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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