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Publication - Statistics

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS IN SCOTLAND 2014-15

Published
23 February 2016
ISBN
9781786520364

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.

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Table 4(a): People with a charge proved by main crime/offence, 2005-06 to 2014-15

Main crime or offence

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-151

% change 2013-14 to 2014-15

All offences proved, 2014-15 2

All crimes and offences

128,204

134,413

133,607

125,892

121,041

115,575

108,388

101,015

105,626

106,507

1

141,381

All crimes

44,891

48,807

48,641

46,798

43,551

42,283

40,640

36,975

36,165

36,455

1

48,960

Non-sexual crimes of violence

2,459

2,461

2,749

2,658

2,462

2,539

2,438

2,138

1,781

1,718

-4

1,961

Homicide etc

111

121

136

116

118

117

111

114

91

80

-12

87

Attempted murder and serious assault

1,561

1,496

1,731

1,709

1,511

1,418

1,352

1,283

1,026

1,037

1

1,125

Robbery

512

529

548

562

532

526

596

518

442

377

-15

448

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

275

315

334

271

301

478

379

223

222

224

1

301

Sexual crimes

865

855

727

914

832

756

784

865

1,057

1,145

8

1,999

Rape and attempted rape

61

60

49

42

57

36

49

77

89

125

40

283

Sexual assault

186

184

145

182

159

160

151

204

236

273

16

619

Crimes associated with prostitution

292

306

254

334

250

245

200

142

169

145

-14

151

Other sexual crimes

326

305

279

356

366

315

384

442

563

602

7

946

Crimes of dishonesty

17,997

18,381

17,728

17,429

15,951

15,613

14,772

13,250

12,575

12,512

-1

16,814

Housebreaking

2,074

2,025

1,867

1,860

1,604

1,540

1,498

1,365

1,037

980

-5

1,355

Theft by opening lockfast places

366

398

389

349

312

284

291

247

217

211

-3

344

Theft from a motor vehicle

489

408

447

387

297

270

250

200

143

112

-22

168

Theft of a motor vehicle

847

851

776

733

572

483

450

373

270

318

18

656

Shoplifting

8,162

8,548

8,457

8,287

8,098

7,853

7,267

6,500

6,530

6,940

6

8,663

Other theft

3,289

3,430

3,260

3,113

2,768

2,871

2,961

2,720

2,578

2,336

-9

3,119

Fraud

1,457

1,355

1,337

1,438

1,142

1,065

811

624

681

601

-12

1,180

Other dishonesty

1,313

1,366

1,195

1,262

1,158

1,247

1,244

1,221

1,119

1,014

-9

1,329

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

5,000

5,438

5,392

4,375

3,836

3,362

3,016

2,584

2,502

2,439

-3

2,992

Fire-raising

192

251

224

244

190

159

146

134

129

133

3

162

Vandalism etc.

4,808

5,187

5,168

4,131

3,646

3,203

2,870

2,450

2,373

2,306

-3

2,830

Other crimes

18,570

21,672

22,045

21,422

20,470

20,013

19,630

18,138

18,250

18,641

2

25,194

Crimes against public justice

7,347

9,018

9,825

10,350

9,744

9,822

10,170

9,767

9,669

10,036

4

14,169

Handling offensive weapons

3,500

3,547

3,405

3,516

2,838

2,445

2,265

1,710

1,685

1,580

-6

1,934

Drugs

7,614

8,904

8,547

7,318

7,699

7,527

6,982

6,449

6,717

6,857

2

8,892

Other crime

109

203

268

238

189

219

213

212

179

168

-6

199

All offences

83,313

85,606

84,966

79,094

77,490

73,292

67,748

64,040

69,461

70,052

1

92,421

Miscellaneous offences

38,074

40,492

39,610

34,165

31,509

29,186

29,465

28,587

29,174

31,107

7

43,740

Common assault

12,918

13,717

13,834

13,647

12,967

12,600

12,757

11,649

11,218

11,758

5

15,955

Breach of the peace etc.

16,894

18,104

17,494

16,003

14,077

12,113

12,544

12,961

13,731

15,580

13

22,281

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

293

261

235

129

146

160

124

102

85

115

35

228

Urinating etc.

345

473

514

81

47

43

20

32

41

43

5

94

Other miscellaneous

7,624

7,937

7,533

4,305

4,272

4,270

4,020

3,843

4,099

3,611

-12

5,182

Motor vehicle offences

45,239

45,114

45,356

44,929

45,981

44,106

38,283

35,453

40,287

38,945

-3

48,681

Dangerous and careless driving

3,620

3,774

3,967

3,696

3,405

3,167

2,858

2,811

3,576

3,412

-5

3,934

Driving under the influence

7,970

8,066

7,820

7,222

6,232

5,351

5,287

4,735

4,091

3,676

-10

4,183

Speeding

12,252

13,395

14,156

13,589

14,357

12,955

12,381

12,034

14,125

14,001

-1

14,283

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

14,703

13,450

13,609

12,740

12,175

11,052

9,001

7,855

8,515

8,303

-2

13,604

Vehicle defect offences

1,652

1,707

1,414

1,483

1,662

1,723

1,504

1,243

1,611

1,580

-2

2,678

Seat belt offences

1,234

1,211

1,010

1,257

2,199

2,673

1,982

2,052

2,539

2,172

-14

2,359

Mobile phone offences

631

814

1,197

2,265

2,856

3,603

2,641

2,663

3,096

3,160

2

3,354

Other motor vehicle offences

3,177

2,697

2,183

2,677

3,095

3,582

2,629

2,060

2,734

2,641

-3

4,286

1. Figures for some categories dealt with by the high court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated due to late recording of disposals - see annex notes B13 to B16.

2. Number of individual offences relating to people with a charge proved, whether or not the main crime/offence involved.

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