 - - 384 52 45 4 - -
Other theft 727 27 49 23 1 - 93 39 46 15 - -
Fraud 158 17 51 28 4 1 34 26 41 32 - -
Other dishonesty 384 42 40 17 1 - 23 30 35 35 - -
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc 418 33 44 19 3 2 24 42 33 25 - -
Fire-raising 51 2 20 45 18 16 8 13 25 63 - 2
Vandalism, etc 367 37 47 15 1 - 16 56 38 6 - 1
Other crimes 3,754 33 30 28 6 3 304 40 28 25 5 -
Crimes against public justice 1,729 58 32 9 1 - 157 66 27 6 1 4
Handling an offensive weapon 785 8 39 48 5 - 20 5 40 55 - -
Drugs 1,178 14 19 44 15 8 120 14 25 45 12 -
Other crime 62 10 68 16 3 3 7 - 86 14 - -
All offences 4,743 28 48 21 1 1 377 34 52 14 - -
Miscellaneous offences 4,215 31 48 19 1 1 364 34 51 15 - -
Common assault 2,163 22 49 26 2 1 204 31 52 17 - -
Breach of the peace, etc. 1,688 39 48 13 - - 111 47 47 6 - -
Drunkenness 4 75 25 - - - - - - - - -
Other offences 360 40 44 10 1 4 49 16 57 24 2 -
Motor vehicle offences 528 10 49 40 - - 13 23 69 8 - -
Dangerous and careless driving 101 5 35 57 2 1 1 - 100 - - -
Drink/drug driving 108 21 66 13 - - 8 25 63 13 - -
Speeding - - - - - - - - - - - -
Unlawful use of vehicle 312 7 48 45 - - 4 25 75 - - -
Vehicle defect offences - - - - - - - - - - - -
Other vehicle 7 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.

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