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 10(c): Average length of custodial sentence in days, by main crime/offence, 2005-06 to 2014-151
Main crime or offence |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-152 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All crimes and offences |
229 |
232 |
248 |
262 |
281 |
277 |
286 |
284 |
293 |
285 |
All crimes |
271 |
277 |
295 |
306 |
326 |
317 |
332 |
332 |
347 |
337 |
Non-sexual crimes of violence |
882 |
905 |
926 |
905 |
903 |
876 |
933 |
890 |
965 |
967 |
Homicide etc |
1,927 |
1,957 |
2,630 |
2,329 |
2,201 |
2,304 |
2,206 |
2,388 |
2,335 |
2,075 |
Attempted murder and serious assault |
892 |
898 |
877 |
886 |
914 |
920 |
978 |
877 |
942 |
995 |
Robbery |
726 |
818 |
727 |
804 |
761 |
813 |
819 |
803 |
897 |
914 |
Other non-sexual crimes of violence |
770 |
566 |
658 |
510 |
529 |
271 |
484 |
446 |
779 |
450 |
Sexual crimes |
1,034 |
1,224 |
1,291 |
1,342 |
1,269 |
1,216 |
1,255 |
1,279 |
1,238 |
1,332 |
Rape and attempted rape |
2,191 |
2,074 |
2,682 |
2,543 |
2,280 |
2,090 |
2,264 |
2,450 |
2,502 |
2,435 |
Sexual assault |
830 |
1,133 |
948 |
1,099 |
1,182 |
1,397 |
1,229 |
1,078 |
869 |
831 |
Crimes associated with prostitution |
395 |
96 |
284 |
403 |
183 |
185 |
540 |
- |
1,089 |
- |
Other sexual crimes |
622 |
710 |
764 |
1,060 |
916 |
805 |
832 |
807 |
878 |
849 |
Crimes of dishonesty |
128 |
133 |
137 |
142 |
151 |
154 |
165 |
166 |
168 |
181 |
Housebreaking |
211 |
211 |
228 |
223 |
242 |
256 |
267 |
266 |
317 |
382 |
Theft by opening lockfast places |
111 |
127 |
132 |
150 |
171 |
169 |
190 |
214 |
195 |
231 |
Theft from a motor vehicle |
135 |
129 |
122 |
146 |
162 |
176 |
156 |
154 |
161 |
169 |
Theft of a motor vehicle |
120 |
135 |
133 |
158 |
159 |
151 |
183 |
174 |
211 |
198 |
Shoplifting |
93 |
90 |
94 |
98 |
101 |
106 |
116 |
114 |
113 |
116 |
Other theft |
124 |
119 |
128 |
137 |
156 |
159 |
167 |
163 |
166 |
189 |
Fraud |
180 |
245 |
206 |
224 |
226 |
230 |
220 |
270 |
262 |
250 |
Other dishonesty |
126 |
146 |
167 |
143 |
165 |
137 |
164 |
171 |
176 |
191 |
Fire-raising, vandalism, etc. |
138 |
168 |
188 |
176 |
198 |
194 |
220 |
214 |
222 |
234 |
Fire-raising |
385 |
507 |
469 |
447 |
470 |
555 |
702 |
502 |
490 |
641 |
Vandalism etc. |
92 |
112 |
142 |
128 |
158 |
144 |
145 |
159 |
183 |
172 |
Other crimes |
240 |
230 |
254 |
268 |
294 |
300 |
283 |
285 |
299 |
262 |
Crimes against public justice |
85 |
78 |
90 |
96 |
102 |
112 |
116 |
113 |
121 |
119 |
Handling offensive weapons |
118 |
160 |
218 |
260 |
269 |
289 |
312 |
344 |
374 |
370 |
Drugs |
584 |
547 |
559 |
544 |
575 |
575 |
538 |
578 |
601 |
514 |
Other crime |
159 |
221 |
215 |
183 |
659 |
155 |
260 |
256 |
239 |
225 |
All offences |
133 |
133 |
142 |
162 |
167 |
177 |
184 |
178 |
179 |
179 |
Miscellaneous offences |
122 |
125 |
134 |
159 |
164 |
173 |
181 |
175 |
177 |
175 |
Common assault |
154 |
156 |
160 |
181 |
195 |
202 |
212 |
206 |
206 |
218 |
Breach of the peace etc. |
80 |
83 |
87 |
109 |
115 |
122 |
136 |
135 |
142 |
138 |
Drunkenness and other disorderly conduct |
30 |
38 |
- |
45 |
32 |
29 |
76 |
97 |
40 |
40 |
Other miscellaneous, including urinating |
224 |
228 |
292 |
324 |
282 |
242 |
216 |
209 |
204 |
168 |
Motor vehicle offences |
165 |
157 |
170 |
176 |
188 |
202 |
207 |
202 |
204 |
218 |
Dangerous and careless driving |
261 |
212 |
233 |
230 |
241 |
289 |
283 |
261 |
278 |
313 |
Driving under the influence |
112 |
105 |
124 |
142 |
137 |
130 |
145 |
146 |
141 |
151 |
Speeding |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Unlawful use of motor vehicle |
161 |
161 |
168 |
174 |
189 |
204 |
207 |
207 |
200 |
200 |
Vehicle defect offences |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Other vehicle |
96 |
95 |
115 |
80 |
123 |
152 |
100 |
93 |
97 |
118 |
1. Average sentence lengths exclude life sentences, indeterminate detention and orders of lifelong restriction.
2. Figures for some categories dealt with by the High Court - including homicide, rape and major drug cases - may be underestimated slightly due to late recording of disposals - see annex B6 to B8.
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