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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 10(a): People receiving a custodial sentence by main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2014-15

(Numbers) (Percentages)

Main crime or offence

Total1

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over

Life

Average length of sentence (days)2,3

Up to 3 months

Over 3 months to 6 months

Over 6 months to 2 years

Over 2 years to less than 4 years

4 years and over including life etc

All crimes and offences

13,977

4,092

5,225

3,587

616

394

32

285

29

37

26

4

3

All crimes

9,421

2,767

3,100

2,549

560

387

32

337

29

33

27

6

4

Non-sexual crimes of violence

997

10

33

514

215

181

31

967

1

3

52

22

22

Homicide etc

55

-

-

3

5

16

31

2,075

-

-

5

9

85

Attempted murder and serious assault

595

1

13

320

136

116

-

995

*

2

55

23

20

Robbery

292

2

11

162

68

47

-

914

1

4

56

23

16

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

55

7

9

29

6

2

-

450

13

17

55

11

4

Sexual crimes

360

8

24

126

58

135

1

1,332

2

7

36

16

39

Rape and attempted rape

116

-

-

4

11

93

1

2,435

-

-

4

10

86

Sexual assault

103

2

5

57

20

18

-

831

2

5

56

20

18

Crimes associated with prostitution

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other sexual crimes

141

6

19

65

27

24

-

849

4

13

46

19

17

Crimes of dishonesty

4,079

1,370

1,787

835

76

8

-

181

34

44

20

2

*

Housebreaking

568

51

134

332

47

2

-

382

9

24

58

8

*

Theft by opening lockfast places

78

9

39

26

4

-

-

231

12

50

33

5

-

Theft from a motor vehicle

56

9

35

11

1

-

-

169

16

63

20

2

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

86

9

48

29

-

-

-

198

10

56

34

-

-

Shoplifting

2,124

945

1,016

162

-

-

-

116

44

48

8

-

-

Other theft

729

192

364

154

16

3

-

189

26

50

21

2

*

Fraud

131

21

53

53

3

1

-

250

16

40

40

2

1

Other dishonesty

307

134

98

68

5

2

-

191

44

32

22

2

1

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

349

104

136

93

10

5

-

234

30

39

27

3

1

Fire-raising

46

3

7

24

7

5

-

641

7

15

52

15

11

Vandalism etc.

303

101

129

69

3

-

-

172

33

43

23

1

-

Other crimes

3,636

1,275

1,120

981

201

58

-

262

35

31

27

6

2

Crimes against public justice

2,079

1,080

790

202

6

1

-

119

52

38

10

*

*

Handling offensive weapons

583

34

149

361

37

1

-

370

6

26

62

6

*

Drugs

932

156

156

408

156

56

-

514

17

17

44

17

6

Other crime

42

5

25

10

2

-

-

225

12

60

24

5

-

All offences

4,556

1,325

2,125

1,038

56

7

-

179

29

47

23

1

*

Miscellaneous offences

4,195

1,290

1,952

889

52

7

-

175

31

47

21

1

*

Common assault

1,822

368

849

556

44

3

-

218

20

47

31

2

*

Breach of the peace etc.

1,988

809

903

267

6

-

-

138

41

45

13

*

-

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

40

100

-

-

-

-

Other miscellaneous, including urinating

384

112

200

66

2

4

-

168

29

52

17

1

1

Motor vehicle offences

361

35

173

149

4

-

-

218

10

48

41

1

-

Dangerous and careless driving

96

3

32

57

4

-

-

313

3

33

59

4

-

Driving under the influence

89

14

60

15

-

-

-

151

16

67

17

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

173

17

79

77

-

-

-

200

10

46

45

-

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other motor vehicle offences

3

1

2

-

-

-

-

118

33

67

-

-

-

1. The sum of sentence length categories may not equal the total for some crime types. Individual categories do not include cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16, orders of lifelong restriction and recall sentences whereas the totals do.

2. Excludes life sentences, indeterminate detention and orders for life long restriction.

3. Average sentence length figures for some categories may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of some high court disposals.

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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