CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15
Summary of offences dealt with by courts, sentencing outcomes and characteristics of convicted offenders. Additional information on non-court penalties issued by the Police and Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service.
Table 2(a): People proceeded against in court by main crime/offence and outcome of court proceedings, 2014-15
Main crime or offence1 |
PNGA2,3 or deserted 4 |
Acquitted not guilty |
Acquitted not proven |
Charge proved |
Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
All crimes and offences |
9,322 |
6,266 |
1,147 |
106,507 |
123,242 |
All crimes |
4,005 |
1,805 |
468 |
36,455 |
42,733 |
Non-sexual crimes of violence |
284 |
406 |
150 |
1,718 |
2,558 |
Homicide etc |
7 |
14 |
9 |
80 |
110 |
Attempted murder and serious assault |
167 |
299 |
121 |
1,037 |
1,624 |
Robbery |
55 |
53 |
11 |
377 |
496 |
Other non-sexual crimes of violence |
55 |
40 |
9 |
224 |
328 |
Sexual crimes |
93 |
270 |
124 |
1,145 |
1,632 |
Rape and attempted rape |
3 |
92 |
50 |
125 |
270 |
Sexual assault |
34 |
93 |
50 |
273 |
450 |
Crimes associated with prostitution |
9 |
16 |
6 |
145 |
176 |
Other sexual crimes |
47 |
69 |
18 |
602 |
736 |
Crimes of dishonesty |
1,383 |
303 |
36 |
12,512 |
14,234 |
Housebreaking |
156 |
27 |
5 |
980 |
1,168 |
Theft by opening lockfast places |
34 |
8 |
- |
211 |
253 |
Theft from a motor vehicle |
15 |
3 |
1 |
112 |
131 |
Theft of a motor vehicle |
118 |
7 |
3 |
318 |
446 |
Shoplifting |
458 |
24 |
2 |
6,940 |
7,424 |
Other theft |
362 |
146 |
16 |
2,336 |
2,860 |
Fraud |
70 |
18 |
3 |
601 |
692 |
Other dishonesty |
170 |
70 |
6 |
1,014 |
1,260 |
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. |
317 |
161 |
23 |
2,439 |
2,940 |
Fire-raising |
14 |
6 |
6 |
133 |
159 |
Vandalism etc. |
303 |
155 |
17 |
2,306 |
2,781 |
Other crimes |
1,928 |
665 |
135 |
18,641 |
21,369 |
Crimes against public justice |
1,040 |
324 |
54 |
10,036 |
11,454 |
Handling offensive weapons |
147 |
204 |
50 |
1,580 |
1,981 |
Drugs |
732 |
135 |
29 |
6,857 |
7,753 |
Other crime |
9 |
2 |
2 |
168 |
181 |
All offences |
5,317 |
4,461 |
679 |
70,052 |
80,509 |
Miscellaneous offences |
3,540 |
3,539 |
587 |
31,107 |
38,773 |
Common assault |
1,678 |
1,994 |
326 |
11,758 |
15,756 |
Breach of the peace etc. |
1,497 |
1,247 |
196 |
15,580 |
18,520 |
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct |
10 |
3 |
- |
115 |
128 |
Urinating etc. |
3 |
1 |
- |
43 |
47 |
Other miscellaneous |
352 |
294 |
65 |
3,611 |
4,322 |
Motor vehicle offences |
1,777 |
922 |
92 |
38,945 |
41,736 |
Dangerous and careless driving |
141 |
191 |
36 |
3,412 |
3,780 |
Driving under the influence |
66 |
90 |
8 |
3,676 |
3,840 |
Speeding |
169 |
75 |
- |
14,001 |
14,245 |
Unlawful use of motor vehicle |
873 |
61 |
4 |
8,303 |
9,241 |
Vehicle defect offences |
122 |
21 |
1 |
1,580 |
1,724 |
Seat belt offences |
84 |
37 |
- |
2,172 |
2,293 |
Mobile phone offences |
131 |
289 |
24 |
3,160 |
3,604 |
Other motor vehicle offences |
191 |
158 |
19 |
2,641 |
3,009 |
1. Excludes people against whom proceedings are started but which are dropped before they reach court.
2. Plea of not guilty accepted.
3. Includes cases where proceedings are dropped after a person has been called to court, e.g. if witnesses cannot be traced.
4. Deserted simpliciter i.e. trial is permanently abandoned by the Procurator Fiscal.
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