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 7(b): Percentage of people with a charge proved by main penalty, 2005-06 to 2014-15

 

Percentage

Main penalty

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15

Total

Custody

12

12

13

13

13

13

15

15

13

13

Prison

9

10

10

11

11

11

13

13

12

12

Young offenders institution

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

Order for life-long restriction

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Other custody

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Community sentence

12

12

13

14

14

14

16

17

17

17

Community payback order

-

-

-

-

-

*

10

15

16

16

Community service order

4

4

4

5

5

5

2

*

*

*

Probation

7

6

7

8

7

7

2

*

*

*

Restriction of liberty order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Drug treatment & testing order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Supervised attendance order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

-

Financial penalty

64

63

62

59

60

58

55

53

55

53

Fine

63

62

61

58

59

58

54

52

54

53

Compensation order

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Other sentence

12

12

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

16

Admonition

11

12

12

13

13

14

14

15

14

15

Absolute discharge

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

1

Remit to children's hearing

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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