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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(b): People receiving a custodial sentence by gender, main crime/offence and length of sentence, 2014-15 1,2

Main crime or offence

Male

Female

Total

(Percentages)

Total

(Percentages)

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

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

12,665

28

37

26

5

3

1,288

39

40

18

2

1

All crimes

8,492

28

32

28

6

4

908

39

38

19

2

1

Non-sexual crimes of violence

912

1

3

51

22

19

72

-

6

63

19

11

Homicide etc

51

-

-

4

10

27

4

-

-

25

-

50

Attempted murder and serious assault

544

*

2

54

24

20

42

-

-

67

19

14

Robbery

268

1

3

56

23

18

22

-

14

59

27

-

Other non-sexual crimes of violence

49

14

16

53

12

4

4

-

25

75

-

-

Sexual crimes

349

2

7

36

17

38

3

33

-

33

-

33

Rape and attempted rape

109

-

-

4

10

85

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sexual assault

102

2

5

56

20

18

-

-

-

-

-

-

Crimes associated with prostitution

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other sexual crimes

138

4

14

46

20

17

3

33

-

33

-

33

Crimes of dishonesty

3,552

32

44

22

2

*

527

43

45

10

1

*

Housebreaking

564

9

24

59

8

*

4

25

25

50

-

-

Theft by opening lockfast places

77

12

49

34

5

-

1

-

100

-

-

-

Theft from a motor vehicle

56

16

63

20

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Theft of a motor vehicle

85

11

55

34

-

-

1

-

100

-

-

-

Shoplifting

1,726

43

49

8

-

-

398

51

43

6

-

-

Other theft

644

26

50

21

2

*

85

26

49

21

2

1

Fraud

111

15

36

45

3

1

20

20

65

15

-

-

Other dishonesty

289

46

31

21

1

1

18

6

50

39

6

-

Fire-raising, vandalism, etc.

327

30

39

27

3

1

22

23

41

27

5

5

Fire-raising

42

7

17

50

17

10

4

-

-

75

-

25

Vandalism etc.

285

34

42

23

1

-

18

28

50

17

6

-

Other crimes

3,352

35

31

27

6

2

284

42

33

24

1

*

Crimes against public justice

1,898

52

38

10

*

*

181

54

37

9

-

-

Handling offensive weapons

562

6

25

62

7

*

21

10

43

48

-

-

Drugs

855

16

16

43

18

6

77

22

19

52

5

1

Other crime

37

8

62

24

5

-

5

40

40

20

-

-

All offences

4,173

28

47

23

1

*

380

40

44

15

1

-

Miscellaneous offences

3,820

30

47

22

1

*

372

41

44

15

1

-

Common assault

1,637

19

47

32

3

*

184

35

45

19

1

-

Breach of the peace etc.

1,830

40

46

14

*

-

156

51

42

7

-

-

Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct

1

100

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other miscellaneous, including urinating

352

30

53

16

1

1

32

22

47

31

-

-

Motor vehicle offences

353

10

48

42

1

-

8

13

63

25

-

-

Dangerous and careless driving

92

3

33

60

4

-

4

-

50

50

-

-

Driving under the influence

86

15

67

17

-

-

3

33

67

-

-

-

Speeding

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Unlawful use of motor vehicle

172

10

45

45

-

-

1

-

100

-

-

-

Vehicle defect offences

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other motor vehicle offences

3

33

67

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1. Excludes a small number of cases which resulted in detention of a child aged under 16, orders of lifelong restriction and recall sentences

2. Excludes records where gender is unknown.

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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