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 4(b): Index of people with a charge proved by main crime/offence, 2005-06 to 2014-15 (Indexed:2005-06=100)

  Index: 2005-06=100

Main crime or offence

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-151

All crimes and offences

100

105

104

98

94

90

85

79

82

83

All crimes

100

109

108

104

97

94

91

82

81

81

Non-sexual crimes of violence

100

100

112

108

100

103

99

87

72

70

Homicide etc

100

109

123

105

106

105

100

103

82

72

Attempted murder and serious assault

100

96

111

109

97

91

87

82

66

66

Robbery

100

103

107

110

104

103

116

101

86

74

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

100

115

121

99

109

174

138

81

81

81

Sexual crimes

100

99

84

106

96

87

91

100

122

132

Rape and attempted rape

100

98

80

69

93

59

80

126

146

205

Sexual assault

100

99

78

98

85

86

81

110

127

147

Crimes associated with prostitution

100

105

87

114

86

84

68

49

58

50

Other sexual crimes

100

94

86

109

112

97

118

136

173

185

Crimes of dishonesty

100

102

99

97

89

87

82

74

70

70

Housebreaking

100

98

90

90

77

74

72

66

50

47

Theft by opening lockfast places

100

109

106

95

85

78

80

67

59

58

Theft from a motor vehicle

100

83

91

79

61

55

51

41

29

23

Theft of a motor vehicle

100

100

92

87

68

57

53

44

32

38

Shoplifting

100

105

104

102

99

96

89

80

80

85

Other theft

100

104

99

95

84

87

90

83

78

71

Fraud

100

93

92

99

78

73

56

43

47

41

Other dishonesty

100

104

91

96

88

95

95

93

85

77

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

100

109

108

88

77

67

60

52

50

49

Fire-raising

100

131

117

127

99

83

76

70

67

69

Vandalism etc.

100

108

107

86

76

67

60

51

49

48

Other crimes

100

117

119

115

110

108

106

98

98

100

Crimes against public justice

100

123

134

141

133

134

138

133

132

137

Handling offensive weapons

100

101

97

100

81

70

65

49

48

45

Drugs

100

117

112

96

101

99

92

85

88

90

Other crime

100

186

246

218

173

201

195

194

164

154

All offences

100

103

102

95

93

88

81

77

83

84

Miscellaneous offences

100

106

104

90

83

77

77

75

77

82

Common assault

100

106

107

106

100

98

99

90

87

91

Breach of the peace etc.

100

107

104

95

83

72

74

77

81

92

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

100

89

80

44

50

55

42

35

29

39

Urinating etc.

100

137

149

23

14

12

6

9

12

12

Other miscellaneous

100

104

99

56

56

56

53

50

54

47

Motor vehicle offences

100

100

100

99

102

97

85

78

89

86

Dangerous and careless driving

100

104

110

102

94

87

79

78

99

94

Driving under the influence

100

101

98

91

78

67

66

59

51

46

Speeding

100

109

116

111

117

106

101

98

115

114

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

100

91

93

87

83

75

61

53

58

56

Vehicle defect offences

100

103

86

90

101

104

91

75

98

96

Seat belt offences

100

98

82

102

178

217

161

166

206

176

Mobile phone offences

100

129

190

359

453

571

419

422

491

501

Other motor vehicle offences

100

85

69

84

97

113

83

65

86

83

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

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