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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 8(a): People with a charge proved by main crime/offence and main penalty, 2014-15

Main crime or offence

Prison

Young offenders Institution

Order for lifelong restriction

Other custody

Community payback order

Community service order

Probation

Restriction of liberty order

Drug treatment & testing order

Fine

Compensation order

Admonition

Absolute discharge

Remit to children's hearing

Insanity, hospital, guardianship order

Total

All crimes and offences

12,736

1,217

20

4

16,693

68

48

1,172

538

56,003

840

16,418

658

67

25

106,507

All crimes

8,583

817

17

4

8,167

21

37

670

482

9,450

479

7,508

174

30

16

36,455

Non-sexual crimes of violence

853

131

9

4

452

1

3

57

13

87

7

88

8

1

4

1,718

Homicide etc

50

5

-

-

22

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

80

Attempted murder and serious assault

505

81

6

3

302

1

2

44

4

54

7

23

2

-

3

1,037

Robbery

251

39

1

1

45

-

-

8

8

8

-

10

5

-

1

377

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

47

6

2

-

83

-

-

4

1

24

-

55

1

1

-

224

Sexual crimes

325

27

8

-

495

4

30

12

-

125

3

102

8

1

5

1,145

Rape and attempted rape

98

11

7

-

6

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

125

Sexual assault

97

5

1

-

123

2

13

7

-

14

2

4

2

1

2

273

Crimes associated with prostitution

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

1

-

68

-

70

3

-

-

145

Other sexual crimes

130

11

-

-

363

1

16

4

-

43

1

28

3

-

2

602

Crimes of dishonesty

3,844

235

-

-

2,464

14

4

205

338

2,462

231

2,668

38

9

-

12,512

Housebreaking

500

68

-

-

207

1

-

36

48

47

11

59

1

2

-

980

Theft by opening lockfast places

74

4

-

-

63

-

-

5

3

26

4

29

3

-

-

211

Theft from a motor vehicle

52

4

-

-

22

-

-

3

5

9

1

16

-

-

-

112

Theft of a motor vehicle

68

18

-

-

115

-

-

17

6

66

-

26

-

2

-

318

Shoplifting

2,076

48

-

-

1,111

-

-

54

205

1,430

70

1,925

17

4

-

6,940

Other theft

671

58

-

-

498

3

-

52

44

510

105

382

12

1

-

2,336

Fraud

120

11

-

-

164

6

2

17

4

172

31

71

3

-

-

601

Other dishonesty

283

24

-

-

284

4

2

21

23

202

9

160

2

-

-

1,014

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

292

57

-

-

689

-

-

44

7

683

231

413

15

7

1

2,439

Fire-raising

41

5

-

-

52

-

-

7

-

9

3

13

1

1

1

133

Vandalism etc.

251

52

-

-

637

-

-

37

7

674

228

400

14

6

-

2,306

Other crimes

3,269

367

-

-

4,067

2

-

352

124

6,093

7

4,237

105

12

6

18,641

Crimes against public justice

1,813

266

-

-

2,246

1

-

195

33

2,422

6

2,986

59

6

3

10,036

Handling offensive weapons

513

70

-

-

570

-

-

63

7

195

-

150

8

4

-

1,580

Drugs

904

28

-

-

1,195

1

-

91

84

3,447

-

1,068

36

2

1

6,857

Other crime

39

3

-

-

56

-

-

3

-

29

1

33

2

-

2

168

All offences

4,153

400

3

-

8,526

47

11

502

56

46,553

361

8,910

484

37

9

70,052

Miscellaneous offences

3,812

380

3

-

7,536

46

11

451

56

10,178

353

7,819

418

35

9

31,107

Common assault

1,613

208

1

-

3,249

3

3

214

12

3,509

224

2,506

189

25

2

11,758

Breach of the peace etc.

1,841

145

2

-

3,413

1

2

168

39

5,151

81

4,530

195

9

3

15,580

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

1

-

-

-

10

-

-

1

-

64

-

37

2

-

-

115

Other miscellaneous, including urinating

357

27

-

-

864

42

6

68

5

1,454

48

746

32

1

4

3,654

Motor vehicle offences

341

20

-

-

990

1

-

51

-

36,375

8

1,091

66

2

-

38,945

Dangerous and careless driving

83

13

-

-

177

1

-

14

-

3,047

2

69

5

1

-

3,412

Driving under the influence

88

1

-

-

515

-

-

25

-

3,018

-

26

3

-

-

3,676

Speeding

-

-

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

13,929

-

60

3

1

-

14,001

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

167

6

-

-

263

-

-

12

-

7,146

6

661

42

-

-

8,303

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

1,490

-

82

5

-

-

1,580

Other motor vehicle offences

3

-

-

-

24

-

-

-

-

7,745

-

193

8

-

-

7,973

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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