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 9: Percentage of people with a charge proved receiving custodial sentences 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

2014-15

All crimes and offences

12

12

13

13

13

13

15

15

13

13

All crimes

23

24

24

25

26

26

27

28

27

26

Non-sexual crimes of violence

50

54

51

55

58

53

60

59

61

58

Homicide etc

88

93

96

98

91

82

83

82

88

69

Attempted murder and serious assault

46

52

48

53

56

53

61

56

60

57

Robbery

66

70

66

71

73

72

78

78

76

77

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

25

22

25

19

27

27

21

23

25

25

Sexual crimes

28

26

24

24

31

26

27

34

34

31

Rape and attempted rape

90

98

92

98

93

94

94

92

93

93

Sexual assault

51

46

47

52

62

46

45

48

46

38

Crimes associated with prostitution

1

1

1

1

3

1

2

-

3

-

Other sexual crimes

28

24

22

23

27

28

24

28

30

23

Crimes of dishonesty

28

28

28

29

29

30

31

32

32

33

Housebreaking

45

50

47

45

49

53

54

54

55

58

Theft by opening lockfast places

35

36

34

36

37

38

40

45

42

37

Theft from a motor vehicle

37

43

40

45

39

41

45

42

39

50

Theft of a motor vehicle

22

27

22

27

24

27

29

31

26

27

Shoplifting

28

26

26

27

26

27

28

28

29

31

Other theft

26

24

26

27

29

28

28

30

30

31

Fraud

14

17

18

21

21

23

24

29

23

22

Other dishonesty

26

27

25

27

29

31

33

32

33

30

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

9

9

10

11

12

13

15

15

15

14

Fire-raising

35

27

36

31

30

35

41

47

37

35

Vandalism etc.

8

8

9

10

11

12

13

13

14

13

Other crimes

19

20

21

22

22

21

22

22

21

20

Crimes against public justice

20

22

22

20

22

20

21

21

21

21

Handling offensive weapons

26

30

29

30

32

31

36

38

38

37

Drugs

13

13

15

19

19

19

19

17

16

14

Other crime

45

37

35

31

27

26

32

35

34

25

All offences

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

6

7

Miscellaneous offences

9

10

10

12

12

13

15

15

14

13

Common assault

13

14

14

15

15

16

17

17

16

15

Breach of the peace etc.

10

10

10

11

12

13

14

14

14

13

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

2

2

-

2

3

1

3

3

1

1

Other miscellaneous, including urinating

2

2

3

6

5

6

10

10

11

11

Motor vehicle offences

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

Dangerous and careless driving

4

4

4

4

3

3

4

3

2

3

Driving under the influence

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

6

6

5

5

3

3

4

3

2

2

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other motor vehicle offences

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

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Email: Gillian Diggins

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