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 3: People with a charge proved by type of court, 2005-06 to 2014-15

Number

Type of court

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

All court types

128,204

134,413

133,607

125,892

121,041

115,575

108,388

101,015

105,626

106,507

High court 1,2

885

908

861

810

770

702

732

705

673

567

Sheriff solemn

3,969

4,682

5,195

4,532

4,222

4,020

4,138

4,304

4,234

4,773

Sheriff summary 3

82,611

87,087

85,703

78,329

69,773

65,360

64,264

60,045

59,146

59,788

Justice of the Peace court 4

40,739

41,736

41,848

42,221

46,276

45,493

39,254

35,961

41,573

41,379

 

Per cent

Type of court

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

All court types

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

High court 1,2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sheriff solemn

3

3

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

Sheriff summary 3

64

65

64

62

58

57

59

59

56

56

Justice of the Peace court 4

32

31

31

34

38

39

36

36

39

39

 

Index: 2005-06=100

Type of court

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

All court types

100

105

104

98

94

90

85

79

82

83

High court 1,2

100

103

97

92

87

79

83

80

76

64

Sheriff solemn

100

118

131

114

106

101

104

108

107

120

Sheriff summary 3

100

105

104

95

84

79

78

73

72

72

Justice of the Peace court 4

100

102

103

104

114

112

96

88

102

102

1. Includes cases remitted to the High court from the Sheriff court.

2. The figures for 2014-15, and to an extent earlier years, may be underestimated due to late recording of disposals. See annex notes B13 to B16.

3. Includes the stipendiary magistrates court in Glasgow. Revision in 2014-15 bulletin has corrected some records for stipendiary court proceedings that were incorrectly coded as sheriff summary cases. See annex B15.

4. Includes District courts up to 2009-10.

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