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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 11: People with a charge proved by main penalty, sex and age, 2014-15

 

Number

Male

Female

Companies

Main penalty

Total1

All males

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

All females

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

Total

106,507

88,593

12

8,612

30,138

49,831

17,908

-

1,448

5,513

10,947

4

Custody

13,977

12,689

4

1,133

4,956

6,596

1,288

-

84

482

722

-

Community sentence

18,519

15,450

3

2,506

5,752

7,189

3,069

-

378

1,008

1,683

-

Monetary

56,843

47,795

-

3,352

15,576

28,867

9,043

-

533

2,610

5,900

4

Other sentence

17,168

12,659

5

1,621

3,854

7,179

4,508

-

453

1,413

2,642

-

Row per cent

Male

Female

Companies

Main penalty

Total

All males

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

All females

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

Total

100

83

*

8

28

47

17

-

1

5

10

*

Custody

100

91

*

8

35

47

9

-

1

3

5

-

Community sentence

100

83

*

14

31

39

17

-

2

5

9

-

Financial penalty

100

84

-

6

27

51

16

-

1

5

10

*

Other sentence

100

74

*

9

22

42

26

-

3

8

15

-

Column per cent

Male

Female

Companies

Main penalty

Total

All males

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

All females

Under 16

16 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Custody

13

14

33

13

16

13

7

-

6

9

7

-

Community sentence

17

17

25

29

19

14

17

-

26

18

15

-

Financial penalty

53

54

-

39

52

58

50

-

37

47

54

100

Other sentence

16

14

42

19

13

14

25

-

31

26

24

-

1. Includes a small number of cases where age and sex are unknown.

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Email: Gillian Diggins

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