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 15: Bail orders made by main charge, 2005-06 to 2014-15

Year

Non-sexual crimes of violence

Sexual crimes

Crimes of dishonesty

Fire-raising vandalism etc.

Handling an offensive weapon

Drug offences

Other crimes

Common assault

Breach of the peace

Miscellaneous offences

Motor vehicle offences

Unknown1

Total1,2,3,4

Number

2005-06

4,142

1,198

11,538

3,599

2,656

3,387

7,658

8,418

7,064

2,629

3,865

8

56,260

2006-07

4,203

1,163

12,415

4,067

3,193

3,775

9,011

9,770

7,748

2,493

4,318

44

62,294

2007-08

2,341

703

6,737

2,250

1,824

2,061

5,290

5,415

4,385

1,281

2,212

25,819

60,362

2008-09

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

52,593

52,593

2009-10

3,294

814

8,429

2,985

2,189

3,074

7,800

8,777

6,379

2,441

1,673

28

47,922

2010-11

3,420

764

8,479

2,697

2,070

2,879

7,699

8,420

5,747

2,337

1,672

19

46,221

2011-12

3,284

914

8,365

2,735

2,001

2,770

8,132

8,744

6,409

2,617

1,596

28

47,606

2012-13

2,569

1,005

7,565

2,496

1,542

2,646

7,528

7,914

6,081

2,967

1,681

35

44,039

2013-14

2,565

1,337

7,644

2,486

1,584

2,321

8,116

8,981

7,442

2,980

1,715

14

47,196

2014-15

2,496

1,497

6,695

2,408

1,471

2,573

7,986

8,969

7,733

2,978

1,730

12

46,560

Percentage of total5

2005-06

7

2

21

6

5

6

14

15

13

5

7

*

100

2006-07

7

2

20

7

5

6

14

16

12

4

7

*

100

2007-08

7

2

20

7

5

6

15

16

13

4

6

75

100

2008-09

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

100

2009-10

7

2

18

6

5

6

16

18

13

5

3

*

100

2010-11

7

2

18

6

4

6

17

18

12

5

4

*

100

2011-12

7

2

18

6

4

6

17

18

13

6

3

*

100

2012-13

6

2

17

6

4

6

17

18

14

7

4

*

100

2013-14

5

3

16

5

3

5

17

19

16

6

4

*

100

2014-15

5

3

14

5

3

6

17

19

17

6

4

*

100

1. A breakdown of bail orders by the main charge is not available for the period from 20 October 2007 to 31 March 2009. More details in Annex B.

2. The recording of bail orders has improved over time, so some caution is needed when comparing changes from earlier years.

3. Row totals do not equal the sum of the main charges for some years as bail can be granted following the lodging of an appeal.

4. Excludes modifications to existing bail orders, persons counted once only where more than one bail order on same day.

5. Percentage of bail orders made where crime/offence type is known.

Contact

Email: Gillian Diggins

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